Dec 28, 2025  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Division of Biology


https://biology.utk.edu/

Randall Small, Professor and Director

Caroline Wienhold, Associate Director

Distinguished Lecturers
Brewton, R., PhD – Tennessee
Keck, B., PhD – Tennessee
McAlvin, C., PhD – Tennessee

Senior Lecturers
Chandler, J., PhD – Tennessee
Madison, S., PhD – Tennessee
Wienhold, C., PhD – Connecticut

Lecturers
Mamantov, M., PhD – Tennessee
Palla, K., MS – Purdue
Ray, S., PhD – Haccettepe U

The Division of Biology consists of the following departments: Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology (BCMB), Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB), and Microbiology. Each offers a separate concentration within a common Bachelor of Science major, Biological Sciences, followed by the concentration name. (Honors options are described after each concentration.) See departments for catalog information.

Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology Concentration  

Honors Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology Concentration  

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Concentration  

Honors Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Concentration  

Microbiology Concentration  

Honors Microbiology Concentration  

VolsTeach

Students pursuing a major in selected programs in the College of Arts and Sciences are eligible to participate in the University’s VolsTeach program (http://volsteach.utk.edu/). This 4-year program permits students to complete a major in mathematics or science while also receiving secondary education teaching licensure through completion of a VolsTeach minor. For more information about VolsTeach, including advising associated with teacher licensure requirements, contact https://cehhs.utk.edu/cehhsadvising/.  

Programs