Core Curriculum Assessment
What is Core Curriculum?
The Texas Core Curriculum (TCC) is established in the Texas Education Code, Chapter 61, Subchapter S. Coordinating Board rules regarding TCC are in the Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Title 19, Part 1, Chapter 4, Subchapter B.
Source: THECB
Due Date for Fall 2026: December 11, 2026
Core Schedule
The table below identifies the Core Curriculum courses and Tested Outcomes for Academic Years 2026–2027 and 2027–2028.
The following abbreviations are used:
- CT, Critical Thinking
- COMM, Communication
- EQS, Empirical & Quantitative Skills
- PR, Personal Responsibility
- SR, Social Responsibility
- TW, Teamwork
| Foundational Component Area | Course Code | Course Name | Tested Outcomes AY 2026–2027 |
Tested Outcomes AY 2027–2028 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American History 6 SCH |
HIST 1301 | THE US TO 1877 | COMM, PR | CT, SR |
| HIST 1302 | THE US SINCE 1877 | COMM, PR | CT, SR | |
| Communication 6 SCH |
ENGL 1301 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION I | COMM, PR | CT, TW |
| ENGL 1302 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION II | COMM, PR | CT, TW | |
| ENGL 2311 | TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION-WIN | COMM, PR | CT, TW | |
| COMM 1311 | FUNDAMENTALS OF COMMUNICATION | COMM, PR | CT, TW | |
| Creative Arts 3 SCH |
ARTS 1303 | ART HIST SURV: PREHIST-RENAISS | COMM | CT, SR, TW |
| ARTS 1304 | ART HIST SURV: REN-MODERN | COMM | CT, SR, TW | |
| ENGL 2307 | INTRO TO CREATIVE WRITING | COMM | CT, SR, TW | |
| MUSI 1306 | MUSIC APPRECIATION | COMM | CT, SR, TW | |
| MUSI 1310 | AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC | COMM | CT, SR, TW | |
| THAR 1310 | THEATRE APPRECIATION | COMM | CT, SR, TW | |
| Government/Political Science 6 SCH |
PSCI 2305 | AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT | COMM, PR | CT, SR |
| PSCI 2306 | AMERICAN STATE GOVERNMENT | COMM, PR | CT, SR | |
| Language, Philosophy and Culture 3 SCH |
ENGL 2322 | BRITISH LIT THROUGH NEOCLASS | COMM, PR | CT, SR |
| ENGL 2323 | BRITISH LIT: ROMANTICS-PRES | COMM, PR | CT, SR | |
| ENGL 2327 | AMERICAN LIT TO THE CIVIL WAR | COMM, PR | CT, SR | |
| ENGL 2328 | AMERICAN LIT: CIVIL WAR-PRES | COMM, PR | CT, SR | |
| ENGL 2332 | SURVEY OF WORLD LIT TO 1650 | COMM, PR | CT, SR | |
| ENGL 2333 | SUR WRLD LIT SINCE 1650 | COMM, PR | CT, SR | |
| ENGL 2351 | MEXICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE | COMM, PR | CT, SR | |
| ENGL 2365 | LITERATURE&FILM | COMM, PR | CT, SR | |
| HIST 2321 | EASTERN CIVILIZATION | COMM, PR | CT, SR | |
| HIST 2322 | WESTERN CIVILIZATION | COMM, PR | CT, SR | |
| PHIL 1301 | INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY | COMM, PR | CT, SR | |
| PHIL 2306 | INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS | COMM, PR | CT, SR | |
| SPAN 2350 | INTRO TO THE HISPANIC WORLD | COMM, PR | CT, SR | |
| Life and Physical Sciences 6 SCH |
ASTR 1310 | PRINCIPLES OF ASTRONOMY | COMM, EQS | CT, TW |
| BIOL 1306 | PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY I | COMM, EQS | CT, TW | |
| BIOL 1311 | PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY II | COMM, EQS | CT, TW | |
| BIOL 1370 | SURVEY OF LIFE SCIENCE | COMM, EQS | CT, TW | |
| BIOL 1371 | HUMAN BIOLOGY | COMM, EQS | CT, TW | |
| BIOL 2301 | ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I | COMM, EQS | CT, TW | |
| BIOL 2302 | ANATOMY&PHYSIOLOGY II | COMM, EQS | CT, TW | |
| CHEM 1311 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I | COMM, EQS | CT, TW | |
| CHEM 1370 | SURVEY OF CHEMISTRY | COMM, EQS | CT, TW | |
| EPSC 1370 | SURVEY OF EARTH SCIENCE | COMM, EQS | CT, TW | |
| EPSC 2301 | ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE | COMM, EQS | CT, TW | |
| GEOG 1301 | PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY | COMM, EQS | CT, TW | |
| GEOL 1303 | INTRO TO PHYSICAL GEOLOGY | COMM, EQS | CT, TW | |
| GEOL 1305 | ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY | COMM, EQS | CT, TW | |
| PHYS 1370 | SURVEY PHYSICAL SCIENCE | COMM, EQS | CT, TW | |
| PHYS 2325 | UNIVERSITY PHYSICS I | COMM, EQS | CT, TW | |
| PHYS 2326 | UNIVERSITY PHYSICS II | COMM, EQS | CT, TW | |
| Mathematics 3 SCH |
MATH 1314 | COLLEGE ALGEBRA | COMM, EQS | CT |
| MATH 1316 | PLANE TRIGONOMETRY | COMM, EQS | CT | |
| MATH 1324 | BUSINESS MATH I | COMM, EQS | CT | |
| MATH 1332 | MATH FOR LIBERAL ARTS I | COMM, EQS | CT | |
| MATH 1342 | INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS | COMM, EQS | CT | |
| MATH 2412 | PRE-CALCULUS | COMM, EQS | CT | |
| MATH 2413 | CALCULUS I | COMM, EQS | CT | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences 3 SCH |
ANTH 2346 | INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY | COMM, EQS | CT, SR |
| BA 1301 | BUSINESS PRINCIPLES | COMM, EQS | CT, SR | |
| CRIJ 1301 | INTRO TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE | COMM, EQS | CT, SR | |
| ECO 1301 | SURVEY OF ECONOMICS | COMM, EQS | CT, SR | |
| ECO 2301 | PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | COMM, EQS | CT, SR | |
| ECO 2302 | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | COMM, EQS | CT, SR | |
| GEOG 1303 | GENERAL WORLD GEOGRAPHY | COMM, EQS | CT, SR | |
| LEDR 2301 | FOUNDATIONS OF LEADERSHIP | COMM, EQS | CT, SR | |
| PSCI 2301 | FOUNDATIONS OF LEADERSHIP | COMM, EQS | CT, SR | |
| PSCI 2304 | INTRO TO POLITICAL SCIENCE | COMM, EQS | CT, SR | |
| PSYC 2301 | INTRO TO PSYCHOLOGY | COMM, EQS | CT, SR | |
| PSYC 2314 | LIFESPAN GROWTH&DEVELOPMENT | COMM, EQS | CT, SR | |
| SOCI 1301 | INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY | COMM, EQS | CT, SR | |
| SOCI 1306 | CONT SOCIAL PROB&SOCIAL POL | COMM, EQS | CT, SR | |
| Component Area Option 6 SCH |
ASTR 1110 | PRINCIPLES OF ASTRONOMY LAB | COMM | CT |
| BIOL 1106 | PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY I-LAB | COMM | CT | |
| BIOL 1111 | PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY II-LAB | COMM | CT | |
| BIOL 1170 | SURVEY OF LIFE SCIENCE LAB | COMM | CT | |
| BIOL 1171 | HUMAN BIOLOGY-LAB | COMM | CT | |
| BIOL 2101 | ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I-LAB | COMM | CT | |
| BIOL 2102 | ANATOMY&PHYSIOLOGY II LAB | COMM | CT | |
| CHEM 1111 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I-LAB | COMM | CT | |
| CHEM 1170 | SURVEY OF CHEMISTRY LAB | COMM | CT | |
| EPSC 1170 | SURVEY OF EARTH SCIENCE LAB | COMM | CT | |
| EPSC 2101 | ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE-LAB | COMM | CT | |
| FYE 1102 | UNIVERSITY SEMINAR II | COMM | CT | |
| FYE 1201 | LEARN A GLOBAL CONTEXT I | COMM | CT | |
| FYE 1302 | SIGNATURE COURSE | COMM | CT | |
| GEOL 1103 | INTRO PHYSICAL GEOLOGY LAB | COMM | CT | |
| GEOL 1105 | ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY LAB | COMM | CT | |
| PHYS 1170 | SURVEY PHYS SCIENCE LAB | COMM | CT | |
| PHYS 2125 | UNIVERSITY PHYSICS I LAB | COMM | CT | |
| PHYS 2126 | UNIVERSITY PHYSICS II LAB | COMM | CT |
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