Field of Study Curricula
A Field of Study Curriculum (FOSC) is a set of courses that fulfill lower-division (freshman and sophomore) requirements for a specific major/degree plan. FOSCs are guaranteed to transfer to any public college or university in Texas. Once a student has successfully completed the set of courses that makes up the FOSC, those courses are also guaranteed to apply to the appropriate bachelor's-level degree plan/s corresponding to the field of study. Receiving colleges and universities are not allowed to require incoming transfer students to repeat courses with the same content as field of study curriculum courses to satisfy requirements for the academic major.
Each field of study curriculum listed below has been developed with the assistance of faculty from the appropriate academic discipline/s who served on a Coordinating Board FOSC advisory committee. The Coordinating Board is required to approve each proposed FOSC. Once a field of study curriculum has been approved, it applies to every public college and university in Texas.
These are the current Coordinating Board approved Field of Study Curricula:
- Business
- Communication
- Computer Science
- Criminal Justice
- Educator Preparation: Grade 4-8 Certification
- Educator Preparation: Early Childhood Education
- Engineering
- Engineering Technology
- Mexican-American Studies
- Music
- Nursing
In addition to these Field of Study Curricula (FOSCs), the Coordinating Board recently approved the Associate of Arts in Teaching (AAT) degree. Like the FOSCs, this associate degree is fully transferable to any public university in Texas. For information, contact Dr. Susan Hetzler at (512) 427-6220 or Dr. James Goeman at (512) 427-6249.
Updated 07/05/2005.
