The State of Texas financially subsidizes the education of college students. In other words, the tuition paid by any student represents only a portion of the real cost of any credit and many Continuing Education courses since the State pays the remainder of the costs.

The Texas State Legislature has mandated that effective with the Fall 2002 Semester, most credit and Continuing Education courses may be attempted only two times; the State will no longer subsidize a student's enrollment for these courses for a third or subsequent attempt. Therefore, students may have to pay a higher rate of tuition or may be denied registration for a course for the third or subsequent time they attempt a course.

Students should see an academic advisor to determine if they are repeating a course at least the third time. Students should carefully select courses. They should also take care in dropping a course as any future retake of that course may result in a higher rate of tuition or they may be denied registration for that course.