Undergraduate degrees available from the College of Science and Technology:
Bachelor of Arts with a major in Biology (BA)
Bachelor of Arts with a major in Mathematics (BA)
Bachelor of Arts with a major in Physical Science (BA)
Bachelor of Science with a major in Chemistry (BS)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing for Registered Nurses (RN/BSN)
Also available:
The degree plans are listed under the College of Arts and Humanities
Minor in Business Administration
The degree plan is listed under the College of Business Administration.
Minor in Environmental Science
Undergraduate cross-college degrees offered at Texas A&M International University:
Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences (BAAS).
The degree plan is listed under the College of Arts and Humanities.
Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies (BIS).
The degree plan is listed under the College of Education.
Graduate cross-college degrees offered at Texas A&M International University:
Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies with a major in Mathematics (MAIS).
The degree plan is listed under the College of Arts and Humanities.
The faculty and administrators of the College of Science and Technology are committed to providing a scholarly environment which prepares students for productive lives in a dynamic world and in a changing global and technologically advancing environment. To this end, faculty encourage each student to:
·Develop the ability to think critically and to communicate effectively.
·Pursue a broad base of knowledge through course offerings in other departments.
·Collaborate with faculty through research, scholarship, and professional endeavors to expand the knowledge base of a specialized discipline.
·Contribute to appropriate community-based activities as beginning professionals.
To assist students in meeting these goals, faculty recognize the need for, and are committed to, on-going professional development through education, practice, community service, research, and scholarly publications.
Students may elect to take the Bachelor's degree in The College of Science and Technology and obtain their secondary teaching certificate by including as electives twenty-one hours of Professional Development courses plus the six hours in the Support Areas.
Such students must also meet selection and admission requirements to the secondary certification program and must complete coursework for two approved teaching fields. Students seeking teacher certification will also be required to successfully complete the Examination for the Certification of Educators in Texas (ExCET). For additional information, see teacher requirements listed in the undergraduate degrees section of The College of Education.
Individuals seeking initial teacher certification are required to enroll in the following three one (1) semester credit hour courses to satisfy the three semester credit hour Computer Literacy requirement in the core curriculum: EDCI 2101, EDCI 3101, and EDCI 3103.
In selected course descriptions in the College of Science and Technology section, a discussion section is listed. This is in class discussion in lieu of a formal laboratory.
The following courses make up the Core Curriculum for all Bachelor of Arts (BA). Listed below are the Support Areas and Professional Development for all Secondary Certification plans. These courses must be taken to complete a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree.
CIS 1300 Computing Concepts (with lab)1 3
ENGL 1301 English Composition I 3
ENGL 1302 English Composition II 3
ENGL Sophomore English Literature 6
HIST 1301 The U.S. to 1877 3
HIST 1302 The U.S. Since 1877 3
EDKN Kinesiology2 2
MATH Mathematics3 6
PSCI 2305 American National Government 3
PSCI 2306 American State Government 3
Arts and Fine Arts 3
Foreign Language I & II4 6
Social or Behavioral Science5 6
Science6 8
SUPPORT AREA 6 SCH
EDRD 4303 Special Topics in Secondary Reading 3
SPCH 1311 Fundamentals of Speech 3
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT7 21 SCH
No more than six hours may be taken from the following
without the Texas Academic Skills Test (TASP).
EDCI 3303 Teaching & Learning for the 21st Century 3
EDCI 3305 Methods, Management, and Discipline 3
EDCI 4392 Issues & Problems in Learner-Centered Class 3
EDCI 4993 Teaching Internship 9
EDME 4324 Teaching Diverse Student Populations 3
1May receive credit for CIS 1300 by examination. Individuals seeking initial teacher certification are required to enroll in EDCI 2101, EDCI 3101, and EDCI 3103.
2Any freshman or sophomore level kinesiology or health course, one of which must be activity based.
3Any two courses to be selected from MATH 1305 or higher with the exception of MATH 1342.
4Any two courses in the same language at the freshman and sophomore level. International students whose native language is not English are exempt.
5Any CRIJ, ECON, GEOG, HIST, PSCI, PSYC, or SOCI at the freshman or sophomore level outside the core curriculum.
6Eight hours of science including two laboratories selected from ASTR/BIOL/CHEM/ENSC/EPSC/PHYS.
7Students with an overall grade point average of less than 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale) may not enroll in professional development work.
CORE CURRICULUM** 58 SCH
MAJOR CURRICULUM BIOLOGY
LOWER-LEVEL BIOLOGY REQUIREMENTS 8 SCH
Two courses chosen from:
BIOL 2404 - BIOL 2410 - BIOL 2420 - ENSC 2410
UPPER-LEVEL BIOLOGY REQUIREMENTS 24 SCH
BIOL 3410 Ecology
BIOL 3413 Genetics
BIOL 4170 Biology Seminar
Fifteen hours chosen from:
BIOL 3406/BIOL 3407/BIOL 3411/BIOL 3412/BIOL 3414/
BIOL 4170/BIOL 4309/BIOL 4401/BIOL 4402/BIOL 4403/
BIOL 4404/BIOL 4405/BIOL 4407/BIOL 4408/BIOL 4471 (variable hrs)/BIOL 4473 (variable hrs)
MINOR CURRICULUM**/1 18 SCH
Eighteen hours from one discipline at least
twelve of which must be at the 3000- or 4000-level
ELECTIVES** 20 SCH
Twenty hours at least three courses of
which must be at the 3000- or 4000-level
TOTAL 128 SCH
**Required lower-level division credit hours. May count toward core requirement.
BIOL 1406 - BIOL 1407
All biology majors must complete the following courses. They may be included as part of the core, as part of the minor curriculum, or as part of the electives.
CHEM 1411 - CHEM 1412 - CHEM 2423 - CHEM 2425 -
MATH 2405 - PHYS 1301/1101 or PHYS 1375/1175
1Select from ARTS/BA/CHEM/ENGL/ENSC/GEOG/HIST/PHYS/PSCI/PSYC/SOCI/SPAN/WOMN.
CORE CURRICULUM*/** 58 SCH
MAJOR CURRICULUM BIOLOGY
LOWER-LEVEL BIOLOGY REQUIREMENTS 8 SCH
Two courses chosen from:
BIOL 2404 - BIOL 2410 - BIOL 2420 - ENSC 2410
UPPER-LEVEL BIOLOGY REQUIREMENTS 22 SCH
BIOL 3410 Ecology
BIOL 3413 Genetics
BIOL 4170 Biology Seminar
Thirteen hours chosen from:
BIOL 3406/BIOL 3407/BIOL 3411/BIOL 3412/BIOL 3414/
BIOL 4170/BIOL 4309/BIOL 4401/BIOL 4402/BIOL 4403/
BIOL 4404/BIOL 4405/BIOL 4407/BIOL 4408/
BIOL 4471 (variable hrs)/BIOL 4473 (variable hrs)
MINOR CURRICULUM***/1 24 SCH
Twenty-four hours from one discipline at least
twelve of which must be at the 3000- or 4000-level
SUPPORT AREA* 6 SCH
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT* 21 SCH
TOTAL 139 SCH
*Individuals seeking initial teacher certification are required to enroll in EDCI 2101, EDCI 3101, and EDCI 3103.
**Required lower-level division credit hours. May count toward core requirement. BIOL 1406- BIOL 1407.
***Some teaching fields may require completion of more than twenty-four (24) hours to help meet the teacher certification requirements.
1Select from ARTS/BA/ENGL/ENSC/GEOG/HIST/MATH/PHYS/PSCI/PSYC/SOCI/SPAN/ WOMN.
CORE CURRICULUM** 58 SCH
MAJOR CURRICULUM MATHEMATICS
LOWER-LEVEL REQUIREMENTS 9 SCH
MATH 2406 Calculus II**
MATH 2410 Calculus III**
Math (surplus)1
UPPER-LEVEL REQUIREMENTS 30 SCH
MATH 3310 Introduction to Linear Algebra
MATH 3330 Ordinary Differential Equations
MATH 3360 Statistical Analysis
MATH 3365 Discrete Mathematics
MATH 4310 Abstract Algebra
MATH 4330 Numerical Linear Algebra
MATH 4335 Advanced Calculus
MATH 4395 Senior Mathematics Project
Six hours chosen from:
Any 4000-level MATH course(s)
MINOR CURRICULUM2 18 SCH
Eighteen hours from one discipline at least twelve
of which must be at the 3000- or 4000-level
ELECTIVES 13 SCH
Thirteen hours at least twelve of
which must be at the 3000- or 4000-level
TOTAL 128 SCH
**For mathematics majors, the lower-level requirements contain the 6 SCH of the core requirement in mathematics.
1Contains the 1 SCH surplus from the core courses in MATH.
2Select from ARTS/BA/ENGL/ENSC/GEOG/HIST/PHYS/PSCI/PSYC/SOCI/SPAN /WOMN.
CORE CURRICULUM*/** 58 SCH
MAJOR CURRICULUM MATHEMATICS
LOWER-LEVEL REQUIREMENTS 9 SCH
MATH 1310 Plane Trigonometry**/1
MATH 2405 Calculus I**
MATH 2406 Calculus II**
MATH 2410 Calculus III**
UPPER-LEVEL REQUIREMENTS 21 SCH
MATH 3310 Introduction to Linear Algebra
MATH 3320 Modern Geometry
MATH 3330 Ordinary Differential Equations
MATH 3360 Statistical Analysis
MATH 3365 Discrete Mathematics
MATH 4310 Abstract Algebra
MATH 4335 Advanced Calculus
MINOR CURRICULUM***/2 24 SCH
For certification purposest twenty-four hours
from one discipline at least twelve hours must
be at the 3000- or 4000-level
SUPPORT AREA* 6 SCH
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT* 21 SCH
TOTAL 139 SCH
*Individuals seeking initial teacher certification are required to enroll in EDCI 2101, EDCI 3101, and EDCI 3103.
**For mathematics majors, the lower-level requirements contain the 6 SCH hours of the core requirement in mathematics.
***Some teaching fields may require completion of more than twenty-four (24) hours to help meet the teacher certification requirements.
1Knowledge of MATH 1305 College Algebra is assumed. MATH 1415 may be taken to satisfy the requirement for MATH 1310 and enhancement needed for MATH 1305.
2Select from ENGL/ENSC/HIST/PHYS/PSCI/PSYC/SOCI/SPAN.
CORE CURRICULUM1 58 SCH
MAJOR CURRICULUM PHYSICAL SCIENCE
LOWER-LEVEL REQUIREMENTS1 18 SCH
CHEM 2423 Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 2425 Organic Chemistry II
PHYS 1375/1175 University Physics I
PHYS 1376/1176 University Physics II
Math (surplus)1
UPPER-LEVEL REQUIREMENTS 20-22 SCH
Four courses chosen from:
CHEM 2400/CHEM 3451/CHEM 3405/
CHEM 3331/CHEM 4311
Two courses chosen from:
PHYS 3305/PHYS 3310/
PHYS 3315/PHYS 4399
MINOR CURRICULUM2 18 SCH
Eighteen hours from one discipline
Six hours must be at the 1000- or 2000-level
Twelve hours must be at the 3000- or 4000-level
ELECTIVES 12 SCH
Six hours must be at the 1000- or 2000-level
Six hours must be at the 3000- or 4000-level
TOTAL 126 - 128 SCH
1Must take CHEM 1411 and CHEM 1412 as the core requirements for science. Must take MATH 2405 and MATH 2406 as the core requirements for math (includes 2 SCH surplus).
2Select from ARTS/BA/ENGL/ENSC/GEOG/HIST/MATH/PSCI/PSYC/SOCI/SPAN/ WOMN.
CORE CURRICULUM** 58 SCH
MAJOR CURRICULUM CHEMISTRY
LOWER-LEVEL CHEMISTRY REQUIREMENTS 12 SCH
CHEM 2400 Environmental Chemistry
CHEM 2423 Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 2425 Organic Chemistry II
UPPER-LEVEL CHEMISTRY REQUIREMENTS 20 SCH
CHEM 3405 Analytical Chemistry
CHEM 3431 Physical Chemistry
CHEM 3432 Physical Chemistry II
CHEM 3451 Biochemistry
CHEM 4411 Inorganic Chemistry
Sixteen hours chosen from: 16 SCH
CHEM 3310/CHEM 3352/CHEM 3441/
CHEM 4120/CHEM 4398/CHEM 4399
MINOR CURRICULUM**/1 18 SCH
Eighteen hours from one discipline at least
twelve of which must be at the 3000- or 4000-level
SUPPORT AREA 7 SCH
MATH 1342
MATH 2405
TOTAL 131 SCH
**Required lower-level division credit hours. CHEM 1411/CHEM 1412 may count towards core requirements.
1 Select from ARTS/BA/ENGL/ENSC/GEOG/PHYS/PSCI/SOCI/SPAN/WOMN.
MINOR CURRICULUM
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 21 SCH
Required lower division courses: 8 SCH
ENSC 2410 Principles of Environmental Science*
EPSC 1370/1170 Survey of Earth Science*
Required upper division courses: 13 SCH
BIOL 4170 Senior Seminar
Choose 12 hours from the following:
BIOL 3410 Ecology
BIOL 3414 Invertebrate Zoology
ENSC 3310 Environmental/Natural Resources Conservation
ENSC 4310 Environmental Toxicology
ENSC 4420 Environmental Microbiology
ENSC 4430 Limnology
ENSC 4473 Undergraduate Research
MINOR CURRICULUM
PHYSICS 20 SCH
Required lower-division courses 8 S
PHYS 1375/1175 University Physics I*
PHYS 1376/1176 University Physics II*
Required upper-division courses 12 SCH
PHYS 3305 Optics and Wave Theory
PHYS 3310 Modern Physics
PHYS 3315 Classical Mechanics
PHYS 4399 Special Topics in Physics
*May be used to satisfy the 8 SCH of science in the core curriculum.
Registered Nurses seeking admission to the RN/BSN program must apply directly to the School of Nursing. Admission to the University does not automatically guarantee admission to the School of Nursing. In addition to completing all requirements for general admission to the University, the student must meet the following criteria:
1. Completion of a School of Nursing Application (in addition to the University application form).
2. Evidence of current licensure in good standing as a Registered Nurse in Texas. A student who is currently enrolled in a basic nursing program may apply for admission provided the state board examination is taken before enrolling in nursing courses. Licensure must be obtained before completion of the first semester course work for continuance in the nursing program. The School of Nursing office must be notified at the time the student receives the state board results.
3. A 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale) or better cumulative grade point average (GPA) in all previous subjects taken.
4. A 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale) or better cumulative grade point average in all previous nursing coursework.
5. A personal interview with the Nursing Admissions and Progression Committee may be required.
6. Evidence of current rubella and DT immunizations, PPD or chest X-ray, Hep B vaccine or signed informed refusal, and physical examination certifying good health/no restrictions.
7. Requests for exceptions from GPA or other admission requirements, supported by evidence of extenuating circumstances, will be considered by the School of Nursing Admissions and Progression Committee only after an official School of Nursing Application has been filed. Such considerations for exceptions will be based on the individual student's work performance, academic record, and motivation to continue professional advancement.
If at any time the number of applications should exceed the faculty and facilities available, the final selection of students will be based upon the dates the applications were received and upon the dates the requirements for admission were met.
Contact the School of Nursing by writing to:
Canseco School of Nursing
Texas A&M International University
5201 University Boulevard
Laredo, TX 78041-1900
The following courses make up the Core Curriculum for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN/BSN) degree offered at the School of Nursing in the College of Science and Technology. These courses must be taken to complete the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.
CORE CURRICULUM* 58 SCH
Computer Literacy 3
Kinesiology1 2
English and Literature 12
Fine Arts 3
History 6
Language 6
Mathematics 6
Political Science (Government) 6
Science 8
Social Science 6
*Refer to General Requirements for Graduation.
1Requirement met within nursing courses.
CORE REQUIREMENTS 58 SCH
OTHER EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS 6 SCH
Statistics Elective1
TRANSFER NURSING COURSES 22 SCH
Upon successful completion of the National League
for Nursing Mobility Exams, 22 credits will be
transferred in for previous nursing coursework.
MAJOR CURRICULUM
NURSING2 38 SCH
NURS 3302 Cultural Determinants of Health Behavior
NURS 3305 Nursing Research
NURS 3590 Nurse Role and Practice Transitions
NURS 3314 Pathophysiology
NURS 3315 Health Assessment
NURS 4375 Issues in Transcultural Nursing
NURS 4440 International and Border Health Nursing
NURS 4463 Leadership and Management in Nursing
NURS 4470 Comprehensive Emergent Care
NURS 4622 Community Health Nursing
TOTAL 124 SCH
1Must be outside the nursing major.
2The ten nursing courses required for completion of the degree Bachelor of Science in Nursing can be completed in four long semesters of full time study. Information on tuition, fees, and length of program for accredited U.S. Nursing Programs is available from the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, 350 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014, (212) 989-9393, FAX: (212) 989-3710, http:/www.nln.org