Relating to a single common course numbering system for and the transfer of course credit among public institutions of higher education in this state.

HB 771 establishes a single common course numbering system for lower-division courses across Texas public universities and colleges. It requires institutions to adopt core curricula consistent with this system and mandates that courses with matching common numbers must be accepted as equivalent when students transfer. This directly affects students transferring between public higher education institutions in Texas, ensuring automatic credit transfer for courses with identical common numbers, while requiring schools to publish transfer guidelines using this standardized system.