Animal Science Major, BS in Animal Science – Pre-Veterinary Medicine 3+1 Concentration

This program allows students to be awarded a Bachelor of Science in Animal Science after the successful completion of the first two semesters in the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM). Students must begin this program early in the pre-veterinary curriculum. The specific requirements are as follows.

• Completion of all pre-veterinary requirements.
  • ENGL 101 *, ENGL 102 * (3,3) – 6 hours
  • Humanities and Social Sciences – 18 hours
  • PHYS 221 *, PHYS 222 * (4,4) – 8 hours
  • CHEM 120 *-CHEM 130 * (4,4) – 8 hours
  • CHEM 350 , CHEM 360  and Laboratory CHEM 369  (3,3,2) – 8 hours
  • BCMB 401  (4) – 4 hours
  • BIOL 130 *, BIOL 140 * (4,4) – 8 hours
  • ANSC 340  – 3 hours
  • Biology Elective – 4 hours
• The last 30 hours of the three-year pre-veterinary curriculum must be taken at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
• At least 12 hours of upper-division (300- and 400-level courses) technical agriculture courses must be taken at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
• In addition to all the required pre-veterinary medical courses, the following (or approved equivalents) must be completed before entering the College of Veterinary Medicine.
  • MATH 125 * or MATH 141 * or MATH 151 * plus any QR Elective
  • ANSC 160  – 3 hours
  • ANSC 220  – 3 hours;
  • ANSC 320  – 3 hours
  • ANSC 330  – 3 hours
  • ANSC 340  – 3 hours
  • ANSC 380  – 3 hours
  • AGNR 290  – 3 hours
  • AREC 201 * – 4 hours
  • CMST 210 * or CMST 240 * or ANSC 360 * – 3 hours
  • NOTE: AREC 201 * and CMST 210 * or CMST 240 * will be accepted by the CVM as meeting requirements in Humanities/Social Science category. The remainder must be a Social Sciences Elective , Arts and Humanities Electives  (6 hours) and Cultures and Civilizations Electives  (6 hours); one of which must be writing intensive.
• Satisfactory completion of the first two semesters in the College of Veterinary Medicine professional program.
• No later than the first day of the first semester of the student’s first year in the College of Veterinary Medicine, (s)he should contact the Department of Animal Science in order to check on graduation procedures for this program.
• A total of 124 hours must be completed by the end of the first year in the College of Veterinary Medicine.