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2016 May 9 - 12:00 am

Texas High School Students Losing College Credits

Many Dual Enrollment Courses Count Only as Electives at Universities

By JULIE CHANG, AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN

State law requires all public Texas universities to accept dualcredit courses — college classes that high school students typically take from a nearby community college.

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