▁and ▁doctor al ▁degree ▁programs , ▁including ▁fast - track ▁programs ▁in ▁select ▁depart ments ▁which ▁allow ▁students ▁to ▁ear n ▁advanced ▁degrees ▁in ▁a ▁shorter ▁period ▁of ▁time ▁than ▁traditional ▁degree ▁programs . ▁The ▁College ' s ▁fac ulty ▁includes ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁In vent ors , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁F ell ows ▁in ▁various ▁professional ▁organizations ▁and ▁recip ients ▁of ▁numerous ▁national , ▁state ▁and ▁U T ▁System ▁teaching ▁awards . ▁The ▁College ' s ▁High ▁Energy ▁Physics ▁group ▁is ▁involved ▁in ▁on going ▁experiments ▁at ▁the ▁Lar ge ▁Had ron ▁Coll ider ▁at ▁C ER N ▁and ▁made ▁major ▁contributions ▁to ▁the ▁discovery ▁of ▁the ▁H ig gs ▁bos on ▁particle ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁working ▁on ▁detect ors ▁and ▁computational ▁data ▁analysis . ▁ ▁The ▁College ▁of ▁Education ▁had ▁a ▁ 9 5 % ▁pass ▁rate ▁on ▁the ▁Texas ▁state ▁lic ensure ▁exam ination ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 – 2 0 1 5 ▁academic ▁school ▁year . ▁The ▁College ▁of ▁Education ▁cert ification ▁pass ▁rates ▁have ▁consist ently ▁been ▁above ▁the ▁state ▁average . ▁ ▁The ▁College ▁of ▁Liberal ▁Arts ▁offers ▁unique ▁programs ▁such ▁as ▁South western ▁Studies , ▁and ▁its ▁Center ▁for ▁Mexican ▁American ▁Studies ▁( C MA S ) ▁and ▁Center ▁for ▁African ▁American ▁Studies ▁( CA AS ) ▁offers ▁min ors ▁in ▁Mexican - American ▁and ▁African - American ▁Studies , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁U T ▁Ar ling ton ▁has ▁the