| (a) Tex. Educ. Code §130.0104 requires the governing
boards of each public junior college district to establish a multidisciplinary
studies associate degree. This statute allows the Coordinating Board
to adopt rules putting this provision into effect.
(b) A multidisciplinary studies associate degree program
is a Coordinating Board-approved associate of arts or associate of
science degree composed of the college's core curriculum and enough
additional courses to equal 60 semester credit hours (SCH). The SCH
beyond the core curriculum must be selected by the student, in consultation
with an academic advisor, and transfer to a specific field of study
or major at a university of the student's choice.
(c) A multidisciplinary studies associate degree program
established at a public junior college under this section must require
a student to successfully complete:
(1) The public junior college's core curriculum adopted
under Tex. Educ. Code §61.822, as defined by 19 TAC §4.28,
relating to Transfer of Credit, Core Curriculum, and Field of Study
Curricula; and
(2) The completion of courses selected by the student
in the student's completed degree plan, accounting for all remaining
credit hours required for the completion of the degree program.
(d) The multidisciplinary studies associate degree
program must emphasize the student's transition to a particular four-year
college or university that the student chooses and prepare the student
for the intended field of study or major at the four-year college
or university.
(e) A student enrolled in a multidisciplinary studies
associate degree program shall file a degree plan as prescribed by
19 TAC Chapter 4, Subchapter T. The student must meet with an academic
advisor to complete a degree plan as required by Tex. Educ. Code §51.9685(a)(1)
that:
(1) Accounts for all remaining credit hours required
for the completion of the degree program;
(2) Emphasizes the student's transition to a particular
four-year college or university that the student chooses; and
(3) Prepares for the student's intended field of study
or major at the four-year college or university.
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