12. College of Natural Sciences

Bachelor of Science in Astronomy

Astronomy tells us about the place of humankind in the universe: how Earth was created, how the Sun was formed, how galaxies form and evolve. It tells us where the universe is going and where it came from. Astronomers address these questions at a fundamental level. Their goal is to determine the basic and controlling properties of the universe and to transmit that knowledge to society. The Bachelor of Science in Astronomy is designed to give students an understanding of the universe and to prepare them to participate in the advancement of this exciting search.

Two options are available: astronomy and astronomy honors. Students who plan to follow option II, astronomy honors, must be admitted to the Dean's Scholars Honors option.

Prescribed Work Common to Both Options

1. Rhetoric and Writing 306 and English 316K. In addition, in taking courses to fulfill other degree requirements, the student must complete two courses certified as having a substantial writing component; one of these courses must be upper-division. If the writing requirement is not fulfilled by courses specified for the degree, the student must fulfill it either with electives or with coursework taken in addition to the number of hours required for the degree. Courses with a substantial writing component are identified in the Course Schedule.

2. Option I: One of the following foreign language/culture choices. Students in option II are exempt from this requirement.[2]

   1. Second-semester-level proficiency in a foreign language.
   2. First-semester-level proficiency in a foreign language and a three-semester-hour course in the culture of the same language area.
   3. Two three-semester-hour foreign culture courses chosen from a list available in the dean's office and the college advising centers.
3. Six semester hours of American government, including Texas government.
4. Six semester hours of American history.
5. Three semester hours in anthropology, economics, geography, linguistics, psychology, or sociology.
6. Three semester hours in architecture, art (including art history, design, studio art, visual art studies), classics (including classical civilization, Greek, Latin), fine arts, music (including music, instruments, ensemble), philosophy (excluding courses in logic), or theatre and dance.
7. At least thirty-six semester hours of upper-division coursework.
8. At least eighteen semester hours of upper-division coursework, including at least twelve semester hours in physics and astronomy, must be completed in residence at the University.

Additional Prescribed Work for Each Option

Option I: Astronomy

9. Six semester hours in biology, chemistry, computer sciences, and/or geological sciences. Chemistry 301 and the courses in the Elements of Computing Program may be counted toward this requirement; any other course to be counted must meet major requirements in the department that offers it.
10. Mathematics 408C and 408D, or the equivalent; and 427K, 427L, and 340L. Only courses at the level of calculus and above may be counted toward the total number of hours required for the degree.
11. Physics 301, 101L, 315, 115L, 316, 116L, 336K, 352K, 453, 362K, 369, and 373.
12. Twelve semester hours of upper-division coursework in astronomy, including Astronomy 352K, 353, and 358. Astronomy 351 is recommended.
13. Nine additional semester hours of upper-division coursework in physics and/or astronomy.
14. Enough additional coursework to make a total of 123 semester hours.

Option II: Astronomy Honors

9. Breadth requirement: An honors mathematics course, and fifteen additional hours chosen from at least three of the following areas: biology, chemistry, computer sciences, and physics. To count toward this requirement, a course must be an honors or major-level course or section.
10. Twelve semester hours of upper-division coursework in astronomy approved by the departmental honors adviser.
11. Nineteen semester hours of upper-division coursework in physics approved by the departmental honors adviser.
12. Three additional semester hours of upper-division coursework in astronomy or physics.
13. Natural Sciences 301C.
14. A section of Rhetoric and Writing 309S that is restricted to Dean's Scholars.
15. Astronomy 379H and a three-semester-hour upper-division research course approved by the departmental honors adviser.
16. Twenty-five additional hours of coursework approved by the departmental honors adviser.
17. Six semester hours of coursework in the College of Liberal Arts or the College of Fine Arts.
18. Enough additional coursework to make a total of 120 semester hours.

Special Requirements

The student must fulfill the University-wide graduation requirements and the college graduation requirements. He or she must also earn a grade point average of at least 2.00 in physics and astronomy courses taken at the University and used to fulfill requirements 11, 12, and 13 (BSAst, option I) or requirements 9, 10, 11, and 12 (BSAst, option II) of the prescribed work above.

To graduate under option II, students must earn grades of A in the departmental research and thesis courses described in requirement 15 (BSAst, option II) above and must present their research in an approved public forum, such as the annual College of Natural Sciences Poster Session. Students must also have a grade point average at graduation of at least 3.50 in coursework taken in residence at the University. Students who fail to maintain an in-residence grade point average of at least 3.25 will usually be academically dismissed from option II; under special circumstances and at the discretion of the departmental honors adviser, a student may be allowed to continue under academic review.

Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry

The degree of Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry is intended to prepare students for professional careers as chemists, either upon graduation or after graduate study in chemistry or related fields. In addition, it may serve as the basis for work in many areas outside pure chemistry, such as materials science, medicine and other health-related fields, pharmacology, patent law, business, and environmental science. The computation option is intended to prepare students for the workplace by giving them opportunities to develop hands-on computation skills. The honors option is intended to prepare students for academic or research careers.

Students who plan to follow option III, biochemistry honors, must complete the Dean's Scholars application process.

Prescribed Work Common to All Options

1. Rhetoric and Writing 306 and English 316K. In addition, in taking courses to fulfill other degree requirements, the student must complete two courses certified as having a substantial writing component; one of these courses must be upper-division. If the writing requirement is not fulfilled by courses specified for the degree, the student must fulfill it either with electives or with coursework taken in addition to the number of hours required for the degree. Courses with a substantial writing component are identified in the Course Schedule.

2. Options I and II: One of the following foreign language/culture choices. Students in option III are exempt from this requirement.[3]

   1. Second-semester-level proficiency in a foreign language.
   2. First-semester-level proficiency in a foreign language and a three-semester-hour course in the culture of the same language area.
   3. Two three-semester-hour foreign culture courses chosen from a list available in the dean's office and the college advising centers.
3. Six semester hours of American government, including Texas government.
4. Six semester hours of American history.
5. Three semester hours in anthropology, economics, geography, linguistics, psychology, or sociology.
6. Three semester hours in architecture, art (including art history, design, studio art, visual art studies), classics (including classical civilization, Greek, Latin), fine arts, music (including music, instruments, ensemble), philosophy (excluding courses in logic), or theatre and dance.

7. At least thirty-six semester hours of chemistry:

   1. General chemistry: Chemistry 301 or 301H, 302 or 302H, and 204 or 317. Students in the honors option must complete Chemistry 301H and 302H.
   2. Organic chemistry: Chemistry 118K, 118L, 318M, and 318N; or 210C, 310M, and 310N.
   3. Biochemistry: Chemistry 339K, 339L, 369L, and 370.
   4. Physical chemistry: Chemistry 153K and 353M.
   5. Analytical chemistry: Chemistry 455.
8. At least thirty-six semester hours of upper-division coursework.
9. At least eighteen semester hours of upper-division coursework, including at least twelve semester hours of upper-division coursework in chemistry, must be completed in residence at the University.

Additional Prescribed Work for Each Option

Option I: Biochemistry

10. Mathematics 408C and 408D, or 408K, 408L, and 408M; and at least three semester hours of upper-division coursework in mathematics or computer sciences.
11. One of the following sequences: Physics 301, 101L, 316, and 116L; 303K, 103M, 303L, and 103N; 317K, 117M, 317L, and 117N.

12. Biology 311C, 311D, and 325; and nine additional semester hours in biology, chosen from the following courses. These nine hours must include at least three hours in each of the following areas; a single course may not fulfill this requirement in more than one area.

    1. Cellular and developmental biology: Biology 320, 126L and 326R, 330, 331L, 344, 347, 349, 360K.
    2. Physiology: Biology 328, 339, 345, 361T, 365R or 371M, 365S.
13. Nine semester hours of coursework in the College of Natural Sciences (excluding chemistry), the Cockrell School of Engineering, and the Jackson School of Geosciences. Any course designed for science or engineering majors may be counted. With the exception of the courses in the Elements of Computing Program, a course may not be used to fulfill this requirement if it cannot be counted toward major requirements in the department that offers it. No more than six hours of laboratory or field research from the Jackson School or any department in the College of Natural Sciences or the Cockrell School may be counted.
14. At least six semester hours chosen from the following courses: Chemistry 431,* 341,* 354, 354L, 367L, 369K,* 369T,* 371K,* 375K or 475K, and 376K.* At least three of these hours must be in a laboratory course; courses marked with an asterisk fulfill this laboratory requirement. No more than three semester hours in Chemistry 369K may be counted toward this requirement; three additional hours may be counted as electives. No more than three semester hours in Chemistry 371K may be counted toward this requirement; three additional hours may be counted as electives.
15. A total of forty-two semester hours of chemistry.
16. Enough additional coursework to make a total of 127 semester hours.

Option II: Computation

Students who complete option II may simultaneously fulfill the requirements of the Elements of Computing Program and may apply for a certificate of completion.

10. Mathematics 408C and 408D, or 408K, 408L, and 408M; and either 340L or 341.
11. One of the following sequences: Physics 301, 101L, 316, and 116L; 303K, 103M, 303L, and 103N; 317K, 117M, 317L, and 117N.

12. Biology 311C, 311D, and 325; and nine additional semester hours in biology, chosen from the following courses. These nine hours must include at least three hours in each of the following areas; a single course may not fulfill this requirement in more than one area.

    1. Cellular and developmental biology: Biology 320, 126L and 326R, 330, 331L, 344, 347, 349, 360K.
    2. Physiology: Biology 328, 339, 345, 361T, 365R or 371M, 365S.
13. Chemistry 368 (Topic: Computational Chemistry).
14. Twelve semester hours in the elements of computing, consisting of Computer Sciences 303E, 313E, and six hours chosen from Computer Sciences 323E, 324E, 326E, 327E, and 329E.
15. Three semester hours chosen from the following laboratory courses: Chemistry 431, 341, 369K, 369T, 371K, and 376K.
16. A total of forty-two semester hours of chemistry.
17. Enough additional coursework to make a total of 127 semester hours.

Option III: Biochemistry Honors

10. Breadth requirement: An honors mathematics course, Biology 315H, Chemistry 301H and 302H, and six semester hours of coursework in computer sciences and/or physics. To count toward this requirement, a course must be an honors or major-level course or section.
11. Natural Sciences 301C.
12. A section of Rhetoric and Writing 309S that is restricted to Dean's Scholars.
13. Chemistry 379H and a three-semester-hour upper-division course approved by the departmental honors adviser.
14. Twenty-eight additional semester hours of coursework approved by the departmental honors adviser.
15. Six semester hours of coursework in the College of Liberal Arts or the College of Fine Arts.
16. Enough additional coursework to make a total of 120 semester hours.

Special Requirements

The student must fulfill the University-wide graduation requirements and the college graduation requirements. He or she must also make a grade of at least C in each course in chemistry taken at the University and used to fulfill requirement 7 (BSBioch) of the prescribed work above.

To graduate under option III, students must earn grades of A in the departmental research and thesis courses described in requirement 13 (BSBioch, option III) above and must present their research in an approved public forum, such as the annual College of Natural Sciences Poster Session. Students must also have a grade point average at graduation of at least 3.50 in coursework taken in residence at the University. Students who fail to maintain an in-residence grade point average of at least 3.25 will usually be academically dismissed from option III; under special circumstances and at the discretion of the departmental honors adviser, a student may be allowed to continue under academic review.

Order and Choice of Work

The student must consult the undergraduate adviser each semester regarding order and choice of work.

Bachelor of Science in Biology

The Bachelor of Science in Biology degree program offers ten options. The options have certain prescribed work in common, and each option has additional requirements. Many fields in the study of biological systems require broadly based training that transcends the classical boundaries of biology. In planning a program of work to meet his or her degree requirements, a student interested in specializing in these interdisciplinary areas should choose courses both in biology and in sciences that complement biology. Students who plan to complete the program within four years will have little flexibility in course selection unless they plan a schedule in advance. See "Order and Choice of Work" for more information.

Students who plan to follow option IX, biology honors, must complete the Dean's Scholars application process.

Prescribed Work Common to All Options

1. Rhetoric and Writing 306 and English 316K. In addition, in taking courses to fulfill other degree requirements, the student must complete two courses certified as having a substantial writing component; one of these courses must be upper-division. If the writing requirement is not fulfilled by courses specified for the degree, the student must fulfill it either with electives or with coursework taken in addition to the number of hours required for the degree. Courses with a substantial writing component are identified in the Course Schedule.

2. Options I-VII and X: One of the following foreign language/culture choices. Students in options VIII and IX are exempt from this requirement.[4]

   1. Second-semester-level proficiency in a foreign language.
   2. First-semester-level proficiency in a foreign language and a three-semester-hour course in the culture of the same language area.
   3. Two three-semester-hour foreign culture courses chosen from a list available in the dean's office and the college advising centers.
3. Six semester hours of American government, including Texas government.
4. Six semester hours of American history.
5. Three semester hours in anthropology, economics, geography, linguistics, psychology, or sociology.
6. Three semester hours in architecture, art (including art history, design, studio art, visual art studies), classics (including classical civilization, Greek, Latin), fine arts, music (including music, instruments, ensemble), philosophy (excluding courses in logic), or theatre and dance.

7. At least twenty-four semester hours of upper-division coursework beyond Biology 325 in biology and approved related fields, including at least one course from each of the following areas. In most options, the student must use specific courses to meet this requirement; these courses are listed in "Additional Prescribed Work for Each Option."

   1. Cellular, developmental, and molecular biology: Biology 320, 326R, 344, 349.
   2. Physiology and neurobiology: Biology 328, 361T, 365R.
   3. Ecology, evolution, and behavior: Biology 357, 359K, 370, 373.
8. At least eighteen semester hours of upper-division coursework in biology must be completed in residence at the University. All students must complete at least thirty-six semester hours of upper-division coursework.

Additional Prescribed Work for Each Option

Option I: Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior

9. Mathematics 408C and 408D, or 408K and 408L.
10. An eight-semester-hour sequence of coursework in physics chosen from the following: Physics 301, 101L, 316, and 116L; 317K, 117M, 317L, and 117N; 303K, 103M, 303L, and 103N; 302K, 102M, 302L, and 102N.
11. Chemistry 301, 302, and 204.
12. Biology 311C, 311D, and 325. These courses must be completed before the student progresses to other upper-division biology courses.
13. At least four laboratory courses in biology. Three of these courses must be upper-division. One of the four courses must have a field component; the following courses may be used to meet this requirement: Biology 321L, 340L, 453L, 354L, 455L, 456L, 369L, 373L, Marine Science 352D, 354, 354C.
14. Biology 318M and three hours of coursework chosen from the following: Chemistry 310M, computer sciences courses at the level of Computer Sciences 313E or 307, Geological Sciences 401 or 303, and upper-division mathematics courses.

15. In fulfilling requirement 7 (BSBio) above, the student must complete the following courses. No single course may be used to meet more than one of these requirements.

    1. Ecology: Biology 357, 373, or Marine Science 320.
    2. Evolution: Biology 370.
    3. Behavior and comparative physiology: Biology 322 and 122L, 359K, or 361T.
    4. One of the following taxon-based diversity courses or pairs of courses: Biology 321L, 324 and 124L, 327 and 127L, 340L, 342L, 448L, 352, 353F, 453L, 354L, 455L, 262, 262L, 369L, Marine Science 352D, 354, 354C, 354E.

    5. Six additional hours chosen from the following:

       1. Evolution: Biology 458L, 363, 472L, 374 and 174L, 478L.
       2. Ecology: Biology 456L, 364, 364E, 373L, Marine Science 120L, 352C.
       3. Behavior: Biology 438, 354E, 359J, 359R.
       4. Conservation biology: Biology 359, 375, 376, Marine Science 354Q.
16. Enough additional coursework to make a total of 126 semester hours.

Option II: Human Biology

9. Mathematics 408C and 408D, or 408K and 408L.
10. An eight-semester-hour sequence of coursework in physics chosen from the following: Physics 301, 101L, 316, and 116L; 317K, 117M, 317L, and 117N; 303K, 103M, 303L, and 103N; 302K, 102M, 302L, and 102N.
11. Chemistry 301, 302, and 204.
12. Biology 311C, 311D, and 325. These courses must be completed before the student progresses to other upper-division biology courses.
13. At least four laboratory courses in biology and related fields. Three of these courses must be upper-division. The student must complete Biology 205L, 206L, 208L, or 309H. Anthropology 323K, 432L, 348, Kinesiology 324K, and Marine Science 120L may be counted toward this requirement, but the student must complete at least one upper-division laboratory course in biology.
14. Biology 318Mand Chemistry 210C, 310M, and 310N.

15. In fulfilling requirement 7 (BSBio) above, the student must complete Biology 346, at least six semester hours in area a below, and at least three hours each in areas b through e.

    1. Cellular and molecular biology: Biology 320, 323L, 325L, 126L and 326R, 344. Biology 323L, 325L, 126L, and 326R may not be counted both toward requirement 15a and toward requirement 16a, 16b, or 16c.
    2. Anatomy: Anthropology 432L, Biology 478L, Kinesiology 324K.
    3. Physiology: Biology 345E, 361T, 365R, 371M.
    4. Behavior and psychology: Anthropology 323K, 350M, Biology 359K, 359R, Psychology 332.
    5. Evolution and ecology: Anthropology 348, Biology 357, 364, 370, 373. Biology 373 may not be counted both toward requirement 15e and toward requirement 16f.

16. In fulfilling requirement 7 (BSBio) above, the student must complete at least fifteen semester hours of coursework, including at least nine hours of upper-division work, in one of the following concentrations.

    1. Cellular, molecular, and developmental biology: Chemistry 369 and twelve hours chosen from the following courses: Biology 323L, 126L, 326R, 328D, 330, 230L, 331L, 332, 337 (Topic: Development and Evolution), 339M, 345, 349, 365N, 366R, 379J.
    2. Genetics and biotechnology: Chemistry 369 and twelve hours chosen from the following courses: Biology 325L, 325T, 126L, 326R, 347, 366, 366R, 368L, 379G, 379J, Philosophy 325M.
    3. Pathogenesis and immunity: Chemistry 369 and twelve hours chosen from the following courses: Biology 126L, 326R, 329, 129L, 330, 230L, 336, 347, 360K, 160L, 361, 361L, 365T.
    4. Social aspects of health and disease: Biomedical Engineering 301, Sociology 308, 319, 330C, 336C, 354K, Geography 357, Pharmacy 350K, Philosophy 325M, Women's and Gender Studies 345 (Topic 35: Psychosocial Issues in Women's Health).
    5. Problems of developing countries: Biology 351, Geography 339K, 340D, 342C, 346, 356, 357, 358, Sociology 319, 324K, 346, 369K, 369L.
    6. Human impact on the environment: Biology 359, 373, 373L, 375, 478T, Geography 334, 335N, 336C, 339K, 346, 366K, 367K, Marine Science 320, 120L, 354Q, Philosophy 325C, Sociology 319. Biology 373 may not be counted both toward requirement 15e and toward requirement 16f.
17. Biology 137 (Topic 1: Senior Seminar in Human Biology), completed on the pass/fail basis in the student's senior year.
18. Enough additional coursework to make a total of 126 semester hours.

Option III: Marine and Freshwater Biology

9. Mathematics 408C and 408D, or 408K and 408L.
10. An eight-semester-hour sequence of coursework in physics chosen from the following: Physics 301, 101L, 316, and 116L; 317K, 117M, 317L, and 117N; 303K, 103M, 303L, and 103N; 302K, 102M, 302L, and 102N.
11. Chemistry 301, 302, 204, 210C, 310M, and 310N.
12. Biology 311C, 311D, and 325. These courses must be completed before the student progresses to other upper-division biology courses.
13. At least four laboratory courses in biology. Three of these courses must be upper-division. The student must complete Biology 205L, 206L, 208L, or 309H.
14. Biology 318M.
15. Geological Sciences 307 or Marine Science 307; Biology 101C (Topic: Marine Science Seminar); and three semester hours in geological sciences, chosen from courses that may be counted toward the requirements for a major in geological sciences.

16. In fulfilling requirement 7 (BSBio) above, the student must complete the following courses.

    1. Biology 126L and 326R.
    2. Marine Science 320 and 120L.
    3. At least twenty-one semester hours of coursework chosen from the following: Biology 321L, 327, 127L, 328, 128L, 354L, 361T, 370, 375, Geological Sciences 422K, Marine Science 440, 352C, 352D, 353 (Topic 17: Marine Fish Physiology), 354C, 354Q, 354T, 354U, 367K, 170, 270, 370, Biology 448L or Marine Science 354, Biology 364 or Marine Science 354E. Six hours of this coursework must be completed at the Marine Science Institute at Port Aransas.
17. Enough additional coursework to make a total of 126 semester hours.

Option IV: Microbiology

9. Mathematics 408C and 408D, or 408K and 408L.
10. An eight-semester-hour sequence of coursework in physics chosen from the following: Physics 301, 101L, 316, and 116L; 317K, 117M, 317L, and 117N; 303K, 103M, 303L, and 103N; 302K, 102M, 302L, and 102N.
11. Chemistry 301, 302, 204, 210C, 310M, 310N, and either 369 or both 339K and 339L.
12. Biology 311C, 311D, and 325. These courses must be completed before the student progresses to other upper-division biology courses.
13. Five semester hours of upper-division laboratory coursework, chosen from Biology 129L, 230L, 160L, 361L, and 368L.

14. In fulfilling requirement 7 (BSBio) above, the student must complete the following courses.

    1. Biology 126L, 326R, 330, 360K, and 366.
    2. Six semester hours chosen from the following, with at least one hour in a laboratory course: Biology 329, 129L, 230L, 332, 335, 336, 339M, 361, 361L, 361P, 364, 368L. A course counted toward requirement 13 may not also be counted toward requirement 14b.
15. Enough additional coursework to make a total of 126 semester hours.

Option V: Cell and Molecular Biology

9. Mathematics 408C and 408D, or 408K and 408L.
10. An eight-semester-hour sequence of coursework in physics chosen from the following: Physics 301, 101L, 316, and 116L; 317K, 117M, 317L, and 117N; 303K, 103M, 303L, and 103N.
11. Chemistry 301, 302, 204, 210C, 310M, 310N, and either 339K and 339L or 369 and 353M.
12. Biology 311C, 311D, and 325. These courses must be completed before the student progresses to other upper-division biology courses.
13. At least four laboratory courses in biology. Three of these courses must be upper-division.

14. In fulfilling requirement 7 (BSBio) above, the student must complete the following courses.

    1. Biology 320 and 344.
    2. Biology 126L, 326R, 331L or 368L, 349, and 370.
    3. Biology 328 or 365R.
    4. At least six semester hours chosen from the following: Biology 318M, 323L, 325L, 329, 129L, 330, 230L, 332, 333, 335, 336, 337 (Topic: Molecular Immunology), 337J, 339, 339M, 343M, 345, 345E, 347, 349L, 350M, 360K, 160L, 365D, 365L, 365N, 365T, 365W, 366, 366R.
15. Enough additional coursework to make a total of 126 semester hours.

Option VI: Neurobiology

9. Mathematics 408C and 408D, or 408K and 408L.
10. An eight-semester-hour sequence of coursework in physics chosen from the following: Physics 301, 101L, 316, and 116L; 317K, 117M, 317L, and 117N; 303K, 103M, 303L, and 103N; 302K, 102M, 302L, and 102N.
11. Chemistry 301, 302, 204, 210C, 310M, and 310N.
12. Biology 311C, 311D, and 325. These courses must be completed before the student progresses to other upper-division biology courses.
13. At least four laboratory courses in biology. The student must complete Biology 205L, 206L, or 309H; and at least nine semester hours chosen from the following courses: Biology 323L, 325L, 331L, 365L, 371L, 478L, Electrical Engineering 374L.

14. In fulfilling requirement 7 (BSBio) above, the student must complete the following courses.

    1. Biology 320, 344, 349, 370, and either 365R or 371M.
    2. Six semester hours chosen from the following courses: Biology 359K, 365D, 365N, 365T, 365W.
    3. Six semester hours chosen from the following courses: Biology 318M, 337J, 465M, Chemistry 353 or 353M, 354, 369 or both 339K and 339L, 370, Computer Sciences 313E, 323E, 324E, 326E, 327E, Electrical Engineering 411, 313, 325, 438, 338K, 351K, 374K.
    4. Three additional semester hours chosen from the following courses: Computer Sciences 303E, Psychology 308, 332, 353K.
15. Enough additional coursework to make a total of 126 semester hours.

Option VII: Plant Biology

9. Mathematics 408C and 408D, or 408K and 408L.
10. An eight-semester-hour sequence of coursework in physics chosen from the following: Physics 301, 101L, 316, and 116L; 317K, 117M, 317L, and 117N; 303K, 103M, 303L, and 103N; Physics 302K, 102M, 302L, and 102N.
11. Chemistry 301, 302, 204, 210C, 310M, and 310N.
12. Biology 311C, 311D, and 325. These courses must be completed before the student progresses to other upper-division biology courses.
13. At least four laboratory courses in biology. Three of these courses must be upper-division. The student must complete Biology 205L, 206L, 208L, or 309H. Biology 177, 277, or 377 may be counted only once toward the laboratory requirement.
14. In fulfilling requirement 7 (BSBio) above, the student must complete at least twenty-four hours of coursework chosen from the following: Biology 320, 322 and 122L, 323L, 324 and 124L, 327 and 127L, 328, 128L, 331L, 343M, 350M, 351, 262 and 262L, 363, 370, 472L, 373, 373L, 374 and 174L, 375.
15. Eleven additional semester hours of upper-division coursework in the College of Natural Sciences or the Jackson School of Geosciences. A course may not be counted toward this requirement if it does not fulfill major requirements in the department that offers it.
16. Enough additional coursework to make a total of 126 semester hours.

Option VIII: Teaching

This option is designed to fulfill the course requirements for certification as a middle grades or secondary school science teacher in Texas; the student chooses either composite science certification with biology as the primary teaching field or life science certification. However, completion of the course requirements does not guarantee the student's certification. Information about additional certification requirements is available from the UTeach-Natural Sciences academic adviser.

9. Mathematics 408C and 408D, or 408K and 408L.
10. An eight-semester-hour sequence of coursework in physics chosen from the following: Physics 301, 101L, 316, and 116L; 317K, 117M, 317L, and 117N; 303K, 103M, 303L, and 103N; 302K, 102M, 302L, and 102N.
11. Chemistry 301, 302, 204, and either Chemistry 310M, 310N, and 210C or 310M and 369.
12. Biology 311C, 311D, and 325. These courses must be completed before the student progresses to other upper-division biology courses.
13. At least four laboratory courses in biology. Three of these courses must be upper-division. The student must complete Biology 205L, 206L, 208L, or 309H.

14. In fulfilling requirement 7 (BSBio) above, the student must complete the following courses.

    1. Biology 320, 126L, 326R, 370, and either 324 and 124L or 322 and 122L.
    2. At least three semester hours chosen from the following courses in physiology, neurobiology, and behavior: Biology 322, 122L, 328, 328D, 128L, 329, 129L, 438L, 339, 345, 359J, 359K, 359R, 360K, 160L, 361, 361L, 361T, 365L, 465M, 365N, 365R, 365S, 371L, 371M.
    3. One of the following courses with a substantial field component: Biology 321L, 340L, 342L, 453L, 455L, 456L, 373L, Marine Science 352D, 354, 354C.
15. One of the following research methods courses: Biology 328D, 337 (Topic: Research Methods--UTeach), Chemistry 368 (Topic: Research Methods--UTeach), Physics 341 (Topic: Research Methods--UTeach).
16. History 329U or Philosophy 329U.

17. One of the following:

    1. For composite science certification: Six semester hours of coursework in geological sciences. Courses intended for nonscience majors may not be counted toward this requirement. The remaining composite certification content requirements are met by the chemistry and physics courses used to fulfill requirements 10 and 11 (BSBio, option VIII) above.
    2. For life science certification: Biology 373 and three additional semester hours of biology chosen from the courses listed in requirement 14b (BSBio, option VIII) above.
18. Eighteen semester hours of professional development coursework: Curriculum and Instruction 650S, UTeach-Natural Sciences 101, 110, 350, 355, 360, 170.
19. Students seeking middle grades certification must complete the following courses: Educational Psychology 363M (Topic 3: Adolescent Development), or Psychology 301 and 304; and Curriculum and Instruction 371 (Topic 10: Secondary School Reading in the Content Subjects).
20. Enough additional coursework to make a total of 126 semester hours.

Option IX: Biology Honors

9. Breadth requirement: An honors mathematics course; Biology 315H and 325H; Chemistry 301H and 302H; and either a three-semester-hour honors-designated computer sciences course or Physics 301, 315, or 316.
10. Chemistry 204, 118K, 118L, 318M, and 318N.
11. In fulfilling requirement 7 (BSBio) above, the student must complete Biology 320 or 344, 349, 365R, 370, and at least six additional semester hours of upper-division coursework in biology chosen from a list available in the student's advising office.
12. Three upper-division laboratory courses in biology.
13. Natural Sciences 301C.
14. A section of Rhetoric and Writing 309S that is restricted to Dean's Scholars.
15. Biology 679H.
16. Thirty-two additional semester hours of coursework approved by the departmental honors adviser.
17. Six semester hours of coursework in the College of Liberal Arts or the College of Fine Arts.
18. Enough additional coursework to make a total of 120 semester hours.

Option X: Computational Biology

9. Mathematics 408C and 408D, or 408K, 408L, and 408M; Mathematics 340L or 341 or Statistics and Scientific Computation 329C; Mathematics 362K; and Mathematics 358K or 378K.
10. Computer Sciences 303E or 305J; Computer Sciences 313E or 307 or Statistics and Scientific Computation 321; and one of the following: Computer Sciences 323E, 329E, Statistics and Scientific Computation 335.
11. An eight-semester-hour sequence of coursework in physics chosen from the following: Physics 301, 101L, 316, and 116L; 317K, 117M, 317L, and 117N; 303K, 103M, 303L, and 103N.
12. Chemistry 301, 302, and 204.
13. Biology 311C, 311D, and 325. These courses must be completed before the student progresses to other upper-division biology courses.
14. In fulfilling requirement 7 (BSBio) above, the student must complete the following courses: Biology 337 (Topic: Introduction to Computational Biology), 370, and six additional hours of upper-division coursework in biology.
15. At least four laboratory courses in biology. Three of these courses must be upper-division. Biology 337 (Topic: Introduction to Computational Biology) fulfills one of these upper-division requirements.
16. Enough additional coursework to make a total of 126 semester hours.

Special Requirements

The student must fulfill the University-wide graduation requirements and the college graduation requirements.

A grade of at least C is required in each mathematics and science course specifically required by the degree, and in each course specifically required in the major. Students in the honors option must earn an A in Biology 679H.

To graduate and be recommended for certification, students who follow the teaching option must have a University grade point average of at least 2.50. They must earn a grade of at least C in each of the professional development courses listed in requirement 18 (BSBio, option VIII) and must pass the final teaching portfolio review; those seeking middle grades certification must also earn a grade of at least C in each of the courses listed in requirement 19 (BSBio, option VIII). For information about the portfolio review and additional teacher certification requirements, consult the UTeach-Natural Sciences academic adviser.

To graduate under the honors option, students must earn a grade of A in each half of Biology 679H and must present their research in an approved public forum, such as the annual College of Natural Sciences Poster Session. Students must also have a grade point average at graduation of at least 3.50 in coursework taken in residence at the University. Students who fail to maintain an in-residence grade point average of at least 3.25 will usually be academically dismissed from the honors option; under special circumstances and at the discretion of the departmental honors adviser, a student may be allowed to continue under academic review.

Order and Choice of Work

Students begin the Bachelor of Science in Biology degree program with six hours of introductory biology for science majors (Biology 311C and 311D), as well as Chemistry 301 and 302 and Mathematics 408C and 408D (or 408K and 408L). The genetics course, Biology 325, is prerequisite to other upper-division biology courses. Students should consult with academic advisers about specific concentrations within biology, about appropriate courses in mathematics and physical sciences, and about course load and the balance between laboratory and nonlaboratory work. Most students select an option by the end of the second year and take at least twenty-one hours of upper-division coursework in the major in the third and fourth years.

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry

Four degree plans lead to the Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. Option I, chemistry, is intended to prepare students for professional careers as chemists, either upon graduation or after graduate study in chemistry or related fields. Option II, computation, is intended to prepare students for the workplace by giving them opportunities to develop hands-on computation skills. Option III, teaching, is intended to prepare students to enter the teaching profession. Option IV, chemistry honors, is intended to prepare students for academic or research careers. (To follow option IV, students must complete the Dean's Scholars application process).

The four degree plans may also serve as the basis for work in many areas outside pure chemistry, such as materials science, medicine and other health-related fields, pharmacology, patent law, business, computation, or environmental science. After general chemistry courses, depending on his or her background, the student makes an intensive core study of some of the major areas of chemistry--organic, physical, inorganic, and analytical chemistry. The chemistry coursework in these degree plans culminates in approximately three semesters of advanced work, allowing each student to study more broadly by taking courses in some areas of chemistry not covered in the core courses, such as macromolecular chemistry, biochemistry, or other areas of physical chemistry, or more deeply by taking advanced special topics courses in areas of special interest and by undertaking research projects. Throughout the curricula, emphasis is placed on laboratory experience--synthesis, separations and analysis, structure identification and determination, measurement of rates of reactions, determinations of energy changes accompanying reactions. Supporting work in mathematics and physics is an integral part of the degree programs. Compared to the program leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree, the Bachelor of Science in Chemistry degree programs are more thorough and demanding and potentially more rewarding to the student planning a career in chemistry.

Prescribed Work Common to All Options

1. Course Schedule.

2. Options I and II: One of the following foreign language/culture choices. Students in options III and IV are exempt from this requirement.[5]

   1. Second-semester-level proficiency in a foreign language.
   2. First-semester-level proficiency in a foreign language and a three-semester-hour course in the culture of the same language area.
   3. Two three-semester-hour foreign culture courses chosen from a list available in the dean's office and the college advising centers.
3. Six semester hours of American government, including Texas government.
4. Six semester hours of American history.
5. Three semester hours in anthropology, economics, geography, linguistics, psychology, or sociology.
6. Three semester hours in architecture, art (including art history, design, studio art, visual art studies), classics (including classical civilization, Greek, Latin), fine arts, music (including music, instruments, ensemble), philosophy (excluding courses in logic), or theatre and dance.

7. The following courses:

   1. General chemistry: Chemistry 301 or 301H, 302 or 302H, and 317. Students in option IV must complete Chemistry 301H and 302H.
   2. Organic chemistry: Chemistry 118K, 118L, 318M, and 318N; or 210C, 310M, and 310N.
   3. Biochemistry: Chemistry 339K or 369.
   4. Physical chemistry: Chemistry 353, 153K, 154K, and either 354 or 354L.
   5. Inorganic chemistry: Chemistry 431.
   6. Analytical chemistry: Chemistry 456 and 376K.
8. Thirty-six semester hours of upper-division coursework.
9. At least eighteen semester hours of upper-division coursework, including at least twelve semester hours of upper-division coursework in chemistry, must be completed in residence at the University.

Additional Prescribed Work for Each Option

Option I: Chemistry

10. Mathematics 408C and 408D, or 408K, 408L, and 408M; and at least three semester hours of upper-division coursework in mathematics or computer sciences.
11. One of the following sequences: Physics 301, 101L, 316, and 116L; 303K, 103M, 303L, and 103N; 317K, 117M, 317L, and 117N.
12. Six semester hours chosen from the following courses: Chemistry 339L, 341,* 354, 367L, 368, 369K,* 369L,* 370, 371K,* 375K, and 475K. At least three of these six hours must be in a laboratory course; courses marked with an asterisk may be used to fulfill this laboratory requirement. Chemistry 341 and 368 may be repeated for credit toward this requirement when the topics vary. No more than three semester hours in Chemistry 369K may be counted toward this requirement; three additional hours may be counted as electives. No more than three semester hours in Chemistry 371K may be counted toward this requirement; three additional hours may be counted as electives.
13. Nine semester hours of coursework in the College of Natural Sciences (excluding chemistry), the Cockrell School of Engineering, and the Jackson School of Geosciences. Any course designed for science or engineering majors may be counted. With the exception of courses in the Elements of Computing Program, a course may not be used to fulfill this requirement if it cannot be counted toward major requirements in the department that offers it. No more than six hours of laboratory or field research from the Jackson School or any department in the College of Natural Sciences or the Cockrell School may be counted.
14. Enough additional coursework to make a total of 127 semester hours.

Option II: Computation

Students who complete option II may simultaneously fulfill the requirements of the Elements of Computing Program and may apply for a certificate of completion.

10. Mathematics 408C and 408D, or 408K, 408L, and 408M; and Mathematics 340L or 341 or three semester hours of upper-division coursework in computer sciences.
11. One of the following sequences: Physics 301, 101L, 316, and 116L; 303K, 103M, 303L, and 103N; 317K, 117M, 317L, and 117N.
12. Chemistry 368 (Topic: Computational Chemistry).
13. One of the following laboratory courses: Chemistry 341, 369K, 369L, 371K.
14. Twelve semester hours in the elements of computing, consisting of Computer Sciences 303E, 313E, and six hours chosen from Computer Sciences 323E, 324E, 326E, 327E, and 329E.
15. Enough additional coursework to make a total of 127 semester hours. Students are encouraged to take additional chemistry courses as electives.

Option III: Teaching

This option is designed to fulfill the course requirements for certification as a middle grades or secondary school science teacher in Texas; the student chooses either composite science certification with chemistry as the primary teaching field or physical science certification. However, completion of the course requirements does not guarantee the student's certification. Information about additional teacher certification requirements is available from the UTeach-Natural Sciences academic adviser.

10. Mathematics 408C and 408D, or 408K, 408L, and 408M.
11. To fulfill requirement 6 (BSch) above, students must complete History 329U or Philosophy 329U.
12. One of the following sequences: Physics 301, 101L, 316, and 116L; 303K, 103M, 303L, and 103N; 317K, 117M, 317L, and 117N.

13. In place of requirement 7 (BSch) above, students must complete at least thirty-four semester hours of chemistry, including the following courses:

    1. General chemistry: Chemistry 301, 302, and either 204 or 317.
    2. Organic chemistry: Chemistry 118K, 118L, 318M, and 318N; or 210C, 310M, and 310N.
    3. Biochemistry: Chemistry 339K and 339L, or Chemistry 369.
    4. Physical chemistry: Chemistry 353 or 353M.
    5. Analytical chemistry: Chemistry 455 or 456.
    6. Chemistry 368 (Topic: Research Methods--UTeach) or, with the consent of the UTeach-Natural Sciences academic adviser, an upper-division chemistry course that includes a substantial research component.

14. One of the following:

    1. For composite science certification: (1) Biology 311C and 311D; (2) six hours of coursework in geological sciences; courses intended for nonscience majors may not be counted toward this requirement; (3) enough additional approved coursework in biology, geological sciences, or physics to provide the required twelve hours in a second field.

       The physics courses used to fulfill requirement 12 (BSch, option iii) above are also counted toward composite science certification.

    2. For physical science certification: (1) to fulfill requirement 12 (BSch, option iii) above, Physics 301, 101L, 316, and 116L; (2) Physics 315 and 115L; (3) Mathematics 427K and 427L; (4) Chemistry 153K, 354L, and 154K; (5) Physics 453 and three additional hours of upper-division coursework in physics.
15. Eighteen semester hours of professional development coursework: Curriculum and Instruction 650S, UTeach-Natural Sciences 101, 110, 350, 355, 360, 170.
16. Students seeking middle grades certification must complete the following courses: Educational Psychology 363M (Topic 3: Adolescent Development), or Psychology 301 and 304; and Curriculum and Instruction 371 (Topic 10: Secondary School Reading in the Content Subjects).
17. Enough additional coursework, if needed, to make a total of 120 semester hours.

Option IV: Chemistry Honors

10. Breadth requirement: An honors mathematics course, Chemistry 301H and 302H, Physics 301 and 316, and a three-semester-hour honors course in biology or computer sciences.
11. Chemistry 317.
12. Natural Sciences 301C.
13. A section of Rhetoric and Writing 309S that is restricted to Dean's Scholars.
14. Chemistry 379H and a three-semester-hour upper-division course approved by the departmental honors adviser.
15. Twenty-five additional hours of coursework approved by the departmental honors adviser.
16. Six semester hours of coursework in the College of Liberal Arts or the College of Fine Arts.
17. Enough additional coursework to make a total of 120 semester hours.

Special Requirements

The student must fulfill the University-wide graduation requirements and the college graduation requirements. He or she must also earn a grade of at least C in each course in chemistry taken at the University and counted toward the prescribed work for the degree.

To graduate and be recommended for certification, students who follow the teaching option must have a University grade point average of at least 2.50. They must earn a grade of at least C in each of the professional development courses listed in requirement 15 (BSch, option III) above and must pass the final teaching portfolio review; those seeking middle grades certification must also earn a grade of at least C in each of the courses listed in requirement 16 (BSch, option III) above. For information about the portfolio review and additional teacher certification requirements, consult the UTeach-Natural Sciences academic adviser.

To graduate under option IV, students must earn grades of A in the departmental research and thesis courses described in requirement 14 (BSch, option IV) above and must present their research in an approved public forum, such as the annual College of Natural Sciences Poster Session. Students must also have a grade point average at graduation of at least 3.50 in coursework taken in residence at the University. Students who fail to maintain an in-residence grade point average of at least 3.25 will usually be academically dismissed from option IV; under special circumstances and at the discretion of the departmental honors adviser, a student may be allowed to continue under academic review.

Order and Choice of Work

Students are strongly recommended to take the chemistry/biochemistry-major sections of the following courses: Chemistry 301 or 301H (if taken), 302 or 302H, 118K, 118L, 318M, and 318N. Students planning a graduate program are strongly recommended to take Physics 301, 101L, 316, 116L, 315, and 115L.

Students in option II should consult the undergraduate adviser each semester regarding order and choice of work; those in option III should consult the UTeach-Natural Sciences academic adviser.

The following order of work is recommended as a typical minimum program for option I. It assumes that the student has high school credit in trigonometry, college algebra, and the first semester of general chemistry; is able to earn credit by examination for Chemistry 301; and is able to score well enough on the SAT Subject Test in Mathematics Level 1 to take Mathematics 408C in the first semester of the freshman year. Many students meet some of the following course requirements by credit by examination.

First year: Chemistry 302 or 302H, and 317; Mathematics 408C and 408D, or 408K, 408L, and 408M; Physics 301 and 101L, or 303K and 103M, or 317K and 117M (to be taken after Mathematics 408C); Rhetoric and Writing 306; three semester hours to fulfill requirement 5 (BSch) and three hours to fulfill requirement 6 (BSch) of the common prescribed work.

Second year: Chemistry 118K, 118L, 318M, and 318N, or 210C, 310M, and 310N; any coursework needed to meet requirement 2 (BSch) of the common prescribed work; three semester hours to be counted toward requirement 13 of the prescribed work for the student's option; English 316K; Physics 316 and 116L, or 303L and 103N, or 317L and 117N; an upper-division mathematics course (such as Mathematics 427K) or an upper-division computer sciences course.

Third year: Chemistry 339K or 369, 353, 153K, 354L, 456; six semester hours of American government; six semester hours of American history; three semester hours of electives; a three-semester-hour elective to fulfill requirement 1 (BSch) of the common prescribed work; three semester hours to be counted toward requirement 13 of the prescribed work for the student's option.

Fourth year: Chemistry 431, 154K, 376K, and courses to fulfill requirement 12 of the prescribed work for the student's option. The student must also take enough additional coursework to fulfill requirements 8 and 9 (BSch) of the common prescribed work and requirements 13 and 14 of the prescribed work for the student's option. It is recommended that the majority of the elective courses taken to fulfill requirements 8 and 13 be chosen from upper-division courses in biology, chemistry, chemical engineering, mathematics, and physics.

Bachelor of Science in Clinical Laboratory Science

The student preparing for a career in clinical laboratory science (medical technology) completes at least one hundred hours of academic work at the University. After this work is completed, the student enters an accredited school of clinical laboratory science (or medical technology) for an additional twelve to sixteen months of clinical education. After completion of this education, the student is awarded the Bachelor of Science in Clinical Laboratory Science and is eligible for national certifying examinations administered by the National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel (NCA) and the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP). Successful completion of these exams results in national certification as a clinical laboratory scientist or medical technologist.

The purpose of this degree program is to meet the increasing demand for laboratory professionals in hospital and clinic laboratories, research, industry, public health, education, and laboratory management. Clinical laboratory science is also an excellent foundation for graduate study in medicine, dentistry, management, education, and other disciplines.

Prescribed Work

1. Rhetoric and Writing 306 and English 316K. In addition, in taking courses to fulfill other degree requirements, the student must complete two courses certified as having a substantial writing component; one of these courses must be upper-division. If the writing requirement is not fulfilled by courses specified for the degree, the student must fulfill it either with electives or with coursework taken in addition to the number of hours required for the degree. Courses with a substantial writing component are identified in the Course Schedule.

2. One of the following foreign language/culture options:[6]

   1. Second-semester-level proficiency in a foreign language.
   2. First-semester-level proficiency in a foreign language and a three-semester-hour course in the culture of the same language area.
   3. Two three-semester-hour foreign culture courses chosen from a list available in the dean's office and the college advising centers.
3. Six semester hours of American government, including Texas government.
4. Six semester hours of American history.
5. Three semester hours in anthropology, economics, geography, linguistics, psychology, or sociology.
6. Mathematics 408C or 408K.
7. Three semester hours in architecture, art (including art history, design, studio art, visual art studies), classics (including classical civilization, Greek, Latin), fine arts, music (including music, instruments, ensemble), philosophy (excluding courses in logic), or theatre and dance.
8. Biology 311C, 311D, 318M, 320 or 329 or 330, 325, 126L, 326R, 344, 360K, 160L, 361, 361L, and 365S.
9. Chemistry 301, 302, 204, 210C, 310M, 310N, and 369.
10. Eight semester hours of physics, in one of the following sequences: Physics 317K, 117M, 317L, and 117N; or 302K, 102M, 302L, and 102N.
11. Enough additional elective coursework, if necessary, to make a total of at least one hundred semester hours of academic work completed at the University before the clinical education program.
12. The completion of twelve to sixteen months of clinical education in a program of clinical laboratory science (or medical technology) accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS). The student must apply to and be accepted into a clinical education program. The faculty adviser in the School of Biological Sciences and the clinical education program director work closely with each student to ensure his or her success in the program. Upon completion of the clinical education program, the student must submit a letter from the program director verifying completion of coursework and a transcript showing grades in all courses in the program to The University of Texas at Austin, Office of the Dean, College of Natural Sciences, 1 University Station G2500, Austin TX 78712. To be counted toward the degree, the coursework must be approved by the faculty adviser in the School of Biological Sciences and the dean. None of the coursework completed in the clinical education program may be used to fulfill in-residence degree requirements, requirements 1 through 11 of the prescribed work above, or the requirements for a second bachelor's degree.

Special Requirements

The student must fulfill the University-wide graduation requirements and the college graduation requirements.

A grade of at least C is required in each mathematics and science course specifically required by the degree, and in each course specifically required in the major or minor.

Order and Choice of Work

The student should consult with his or her academic and faculty advisers each semester regarding order and choice of work and balancing the laboratory load. To complete the program within four years, it may be necessary for the student to take some courses during the summer.

Bachelor of Science in Computer Sciences

The Bachelor of Science in Computer Sciences (BSCS) degree program provides a strong technical background for students planning to begin careers upon graduation and for those interested in graduate study in computer sciences. This program allows students to take more coursework in computer sciences and related technical areas than does the Bachelor of Arts degree program.

In addition to three options leading to the BSCS, students may apply to option IV, the Integrated Program, which leads to simultaneous completion of the BSCS and the Master of Science in Computer Sciences (MSCS). The requirements for the BSCS, option IV, are given below. The requirements for the MSCS are described in the Graduate Catalog. In brief, they are nine semester hours of graduate-level diversity coursework in computer sciences, consisting of three hours in each of three areas; fifteen additional hours of graduate coursework in computer sciences; and six hours of approved graduate coursework in a supporting area. The student must complete two semesters in residence in the Graduate School.

Students who would like to pursue any of the following options must first be admitted to the degree program. The admission processes for options I, II, and IV are described in the section "Admission to Programs in Computer Sciences"; the admission process for option III is described in the section "Dean's Scholars Honors Option."

Prescribed Work Common to All Options

1. Rhetoric and Writing 306 and English 316K. In addition, in taking courses to fulfill other degree requirements, the student must complete two courses certified as having a substantial writing component; one of these courses must be upper-division. If the writing requirement is not fulfilled by courses specified for the degree, the student must fulfill it either with electives or with coursework taken in addition to the number of hours required for the degree. Courses with a substantial writing component are identified in the Course Schedule.

2. Options I, II, and IV: One of the following foreign language/culture choices. Students in option III are exempt from this requirement.[7]

   1. Second-semester-level proficiency in a foreign language.
   2. First-semester-level proficiency in a foreign language and a three-semester-hour course in the culture of the same language area.
   3. Two three-semester-hour foreign culture courses chosen from a list available in the dean's office and the college advising centers.
3. Six semester hours of American history.
4. Six semester hours of American government, including Texas government.
5. Three semester hours in psychology, anthropology, economics, sociology, geography, or linguistics (excluding Linguistics 340).
6. Three semester hours in architecture, art (including art history, design, studio art, visual art studies), classics (including classical civilization, Greek, Latin), fine arts, music (including music, instruments, ensemble), philosophy (excluding courses in logic), or theatre and dance. Courses in computer programming may not be used to fulfill this requirement.
7. At least forty-two semester hours of upper-division coursework.
8. At least eighteen semester hours of upper-division coursework in computer sciences must be completed in residence at the University.

Additional Prescribed Work for Each Option

Option I: Computer Sciences

9. Mathematics 408C, 408D, either 340L or 341, and one of the following: Mathematics 427K, 328K, 343K, 343L, 344K, 346, 348, 358K, 362K, 362M, 364K, 364L, 367K, 372K, 373K, 374G, 374K, 474M, 376C, 378K.

10. One of the following sequences of coursework:

    1. Biology 311C and 311D; and Biology 205L, 206L, or 208L.
    2. Chemistry 301, 302, and 204.
    3. Geological Sciences 401 and either 404C or 405.
    4. Physics 303K, 303L, 103M, and 103N.

11. An additional sequence chosen from those in requirement 10 above, or one of the following sequences:

    1. Biology 325 and at least three hours of upper-division coursework in biology approved by the undergraduate adviser.
    2. Chemistry 118K, 118L, 318M, and 318N, or Chemistry 210C, 310M, and 310N, or at least six hours of upper-division coursework in chemistry approved by the undergraduate adviser.
    3. Geological Sciences 416K and 426P, or at least six hours of upper-division coursework in geological sciences approved by the undergraduate adviser.
    4. Physics 315 and at least three hours of upper-division coursework in physics approved by the undergraduate adviser.
    5. At least six hours of upper-division coursework in mathematics approved by the undergraduate adviser. A course may not be counted toward both requirement 9 and requirement 11.
    6. Electrical Engineering 313 and 331.
12. Electrical Engineering 316.
13. At least forty-five semester hours in computer sciences, consisting of Computer Sciences 307, 310 or 310H, 313K or 313H, 315 or 315H, 336 or 336H, 337, 341 or 341H, 345 or 345H, 352 or 352H, 372 or 372H, and fifteen additional hours of approved upper-division coursework.
14. Enough additional coursework to make a total of 130 semester hours.

Option II: Turing Scholars Honors

9. Mathematics 408C, 408D, either 340L or 341, and one of the following: Mathematics 427K, 328K, 343K, 343L, 344K, 346, 348, 358K, 362K, 362M, 364K, 364L, 367K, 372K, 373K, 374G, 374K, 474M, 376C, 378K.

10. One of the following sequences of coursework:

    1. Biology 311C and 311D; and Biology 205L, 206L, or 208L.
    2. Chemistry 301, 302, and 204.
    3. Geological Sciences 401 and either 404C or 405.
    4. Physics 303K, 303L, 103M, and 103N.

11. An additional sequence chosen from those in requirement 10 above, or one of the following sequences:

    1. Biology 325 and at least three hours of upper-division coursework in biology approved by the undergraduate adviser.
    2. Chemistry 118K, 118L, 318M, and 318N, or Chemistry 210C, 310M, and 310N, or at least six hours of upper-division coursework in chemistry approved by the undergraduate adviser.
    3. Geological Sciences 416K and 426P, or at least six hours of upper-division coursework in geological sciences approved by the undergraduate adviser.
    4. Physics 315 and at least three hours of upper-division coursework in physics approved by the undergraduate adviser.
    5. At least six hours of upper-division coursework in mathematics approved by the undergraduate adviser. A course may not be counted toward both requirement 9 and requirement 11.
    6. Electrical Engineering 313 and 331.
12. Electrical Engineering 316.
13. Computer Sciences 310 or 310H, 313K or 313H, and 315 or 315H.
14. At least thirty-four semester hours of upper-division coursework in computer sciences, including Computer Sciences 336 or 336H, 337 or 337H, 341 or 341H, 345 or 345H, 352 or 352H, 372 or 372H, 178H, and 379H.[8] The courses the student chooses to fulfill this requirement must be approved by the Turing Scholars program director; at least five of them, in addition to Computer Sciences 178H and 379H, must be honors courses. The honors thesis the student completes in Computer Sciences 379H must be approved by the program director.
15. Enough additional coursework to make a total of 130 semester hours.

Option III: Computer Sciences Honors

9. Breadth requirement: An honors mathematics course; Computer Sciences 310H, 313H, and 315H; and six semester hours chosen from the following courses, including coursework in two fields of study: Biology 315H, 325H, Chemistry 301, 302, Physics 301, 315, 316.
10. At least six semester hours of upper-division coursework in mathematics approved by the undergraduate adviser.
11. Computer Sciences 336H, 352H, 372H, and twelve additional hours of upper-division coursework in computer sciences.[8]
12. Natural Sciences 301C.
13. A section of Rhetoric and Writing 309S that is restricted to Dean's Scholars.
14. Computer Sciences 379H and a three-semester-hour upper-division research course approved by the departmental honors adviser.
15. Thirty-one additional semester hours of coursework approved by the departmental honors adviser.
16. Six semester hours of coursework in the College of Liberal Arts or the College of Fine Arts.
17. Enough additional coursework to make a total of 120 semester hours.

Option IV: Integrated Program

9. Mathematics 408C, 408D, either 340L or 341, and one of the following: Mathematics 427K, 328K, 343K, 343L, 344K, 346, 348, 358K, 362K, 362M, 364K, 364L, 367K, 372K, 373K, 374G, 374K, 474M, 376C, 378K.

10. One of the following sequences of coursework:

    1. Biology 311C and 311D; and Biology 205L, 206L, or 208L.
    2. Chemistry 301, 302, and 204.
    3. Geological Sciences 401 and either 404C or 405.
    4. Physics 303K, 303L, 103M, and 103N.

11. An additional sequence chosen from those in requirement 10 above, or one of the following sequences:

    1. Biology 325 and at least three hours of upper-division coursework in biology approved by the undergraduate adviser.
    2. Chemistry 118K, 118L, 318M, and 318N, or Chemistry 210C, 310M, and 310N, or at least six hours of upper-division coursework in chemistry approved by the undergraduate adviser.
    3. Geological Sciences 416K and 426P, or at least six hours of upper-division coursework in geological sciences approved by the undergraduate adviser.
    4. Physics 315 and at least three hours of upper-division coursework in physics approved by the undergraduate adviser.
    5. At least six hours of upper-division coursework in mathematics approved by the undergraduate adviser. A course may not be counted toward both requirement 9 and requirement 11.
    6. Electrical Engineering 313 and 331.
12. Electrical Engineering 316.
13. At least thirty-nine semester hours in computer sciences, consisting of Computer Sciences 307, 310 or 310H, 313K or 313H, 315 or 315H, 336 or 336H, 337, 345 or 345H, 352 or 352H, 353 or 357, 372 or 372H, and nine additional hours of approved upper-division coursework.
14. Enough additional coursework to make a total of 120 semester hours.

Special Requirements

The student must fulfill the University-wide graduation requirements and the college graduation requirements. He or she must also make a grade of at least C in each course in computer sciences used to fulfill the prescribed work requirements for his or her option; students in options I, II, and IV must also earn a grade of at least C in each course used to fulfill requirements 9 and 12 of the prescribed work for the option.

With the exception of Computer Sciences 307, 313K, and 315, all computer sciences courses that may be counted toward a degree in computer sciences are restricted to students who have been admitted to the computer sciences major or have the consent of the undergraduate faculty adviser.

An undergraduate may not enroll in any computer sciences course more than once without written consent of an undergraduate adviser in computer sciences. No student may enroll in any computer sciences course more than twice. No student may take more than three upper-division computer sciences courses in a semester without written consent of an undergraduate adviser in computer sciences.

Additional Requirements for Option II

Students in option II, the Turing Scholars program, must maintain a University grade point average of at least 3.50; like all students, they must also know and abide by the academic and disciplinary policies given in this catalog and in General Information. Those who fail to do so will be considered for academic dismissal from the Turing Scholars program. Under special circumstances and at the discretion of the director, a student will be allowed to continue in the program under academic review. A student who is academically dismissed from the program may enter another computer sciences program if he or she fulfills the scholastic standards for continuance in the University given in General Information. Students in scholastic difficulty should discuss their problems with a Turing Scholars program academic adviser and the director.

Additional Requirements for Option III

Students in option III, the Dean's Scholars program, must earn grades of A in the departmental research and thesis courses described in requirement 14 (BSCS, option III) above and must present their research in an approved public forum, such as the annual College of Natural Sciences Poster Session. Students must also have a grade point average at graduation of at least 3.50 in coursework taken in residence at the University. Students who fail to maintain an in-residence grade point average of at least 3.25 will usually be academically dismissed from option III; under special circumstances and at the discretion of the departmental honors adviser, a student may be allowed to continue under academic review.

Additional Requirements for Option IV

Satisfactory Progress

Students are expected to make continuous progress toward the degree by completing required computer sciences coursework each semester. Those who fail to take program coursework two long-session semesters in a row will be removed from the program and re-enrolled in the BSCS option (I, II, or III) that they were following before admission to the Integrated Program. Students will be notified before this action is taken; they must meet with their academic adviser upon being notified.

Probation

The student is placed on probation if his or her grade point average in required undergraduate computer sciences courses falls below 3.00. Except with the consent of the undergraduate adviser or the graduate adviser, a student on probation may not take graduate computer sciences courses.

Dismissal

The student is dismissed from the Integrated Program if (1) he or she fails to improve his or her academic performance significantly while on probation, or (2) he or she will not achieve a grade point average of 3.00 even by earning grades of A in all remaining required undergraduate and graduate computer sciences courses.

Like all students, those in the Integrated Program must know and abide by the academic and disciplinary policies given in this catalog and in General Information. Those who fail to do so will be considered for academic dismissal from the program. Under special circumstances and at the discretion of the director, a student may be allowed to continue in the program under academic review. A student who is academically dismissed from the program may enter another computer sciences program if he or she fulfills the scholastic standards for continuance in the University given in General Information. Students in scholastic difficulty should discuss their problems with an academic adviser and the undergraduate faculty adviser.

Graduation

To receive the BSCS and MSCS degrees through the Integrated Program, a student must have a grade point average of at least 3.00 in the coursework in the MSCS Program of Work. He or she must also have a grade point average in graduate computer sciences coursework of at least 3.00.

Order and Choice of Work

The student must consult the faculty adviser each semester regarding order and choice of work.