Health Sciences Building

Purpose and Objective

The School of Health Sciences is committed:

• to educate health care personnel in specific areas of need and in sufficient numbers to contribute significantly
• to the improvement of health care in the Rio Grande Valley and surrounding areas,
• to demand the mastery of identified entry level competencies in the respective health careers and the pursuit of academic excellence, and
• to promote career mobility and educational advancement for the students in health sciences.

To carry out the stated purpose, the School plans:

• to develop policies and curriculum that encourage an interdisciplinary approach to health care and lateral articulation in the health sciences,
• to provide state-of-the-art laboratory and classroom facilities and resources to develop skills and competencies,
• to offer students a wide variety of programs in health care sciences,
• to encourage extracurricular activities that provide service to the community and are conducive to the development of social responsibility, and
• to coordinate the continuing professional education offered through Division of Continuing Education and through community resources.

UTB/TSC Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy

• UTB/TSC monitors academic progress every fall and spring semester to identify those students who are experiencing difficulty with their courses.
• Click here to find out more about the SAP policy at UTB/TSC.

 
Marti Flores , Chair
LHSB 2.206
882-5014
marti.flores@utb.edu 

Dr. Katherine Dougherty, Chair
LHSB 2.730
882-5071
kathy.dougherty@utb.edu