The Health Sciences and Classroom Building is an aesthetically appealing, energy-saving, and environmentally responsible multi-story academic building, approximately 52,000 gsf in size, which accommodates nursing and criminology and other programs at the UHCL Pearland Campus. The project also includes a new campus entry off of Pearland Parkway, a road and parking lot(s). The campus was expanded from 9 acres to an additional 14 acres with land donated by the City of Pearland to support campus growth. The preliminary program comprises 4-60 seat classrooms and a 100-seat lecture hall, a computer teaching lab, and two science teaching labs.