Minor in Biological Sciences
Fast Track
The Fast-Track Program enables outstanding undergraduate UTEP students to receive both undergraduate and graduate credit for up to 15 hours of UTEP course work as determined by participating Master's and Doctoral programs. Not all undergraduate programs have elected to participate in the Fast Track option, so students should see their departmental graduate advisor for information about requirements and guidelines. A list of courses that have been approved for possible use at the graduate level is found here.
Degree Plan
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses: C | ||
| BIOL 1107 | Topics in Study of Life I | 1 |
| BIOL 1305 | General Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 1306 | Organismal Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 1108 | Organismal Biology Laboratory | 1 |
| Electives: | ||
| Select ten additional hours of which nine must be upper-division (check prerequisites). | 10 | |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 2311 | Human Anat/Physiology I | 3 |
| BIOL 2111 | Human Anat/Physio Lab I | 1 |
| BIOL 2313 | Human Anat/Physiology II | 3 |
| BIOL 2113 | Human Anat/Physio Lab II | 1 |
| BIOL 3117 | Ecology Laboratory | 1 |
| BIOL 3192 | Professional Development Sem. | 1 |
| BIOL 3316 | Ecology | 3 |
| BIOL 3320 | Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL 3321 | Evolution | 3 |
| BIOL 3330 | Histology | 3 |
| BIOL 3342 | Plants and People | 3 |
| BIOL 3351 | Toxicology | 3 |
| BIOL 3357 | DNA Structure and Analysis | 3 |
| BIOL 3360 | Quantitative Methods Ecology | 3 |
| BIOL 3417 | Plant Ecology | 4 |
| BIOL 3427 | Desert Ecology | 4 |
| BIOL 4195 | Advanced Methods in Biology | 1 |
| BIOL 4198 | Special Problems | 1 |
| BIOL 4225 | Field Biology | 2 |
| BIOL 4298 | Special Problems | 2 |
| BIOL 4320 | Endocrinology | 3 |
| BIOL 4324 | Animal Behavior | 3 |
| BIOL 4325 | Field Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 4327 | Animal Ecology | 3 |
| BIOL 4330 | Cancer Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 4370 | History/Philosophy-Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 4388 | Mammalian Physiology | 3 |
| BIOL 4390 | Biological Practicum | 3 |
| BIOL 4395 | Topics in Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 4398 | Special Problems | 3 |
| BIOL 4428 | Global Change Ecology | 4 |
| BIOL 4466 | Ecosystem Ecology | 4 |
| BOT 2410 | General Botany | 4 |
| BOT 3330 | Comparative Plant Morphology | 3 |
| BOT 3437 | Plant Diversity & Systematics | 4 |
| MICR 2141 | Gen Microbiology Laboratory | 1 |
| MICR 2340 | General Microbiology | 3 |
| MICR 3144 | Pathogenic Microbiology Lab | 1 |
| MICR 3146 | Microbial Physiology Lab | 1 |
| MICR 3328 | 3 | |
| MICR 3343 | Pathogenic Microbiology | 3 |
| MICR 3345 | Microbial Physiology | 3 |
| MICR 3449 | Prokaryotic Molecular Genetics | 4 |
| MICR 4154 | Immunology Laboratory | 1 |
| MICR 4329 | Epidemiology | 3 |
| MICR 4351 | General Virology | 3 |
| MICR 4353 | Immunology | 3 |
| MICR 4355 | Medical Mycology | 3 |
| ZOOL 2406 | Vertebrate Zoology | 4 |
| ZOOL 2466 | Invertebrate Zoology | 4 |
| ZOOL 3464 | Medical Parasitology | 4 |
| ZOOL 4181 | Vertebrate Physiology Methods | 1 |
| ZOOL 4384 | Cellular Neuroscience | 3 |
| ZOOL 4476 | Fish, Amphibians, and Reptiles | 4 |
| ZOOL 4478 | Birds and Mammals | 4 |