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THECB committee approves report on nontransferable credits under Senate Bill 25
Summary
The Higher Education Coordinating Board committee approved a data report required by Texas Education Code sections 51.4003 and 51.434 and described work to identify courses most often denied credit after students transfer from public two‑year colleges to public universities.
The Committee on Innovation, Data and Educational Analytics of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board approved a report required by Texas Education Code sections 51.4003 and 51.434 that analyzes nontransferable lower‑division credits and courses taken at public two‑year colleges.
Melissa Humphreys, assistant commissioner for the data management and research division, told committee members the report fulfills requirements established by Senate Bill 25 of the 86th Legislature and “provides insight into two key areas” — which classes are denied credit at the course level and how often students encounter credit denial after transferring or earning an associate degree.
The report uses institutional data submitted through the Coordinating Board’s CBM and transfer reporting to identify classes denied credit most often and the stated reasons, such as degree applicability, minimum grade requirements or course repetition. Humphreys said the analysis is intended to help “students complete their degrees more efficiently and affordably.”
Humphreys also said detailed findings will be shared in a broader “transfer in the major” policy discussion the following day by her colleagues David Trotman and Elizabeth Mayer. The committee voted to approve the report after Humphreys’ presentation; a motion and second were recorded and the chair called the vote in the affirmative.
Committee chair Gavin Amor introduced the item and presided over the vote. The record shows no named dissent during the roll call on the motion to approve the report.
The report will be used by the Coordinating Board in ongoing policy discussion about transferability and degree applicability; Humphreys recommended its approval and offered to answer questions during the meeting.
