(a) To receive an award through the TEG Program, a student must:(1) be enrolled on at least a three-fourths of full-time enrollment;(2) show financial need;(3) maintain satisfactory academic progress in his or her program of study as determined by the institution at which the person is enrolled and as required by §22.25 of this title (relating to Satisfactory Academic Progress);(4) be a resident of Texas as determined based on data collected using the Residency Core Questions and in keeping with Chapter 21, Subchapter B of this title (relating to Determination of Resident Status);(5) be enrolled in an approved institution in an individual degree plan leading to a first associate degree, first baccalaureate degree, first master's degree, first professional degree, or first doctoral degree, but not in a degree plan that is intended to lead to religious ministry;(6) be required to pay more tuition than is required at a comparable public college or university and be charged no less than the tuition required of all similarly situated students at the institution; and(7) not be a recipient of any form of athletic scholarship during the semester or semesters he or she receives a TEG.(b) To demonstrate eligibility for exceptional TEG need, a student must:(1) be an undergraduate student; and(2) have an expected family contribution less than or equal to fifty percent of the Federal Pell Grant eligibility cap for the year reported in the institution's Financial Aid Database submission.