Common questions

The Texas Statewide Course Sharing Exchange is a course sharing program sponsored by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The exchange provides students with a convenient, searchable portal to find and register for online courses offered at other participating Texas institutions if the courses are not available or offered at a convenient time at their home institution. The exchange is currently comprised of ten (10) Texas institutions.

All currently active students attending a participating Texas institution, except high school dual credit, high school dual enrollment, continuing ed/noncredit, or international students, are eligible to use the Texas Statewide Course Sharing Exchange. Note that some institutions are only offering courses “teaching institutions” and are not participating as “home institutions”, meaning their students cannot currently use the exchange to find courses at other institutions.

Students may take no more than two (2) courses per term via the Texas Statewide Course Sharing Exchange.

Search for courses using the “Keyword” or “Subject” search methods on the Texas Statewide Course Sharing Exchange homepage. When using “Keyword” search, enter in the course name (Introduction to Statistics), course code (STAT101), or area of study (Math). This is helpful when you have a more narrow search focus. When using “Subject” search, choose one of the subject areas via the drop down menu and select “search”. Courses related to that subject area will be displayed in the results. This search method is useful for searching more broadly for courses.

Our Customer Experience Team is here to help you find your course. Connect with us via the Chat Button in the lower right corner for immediate support.

If available, transferability information will be displayed on the course details page of the course you select. Always confirm how a specific course may transfer with your home institution’s academic advisor or course counselor.

Some institutions require approval to take courses offered through the exchange. If an approval is required, you will be notified of this step during the registration process.

Choose a course from the search results page by clicking the course name. Scroll to the bottom of the page and review the available sections. Select the “Add Class” button next to the section of interest. Find your home institution among the list and login using your home institution credentials. Follow the remaining steps by agreeing to the consent statements and completing the enrollment form. Once these steps are completed, the system will automatically enroll you at the teaching institution and register you in the course.

If you experienced a registration failure or error, please reach out to the Customer Experience Team by clicking on the Chat Button in the lower right corner of the page. We will investigate the error and work with you to resolve the issue.

Some institutions are only participating in the Texas Statewide Course Sharing Exchange as teaching institutions. This means students from those institutions cannot use the exchange to take courses at this time.

Payment is handled at your home institution (that is, where you take most of your courses and intend to earn a credential from). Tuition is based on the rate of the teaching institution offering the course. You will be registered into a "placeholder" course at your home institution. This placeholder course will show up on your account along with any associated tuition or fees. You will then pay for the course using the typical process you currently use to pay tuition and fees. For questions regarding financial aid eligibility for these courses, contact your home institution’s financial aid office.

Following successful registration, you will receive an email with course access information, including how to login to the teaching institution’s Learning Management System (LMS) and other course related resources and services.

Before dropping a course on the exchange, review the drop guidelines, policies, and procedures outlined by your home institution and teaching institution. Check with an advisor or counselor at your home institution regarding financial aid and other consequences for dropping a course. Login to the exchange as you did when initially registering. Navigate to the Class Schedule page and select the “Drop Course” link next to the course you wish to drop. A drop notification will be generated and sent to the teaching and home institutions.

For a course taken through the exchange, you will need to request a copy of the transcript from the teaching institution according to their transcript request process. If applicable, you may be asked to pay transcript request fees from the teaching institution.