Field of study curricula were mandated in Senate Bill 148 of the 75th Texas Legislature (1997). The field of study curricula will satisfy the lower division requirements for a bachelor’s degree in a specific academic area at a general academic teaching institution. The student will receive full academic credit toward the degree program for the block of courses transferred which will meet that institution’s lower division requirements for the degree program for the field of study into which the student transfers.
A student who transfers from one institution of higher education to another without completing the field of study curriculum of the sending institution shall receive academic credit in the field of study curriculum of the receiving institution for each of the courses that the student has successfully completed in the field of study. The field of study curricula which have been approved are: Business, Computer Science, Criminal Justice, Mexican-American Studies, Music and Speech Communication.