Bachelor of Science Degree Program
3 + 3 Dual Degree (contingent upon application and acceptance to the program)
Courses to be taken at The University of Texas at Brownsville
and Texas Southmost College1
Fall Freshman 14 hours
Spring Freshman 14 hours
ENG 1301 Composition I (3 hours)
ENG 1302 Composition II (3 hours)
PSYC 2301 Intro to Psyc (3 hours)
ARTS 1301 or MUSIC 1306 (3 hours)
*CHEM 1311/1111 General Chemistry I (4 hours)
CHEM 1312/1112 General Chemistry II (4 hours)
*BIOL 1306/1106 Gen Biology I (4 hours)
BIOL 1307/1107 Gen Biology II (4 hours)
Apply to Early Acceptance Program April – June 30
Summer I After Freshman 6 hours
LANG Modern Language I
SOCI1301 Intro to Sociology
Summer II After Freshman 6 hours
LANG: Modern Language II
HIST 1301 United States to 1877
Fall Sophomore 14 hours
BIOL 2343/2143 Gen Biol III (4 hours)
SPCH 1315 Applied Communication (3 hours)
BIOL 2301/2101 Anatomy& Physiology I (4 hours)
MATH 1342 Elementary Statistics (3 hours)
Spring Sophomore 15 hours
BIOL 2302/2102 Anatomy and Physiology II (4 h)
GOVT 2301 American Government I (3 hours)
MATH 2413 Calculus** (4 hours)
BIOL 3303 & 3103 Genetics (4 hours)
Summer I After Sophomore 6 hours
ENG (2000 Level) Literature
PSYC 2314 Lifespan Development
Summer II After Sophomore 6 hours
HIST 1302 United States Since 1877
GOVT 2302 American Government II
Fall Junior 15 hours
BIOL 3309 & 3109 Ecology (4 hours)
BIOL 4301 Evolution (3 hours)
CHEM 2323/2123 Organic Chemistry I (4 hours)
PHYS 1301/1101 General Physics I (4 hours)
Spring Junior 14 hours
BIOL 3312 & 3112 Molecular & Cell Biology (4 h)
KINE 11XX - Kinesiology (1 hour)
BIOL 4100 Biology Seminar (1 hour)
CHEM 2325/2125 Organic Chemistry II (4 h)
PHYS 1302/1102 General Physics II (4 h)
Note: Early Acceptance students must complete all courses listed above by spring of their junior year before the
student can transfer to UT Health Science Center San Antonio
*MATH 1314 College Algebra is not part of the Biology Degree plan but is a pre-requisite for CHEM 1311/1111
and should be taken in High School or in the summer proceeding the first fall semester of studies at UTB. CHEM
1311/1111 is a pre- or co-requisite for enrollment in BIOL1306/1106.
** MATH 1412 Pre Calculus is not part of the Biology Degree plan but it is a pre-requisite for Calculus MATH
2413 and should be taken in High School or in the summer proceeding the first fall semester of studies at UTB.
Fall Senior
Spring Senior
NOTE: ONLY STYUDENTS ACCEPTED TO THE 3+3 PROGRAM WILL TRANSFER TO
UTHSC SAN ANTONIO AT THE END OF THEIR JUNIOR YEAR
All other students will continue upper level credit towards their bachelors degree in Biology
- Restricted Biology Courses 20 hours (advanced 3000 or 4000 level)
o Can include up to 12 hours upper level offered by other departments (Mathematics, Science,
Technology)
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UTHSCSA prerequisites and UTB-STC courses are subject to change