Students must complete a minimum of 15 upper-level hours with grades of "C" or better (grades of "C-" or below are not acceptable) in the Biological Sciences at UHCL. The CPS must include at least one course of upper- or lower-level study in each of these areas of Biological Science:
Course Name Credit Hours Environment
3 hours
Examples: environmental biology, marine biology, microbiology or Ecology of the Amazon
Course Name Credit Hours Population
3 hours
Examples: ecology or epidemiology
Course Name Credit Hours Anatomy (including corequisite lab)
4 hours
Examples: human anatomy, plant anatomy, comparative animal morphology or biology of fishes
Course Name Credit Hours Physiology
3 hours
Examples: : human physiology, comparative animal physiology or plant physiology
Course Name Credit Hours Cellular Biology
3 hour
Examples: biochemistry I or cell biology
Course Name Credit Hours Genetics and lab
4 hours
The BA in Biological Sciences also requires that students complete these support courses:
Course Name Credit Hours Statistics (
MATH 3038) 3 hours
Technical Writing (WRIT 3135, if not completed at lower level) 3 hours
