Pre-Nursing LLC

Students in this community will take several courses together. This allows for study groups and a richer experience in the LLC. 

Fall Semester

• US 1100: University Seminar
• BIO 1330: Functional Biology
• MATH 1315: College Algebra

Spring Semester

• PSY 1300: Introduction to Psychology
• CHEM 1341: General Chemistry I

I am from a little west Texas town called Uvalde, where I spent 25 years as a tenured community college professor teaching biology courses. The courses I taught were Zoology, Environmental Biology, Anatomy/Physiology, and Non-Majors Biology. I often weave some of that information into various lectures to keep things interesting and relevant.

In all of the years I have taught I have never lost the excitement I feel every day engaging with my students in the class, and most recently online. It was the best career choice I could have made for myself and my desire to have time for a family and give something back. I consider teaching others to be the ultimate form of true public service, and I am always honored to be given that opportunity every time I begin a new semester with a new group of students:)

I am a lifelong learner and I am always looking for opportunities to grow in my knowledge and share those teachings with my students.

My degrees are as follows, I have an undergraduate degree from the University of Incarnate Word (UIW) in biology with a chemistry minor (B.S, 1991), a Master's from UIW in biology with an education minor (M.A., 1993), a second Master's from Sul Ross University in Education with an emphasis on school administration (M.Ed., 1998) , and my Ph.D. (2018) from Texas State University focused on the field of aquatic biology.

Trent is a pre-nursing major from Magnolia, Texas How did the LLC help you transition from your hometown to Texas State?
It helped me meet a lot of new people I feel as though I wouldn't have met if I wasn't in the LLC.

What has been your favorite social thing about the LLC thus far?
My favorite social event so far would have to be the field trip to the Texas State campus in Round Rock where we visited the St. David’s School of Nursing.

What has been your favorite academic thing about the LLC thus far?
My favorite academic activity would have to be the study groups.

What do you like about your LLC in general?
I like the sense of community.

Who is your favorite professor and why?
My favorite professor so far would have to be my biology teacher, Dr. Erica Nierth, she is very sweet and understanding as well as a great instructor.