Field of Study Curricula

The University of Houston-Downtown will accept Field of Study credits from any Texas public institution of higher education for all active Field of Study curricula as per the rules of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB). A Field of Study (FOS) curriculum is a set of lower-division courses that transfer and apply to a degree program. The FOS is different for each degree program. Faculty across the state identify which courses are part of the current FOS for the different majors and each general academic institution can identify courses that are specific to that institution as part of the FOS; those directed electives will be published by the THECB. Effective dates of the FOS are also provided by the THECB. This set of FOS courses is guaranteed by state law to be accepted by any Texas public institution of higher education and be applied to the appropriate major.

As explained by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board: “If a student completes all the courses in an FOSC and transfers to another Texas public institution of higher education, the FOSC courses transfer as a block and are applied to the student’s selected major. If a student completes the FOSC, the Texas Core Curriculum, and any college or university courses required of all students regardless of major, then the student is finished with all the lower-division courses.”

UHD Business Administration Field of Study

Designated Core Courses in the Field of Study (6 SCH):

ECON 2301 - Principles of Macroeconomics

MATH 1324 - Mathematics for Business & Social Sciences

Discipline Foundation Courses (12 SCH):

ECON 2302 - Principles of Microeconomics

ACCT 2301 - Principles of Financial Accounting

ACCT 2302 - Principles of Managerial Accounting

BUSI 1301 - Business Principles

Directed Electives (2 courses: 6 SCH/8 SCH):

BUSI 2305 - Business Statistics

BCIS 1305 - Business Computer Applications

UHD Criminal Justice Field of Study

Designated Core Courses in the Field of Study (3 SCH):

CRIJ 1301 - Introduction to Criminal Justice

Discipline Foundation Courses (12 SCH):

CRIJ 1306 - Court Systems & Practices

CRIJ 1310 - Fundamentals of Criminal Law

CRIJ 2313 - Correctional Systems & Practices

CRIJ 2328 - Police Systems & Practices

Directed Electives (2 courses : 6 SCH/8 SCH):

SPCH 1315 - Public Speaking

SPCH 1318 - Interpersonal Communication

UHD Political Science Field of Study

Designated Core Courses in the Field of Study:

None

Discipline Foundation Courses (12 SCH):

MATH 1342 - Elementary Statistical Methods

GOVT 2304 - Introduction to Political Science

GOVT 2305 - Federal Government (Federal Constitution & Topics)

GOVT 2306 - Texas Government (Texas Constitution & Topics)

Directed Electives (2 courses: 6 SCH/8 SCH):

Any ACGM course for fulfilling the directed electives requirement for the UHD Political Science Field of Study

UHD Psychology Field of Study

Designated Core Courses in the Field of Study (3 SCH):

PSYC 2301 – General Psychology

Discipline Foundation Courses (9 SCH):

PSYC 2314 – Lifespan & Growth Development

PSYC 2317 – Statistical Methods in Psychology

PSYC 2319 – Social Psychology

Directed Electives (2 courses: 6 SCH/8 SCH):

PSYC 2320 – Abnormal Psychology, 3 SCH

PSYC 2330 – Biological Psychology, 3 SCH

UHD Social Work Field of Study

Designated Core Courses in the Field of Study (6 SCH):

ENGL 1301 – Composition I

ENGL 1302 – Composition II

Discipline Foundation Courses (12 SCH):

SOCW 2361 – Introduction to Social Work

SOCW 2362 – Social Welfare: Legislation, Programs, and Services

SOCW 2389 – Academic Cooperative

SOCI 1306 – Social Problems

Directed Electives (6 SCH)

PSYC 2301 – General Psychology, 3 SCH

SOCI 1301 – Introduction to Sociology, 3 SCH

UHD Sociology Field of Study

Designated Core Courses in the Field of Study (3 SCH):

SOCI 1301 - Introduction to Sociology

Discipline Foundation Courses (9 SCH):

SOCI 1306 - Social Problems

SOCI 2301 - Marriage and Family

SOCI 2319 - Minority Studies

Directed Electives (9 SCH):

Any ACGM course for fulfilling the directed electives requirement for the UHD Sociology Field of Study