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TTAC recommends adding precalculus, approves biology field of study for commissioner review
Summary
The Texas Transfer Advisory Committee voted to recommend a revised biology field of study that replaces elementary statistics in the core with precalculus and lists microbiology for science majors in the discipline foundation. The committee will send the recommendation to the commissioner after a 30-day public comment period.
The Texas Transfer Advisory Committee (TTAC) voted to recommend a revised biology field of study for submission to the commissioner of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for approval.
The recommendation replaces elementary statistical methods in the discipline-specific core with precalculus and retains a foundation that includes General Biology II for science majors, microbiology for science majors, General Chemistry II, Organic Chemistry I and both college physics courses. The committee also moved elementary statistics to the directed electives list.
Chantay, biology co-chair, said the…
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