Associate in Arts/Associate in Sciences Field of Study Degrees

In addition to the Associate in Arts, Associate in Sciences and Associate of Arts in Teaching Degrees offered, a student may also complete an official Field of Study.

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has created Field of Study Degrees, that are designed to transfer as a block of credit to any Texas public college or university. Field of Study Degrees are comprised of courses a student should complete at the freshman and sophomore level that will lead to a specific major in a degree. Students' transcripts will include a notation that states a specific Field of Study has been completed. In order for such a notation to appear, students must successfully complete specific courses comprising the Field of Study. No course substitutions, other than those shown within the plan, will be permitted.

In addition, students may wish to combine a completed Field of Study with the core curriculum requirements to complete the appropriate associates degree. In order to do so, students should complete the courses indicated in the degree plans shown below. However, care must be taken as in some instances students may have to make a choice between pursuing the degree or the official Field of Study because of the number of hours required. The following Field of Study Degrees are currently available:

Field of Study Degrees

• Associate in Sciences Degree with a Field of Study in Business
  Available at all DCCCD Colleges
  

  SPCH 1315 or SPCH 1321; ECON 2301 and ECON 2302; BCIS 1405; ACCT 2301 or ACCT 2401 and ACCT 2302 or ACCT 2402; MATH 1325 or MATH 1425

• Associate in Sciences Degree with a Field of Study in Computer Science
  Available at Brookhaven, Cedar Valley, Eastfield, Mountain View, and Richland Colleges
  

• Associate in Arts Degree with a Field of Study in Mass Communications--Advertising and Public Relations
  Available at Brookhaven, Eastfield, and Richland Colleges

All students pursuing this degree MUST complete Option A or B:

OPTION A
Select each of the following courses:(9 hours)
COMM 1307, 2327, 2330

Select ONE course from the following: (3 hours)
COMM 1318, 1336, 1337, 2305, 2311, 2315, 2332

OPTION B
Select each of the following courses: (6 hours)
COMM 1307 and COMM 2327 or 2330

Select TWO course from the following: (6 hours)
COMM 1318, 1336, 1337, 2305, 2311, 2315, 2332

• Associate in Arts Degree with a Field of Study in Mass Communications--Broadcast Journalism
  Available at Eastfield and Richland Colleges

  All students pursuing this degree MUST complete Option A or B:

  OPTION A
  Select EACH of the following courses: (9 hours)
  COMM 1307 and COMM 1335 and DRAM 2366

  Select ONE course from the following: (3 hours)
  COMM 1336, 1337, 2311, 2315, 2332

  OPTION B
  Select the following: (3 hours)
  COMM 1307

  Select ONE course from the following: (3 hours)
  COMM 1335 or DRAM 2366 

  Select TWO course from the following: (6 hours)
  COMM 1336, 1337, 2311, 2315, 2332 

• Associate in Arts Degree with a Field of Study in Mass Communications--Journalism
  Available at Brookhaven, Eastfield, and Richland Colleges

  Students pursuing this degree MUST complete Option A or B:

  OPTION A
  Select the following: (3 hours)
  COMM 1307

  Select one course from the following: (3 hours)
  COMM 1335, 2311*, 2327, 2330

  Select two courses from the following: (6 hours)
  COMM 1316, 1318, 1319, 2305, 2311*, 2315

  *COMM 2311 is not repeatable for credit and will only satisfy one requirement.

  OPTION B
  Select the following: (3 hours)
  COMM 1307

  Select two courses from the following: (6 hours)
  COMM 1335, 2311*, 2327, 2330 

  Select one course from the following: (3 hours)
  COMM 1316, 1318, 1319, 2305, 2311*, 2315  

  *COMM 2311 is not repeatable for credit and will only satisfy one requirement. 

• Associate in Arts Degree with a Field of Study in Mexican-American Studies
  Available at Brookhaven, Eastfield, El Centro, Mountain View, and Richland Colleges
  

  Select each of the following: HUMA 1305, 1311; GOVT 2311; ENGL 2351
  
  Select one of the following: HIST 2327 or HIST 2328
  
  Select one of the following: SPAN 2312 or SPAN 2315

• Associate in Arts Degree with a Field of Study in Music
  Available at all DCCCD Colleges

  MUSI 1308; Four semester hours from MUEN 1121, 1122, 1123, 1131, 1132, 1133, 1134, 1135, 1136, 1137, 1151, 1152, 1153, 2123, 2141; Eight semester hours from MUAP 1101, 1105, 1109, 1113, 1115, 1117, 1121, 1125, 1129, 1133, 1137, 1141, 1145, 1149, 1153, 1157, 1158, 1161, 1165, 1169, 1177, 1181, 2201, 2205, 2209, 2213, 2215, 2217, 2221, 2225, 2229, 2233, 2237, 2241, 2245, 2249, 2253, 2257, 2258, 2261, 2265, 2269, 2277, 2281; Sixteen semester hours from MUSI 1116, 1117, 1311, 1312, 2311, 2312, 2116, 2117.