Students attend classes weekly in preparation for the week-long field trip during spring break. The Mexican component involves travel to tropical central Mexico where flora and fauna are vastly different from west Texas. Students explore numerous wet and dry caves, some inhabited by colonies of bats. The second travel course is offered in the May Term of odd-numbered years. Montane Biology takes students to the mountains of northern New Mexico for a week exploring the wildlife of the mountains.
Trails take students high into mountains still decked with snow.
Side trips to pueblos and national historic areas complete the adventure. Undergraduate Research Students with an interest in research can work with professors on projects. Much of our research work is designed to allow students to make significant contributions. Work can focus on field studies or laboratory investigations. For information on the research interests of faculty, click here .