Advising and support for College of Sciences majors are supported by UTSA Academic Advising and our Undergraduate Advisors of Record (UGARs).

Academic Advising

Academic Advisors help students navigate their degree plans and ensure that they meet all degree requirements while adhering to university policy. Academic Advising is centralized at UTSA though the College of Sciences and its departments collaborates closely with advisors that serves our majors.

Ongoing communication with academic advising is critical to student success and timely graduation. Students should meet with their academic advisors at least once per semester prior to registration for the next semester.

Academic Advising is organized into Advising Centers that advise a specific group of majors. There are three advising centers that serve College of Sciences majors.

Life and Health Sciences Advising

Majors: Biology, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Microbiology & Immunology, and Neuroscience

Life and Health Sciences Advising website

Math and Physical Sciences Advising

Majors: Biochemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geosciences, Mathematics, Mathematics of Data and Computing, Physics, and Software Engineering

Math and Physical Sciences Advising website

Interdisciplinary Education Advising

Majors: Biology (7-12th Grade Biology Teacher Concentration), Geosciences (6-12th Grade Teaching Concentration), Mathematics for Teaching, Multidisciplinary Science (Teaching), and Physics (6-12th Grade Teaching Concentration)

Interdisciplinary Education Advising website

Undergraduate Advisor of Record (UGAR)

A UGAR is usually a faculty member from the department of your selected major. This individual is different than your academic advisor and can provide the following:

  • Additional details about the course material that will be covered in your selected degree program
    (see the Undergraduate Catalog for general course descriptions)
  • Advice and referrals to other faculty members if you are interested in participating in a research lab or independent study
  • Act as the liaison and help find a faculty sponsor if there is an internship for academic credit that you want to pursue

Current College of Sciences UGARs

Lower-Division Mathematics and ALEKS Math Advising

Students seeking guidance on lower-division mathematics (i.e., College Algebra, Pre-Calculus, Calculus I, and Calculus II) or the ALEKS Math can reach out to the Lower-Division Mathematics UGAR, Professor Zachery Sharon (Zachery.Sharon@utsa.edu). The Lower-Division Mathematics UGAR can provide guidance on math readiness for any major across UTSA.

Health Professions Advising

Students seeking to apply for medical, dental, or other health professions graduate programs should consult with the UTSA Health Professions Office.

COS students who have declared the Premedical Sciences Concentration in the B.S. Biology or the B.S. Neuroscience degree programs OR are Biochemistry or Microbiology and Immunology majors can seek health professions advising from Dr. Eddie Hernandez (Eddie.Hernandez@utsa.edu).

UTeachSA Advising

Students in the UTeachSA program can contact Associate Director Carey Walls (Carey.Walls@utsa.edu) or the COS Co-Director Dr. Priya Prasad (Priya.Prasad@utsa.edu) for guidance on UTeachSA coursework and field experiences.