All schools in the IDEA system are composed of two campuses, an Academy and a College Preparatory school. The Academy is the school for primary grades, generally kindergarten to fifth grade. The College Prep is a secondary school, a combination of middle school and high school, with grades six to twelve. Starting with College Preparatory classes, students have different teachers for different subjects, as in a traditional school system. Selection of students is initially carried out by lottery; thereafter, students are taken from the waiting list, first-come, first-served. There is no tuition to attend the schools; however, some schools have an activity fee to help cover certain events, such as field trips or experiments. This fee may be made in payments and may be waived for families with financial limitations. Each campus requires uniforms for each student. The standard uniform generally consists of a polo with the IDEA logo and campus name, khaki or navy pants or shorts, a belt, and tennis shoes and socks appropriate for the pants worn. On designated days, a "college uniform" may be worn, consisting of jeans and a T-shirt displaying a large, visible logo from a college or university of the student's choice. Field lessons Students at IDEA Frontier attend college "field lessons", which are educational field trips to locations around the United States. Locations include cities such as Chicago, Washington, D.C., New York City, and local cities such as Dallas, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio. Trips usually last around a day to at most a week. Starting as early as the third grade, students will visit many universities by the time they complete their senior year. This is a unique advantage to them as many will have garnered enough information about what college is suitable for them. There are currently no field lessons for seniors, due to the fact that college applications are due within the end of their first semester. The purpose of field lessons is to give students a learning experience about the culture of universities and the way classes function. Aside from visiting universities, students also visit museums and historical sites to educate them about other cultures and city life away from their hometown. Curriculum IDEA Frontier requires the Texas Recommended Plan as described by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). The school also offers the Texas Distinguished Program, which is more demanding by requiring Pre-AP and AP courses. The table