Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 19	EDUCATION
PART 1	TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD
CHAPTER 4	RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS
SUBCHAPTER B	TRANSFER OF CREDIT, CORE CURRICULUM AND FIELD OF STUDY CURRICULA
RULE §4.34	Revision of Approved Field of Study Curricula

(a) The Commissioner may modify or revise a Field of Study Curriculum when a need for such a revision is identified.

(b) Any Chief Academic Officer of an institution that offers a corresponding major or track may request a modification or revision to an approved Field of Study Curriculum. The Texas Transfer Advisory Committee shall evaluate institutions' proposed modifications or revisions to Field of Study Curricula and may refer the proposed revisions to Discipline-Specific Subcommittees prior to making a final recommendation to the Commissioner.

(c) Institutions may request deletion of directed electives not more than once a year in a manner prescribed by the Board. Each directed elective requested for deletion is subject to a two-year phase out period to be noted on the Coordinating Board and institutional websites.

(d) Institutions may add directed electives once every year in a manner and timeline prescribed by the Board. The institution must demonstrate a compelling academic reason for the change in directed electives.

Source Note: The provisions of this §4.34 adopted to be effective April 8, 2021, 46 TexReg 2209; amended to be effective May 16, 2024, 49 TexReg 3239