| (a) The Texas Transfer Advisory Committee (TTAC) shall
advise the Commissioner and Board on the following:
(1) Oversight of the Field of Study Curricula, review
of relevant data, coordination of the schedule of discipline-specific
reviews, and recommending discipline-specific curricula;
(2) Recommendations for Field of Study Curricula to
be approved by the Commissioner, including recommendations of Texas
Core Curriculum courses relevant to specific disciplines and courses
for the Discipline Foundation Courses and the Directed Electives components;
(3) Reviewing and making recommendations to the Commissioner
to optimize the transferability and applicability of credits and increase
transfer students' success within majors;
(4) Development and coordination of a Field of Study
Curricula review schedule for the Discipline-Specific Subcommittees
based on reasonable factors, including prioritizing development of
frameworks in high-enrollment and high-need disciplines;
(5) Convening and reviewing the work of Discipline-Specific
Subcommittees, in accordance with the established Field of Study Curricula
review schedule;
(6) Monitoring curricular changes at general academic
teaching institutions and student course enrollment patterns within
and across public junior colleges and general academic teaching institutions;
(7) Developing the Discipline Foundation Courses component
of the Field of Study Curriculum, with consideration for the most
frequently used transfer pathways; and
(8) Recommendations regarding the timing and structure
of transfer policy-related agency surveys and data collection from
institutions of higher education, and the timely and appropriate dissemination
of information to help inform institutional decisions about curriculum
and program design.
(b) The agency shall provide a 30-day informal notice
and comment period to all impacted institutions prior to the Commissioner's
approval or denial of a set of Discipline Foundation Courses.
(c) At least annually, the TTAC will report on the
recommendations of the Discipline-Specific Subcommittees, the status
of these subcommittees, and other recommendations as appropriate to
improve student transfer and success across the state.
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