Field of Study

Senate Bill 148 of the 75th Texas Legislature (1997) mandated field of study curricula. The field of study curriculum, along with core curriculum, is intended to facilitate course transfers among Texas public colleges and universities. All public four-year institutions must accept state-approved field of study courses to fulfill lower-division requirements for bachelor’s degrees in majors that correspond to that field of study. Students should consult with an academic or faculty advisor before pursuing any field of study.

Business

This core curriculum plus field of study curriculum is designed for students seeking a bachelor’s degree with a major in business or a related discipline.

ACC’s field of study courses for business are listed below. These courses are fully transferable to other Texas public colleges and universities and are applicable to the Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Arts in Business, or the Bachelor of Science in Business, including all business specializations.

NOTE: Fields of Study are valid only when no course substitutions are made. Consult an academic or Business faculty advisor regarding transfer to a specific college or university.

Transfer Note
Texas State University applies BCIS 1305 as an elective.

Communication

This core curriculum plus field of study curriculum is designed for students seeking a bachelor’s degree in communication in one of four specialties:

• Advertising and public relations
• Journalism and mass communication
• Radio and television broadcasting and broadcast journalism
• General communication and communication studies/speech communication/speech and rhetorical studies/organizational communication

To remain adaptable in a rapidly changing field, ACC has implemented a competency framework for each of the communication fields of study. Specific and different courses are required for each of the specialties listed above.

You should choose lower-division courses that fulfill the competency requirements for your chosen field or specialty. These courses are transferable to other Texas public colleges and universities and are applicable to the Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Bachelor of Science in Communication.

NOTE: Fields of Study are valid only when no course substitutions are made. Consult an academic or Communication Studies faculty advisor regarding transfer to a specific college or university.

Computer Science

This core curriculum plus field of study curriculum is designed for students seeking a bachelor’s degree with a major in computer science or a related discipline.

ACC’s field of study courses for computer science are listed below. These courses are fully transferable to other Texas public colleges and universities and are applicable to the Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.

NOTE: Fields of Study are valid only when no course substitutions are made. It is recommended that students complete the math sequence, physics sequence, and computer science sequence at the same institution to reduce the possibility of gaps in the curriculum. Consult an academic or Computer Science faculty advisor regarding transfer to a specific college or university.

Transfer Notes
COSC 1336 and COSC 1337 are preparatory and sequential in nature; however, not all courses are required for the computer science major at all universities, but may apply to general degree requirements.

COSC 1336 is not part of the computer science major requirements at the University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas at Arlington, University of Texas at Dallas, and Texas A&M University.

COSC 1337 is not part of the computer science major requirements at the University of Texas at Austin. Preparatory courses such as COSC 1336 and COSC 1337 will assist students who need additional background, but they do not apply toward the computer science major requirements.

COSC 2325 is not part of the computer science major requirements at the University of Texas at Austin or Texas A&M University but may be applied to general degree requirements.

Criminal Justice

This core curriculum plus field of study curriculum is designed for students seeking a bachelor’s degree with a major in criminal justice.

ACC’s field of study courses for criminal justice are listed below. These courses are fully transferable to other Texas public colleges and universities and are applicable to the Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice or the Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, including all specializations.

NOTE: Fields of Study are valid only when no course substitutions are made. Consult an academic or Criminal Justice faculty advisor regarding transfer to a specific college or university.

Engineering

The engineering field of study curriculum is designed to apply to the bachelor’s degree in engineering. The field of study curriculum is furthermore intended to serve as a guide for community and technical colleges in structuring a transfer curriculum in engineering.

NOTE: Fields of study are valid only when no course substitutions are made. Consult an academic or Engineering faculty advisor regarding transfer to a specific college or university. For information about applicable Engineering Field of Study courses that support your engineering interests, consult with an Engineering faculty member.

ACC’s field of study courses for Chemical Engineering are shown below. This field of study consists of 35 lower-division semester credit hours of fully transferable and applicable lower-division academic courses. Academic credit shall be granted on a course-for-course basis at the credit-hour level of the receiving institution. Full academic credit shall be granted on the basis of comparable courses completed, not on specific numbers of credit hours accrued.

ACC’s field of study courses for Civil Engineering are shown below. This field of study consists of 39 lower-division semester credit hours of fully transferable and applicable lower-division academic courses. Academic credit shall be granted on a course-for-course basis at the credit-hour level of the receiving institution. Full academic credit shall be granted on the basis of comparable courses completed, not on specific numbers of credit hours accrued.

ACC’s field of study courses for Electrical Engineering are shown below. This field of study consists of 30-31 lower-division semester credit hours of fully transferable and applicable lower-division academic courses. Academic credit shall be granted on a course-for-course basis at the credit-hour level of the receiving institution. Full academic credit shall be granted on the basis of comparable courses completed, not on specific numbers of credit hours accrued.

ACC’s field of study courses for Mechanical Engineering are shown below. This field of study consists of 36 lower-division semester credit hours of fully transferable and applicable lower-division academic courses. Academic credit shall be granted on a course-for-course basis at the credit-hour level of the receiving institution. Full academic credit shall be granted on the basis of comparable courses completed, not on specific numbers of credit hours accrued.

Mexican-American Studies

This core curriculum plus field of study curriculum is designed for students seeking a bachelor’s degree with a major in Mexican- American studies.

ACC’s field of study courses for Mexican-American studies are listed below. These courses are fully transferable to other Texas public colleges and universities and are applicable to the Bachelor of Arts in Mexican-American Studies.

NOTE: Fields of Study are valid only when no course substitutions are made. Consult an academic or Interdisciplinary Studies faculty advisor regarding transfer to a specific college or university.

Music

This core curriculum plus field of study curriculum is designed for students seeking a bachelor’s degree with a major in music or a related discipline.

ACC’s field of study courses for music are listed below. They consist of 31 semester credit hours (SCH) of lower-division courses with 16 SCH of theory/aural skills. These courses are transferable to other Texas public colleges and universities and are applicable to the Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Arts, or other bachelor’s level music degrees.

NOTE: Transfer of credit in ensemble, applied study, and theory/aural skills is determined on a course-by-course basis. Consult an academic or Music faculty advisor regarding transfer to a specific college or university. Keyboard (piano) proficiency is a requirement for most baccalaureate degrees in music. Instruction in keyboard skills is generally offered in the first two years of undergraduate study.

Nursing

The Field of Study Curriculum for Nursing is intended for generic baccalaureate degree nursing students who plan to take their prerequisite and core curriculum courses at a community college and transfer the block of courses to a general academic teaching institution or health related institution. The block of courses may also be transferred from one general academic teaching institution to another or to a health-related institution. The student shall receive full academic credit toward the degree program for the block of courses transferred.

ACC’s field of study courses for nursing are listed below. They consist of 34 semester credit hours (SCH) of lower-division academic courses. These courses are fully transferable to other Texas public colleges and universities and are applicable to the Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

NOTE: Fields of Study are valid only when no course substitutions are made. Consult an academic or Nursing faculty advisor regarding transfer to a specific college or university.