Field of Study
A Field of Study (FOS) is a group of lower-division courses within a major course of study, consisting of up to twelve (12) semester credit hours. If a student successfully completes all courses in the FOS and then transfers to another Texas public institution of higher education, the FOS is guaranteed to transfer as a block and be applied to the appropriate major. If a student transfers without completing the FOS, then each completed FOS course is guaranteed to transfer and apply to the degree program, although the institution may require additional lower-division courses. FOS courses are guaranteed to transfer and apply to degree programs at all Texas public institutions of higher education. This means that courses will transfer and apply from a two-year college to a four-year university, from a two-year to a two-year college, from a four-year to a two-year college, and from a four-year to a four-year university. A FOS can also include courses outside the major field of study such as a core curriculum course. The same course can count toward the core curriculum and a FOS.
Central Texas College has implemented several complete FOS curricular (FOSC) and programs that include partial FOSCs. All FOS curricular are Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board-approved. Programs of Study that include the complete Board-approved FOSC are identified in their degree program title.