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2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Pre-Professional Programs Major, BS – Pre-Veterinary Medicine Concentration


The following program is designed for students who wish to pursue an arts and sciences degree while preparing for the study of veterinary medicine. Students in this program must complete at least 93 credit hours while enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences, must satisfy the Basic Skills and Distribution requirements, and must complete the last 30 hours in residence at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, before enrolling in the College of Veterinary Medicine. A departmental major is not required. Upon successful completion of the first year (two semesters) of the professional veterinary medicine curriculum, the Bachelor of Science degree will be conferred by the College of Arts and Sciences.

Admission to the College of Veterinary Medicine is at the discretion of the Admissions Committee of that College; admission to and successful completion of this program does not assure admission to the College of Veterinary Medicine.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science • Pre-Professional Programs Major • Pre-Veterinary Medicine Concentration


Term 1 Hours
BIOL 150 * or BIOL 158 * or BIOL 101 *-BIOL 102 * 3-8
BIOL 159 * or BIOL 167 * 2
CHEM 120 * or CHEM 128 * 4
ENGL 101  (or equivalent)* 3
1Quantitative Reasoning Electives* 3-4
Term 2
BIOL 160 * or BIOL 168 * 3
CHEM 130 * or CHEM 138 * 4
Communicating Orally Elective* 3
ENGL 102  (or equivalent)* 3
1Quantitative Reasoning Electives* 3-4
Term 3
BIOL 240   4
CHEM 350  or CHEM 358   3
Foreign Language (intermediate level)* 3
Non-U.S. History* 3
PHYS 221 * 4
Term 4
Arts and Humanities (List A)* 3
CHEM 360 -CHEM 369  or CHEM 368 -CHEM 369   5
Foreign Language (intermediate level)* 3
Non-U.S. History (continuation of sequence)* 3
PHYS 222 * 4
Term 5
Arts and Humanities (List A or B)* 3
BCMB 401   4
Social Science* 3
Upper-Level Distribution (U.S. Studies) 3
Term 6
BCMB 402   4
2Biology Elective 4
Communicating through Writing Elective* 3
Upper-Level Distribution (Foreign Studies) 3
Social Science* 3
Term 7 and 8
Completion of one year at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine.  
TOTAL (minimum) 120
* Meets University General Education Requirement .
1 Math placement depends on high school courses and grades, ACT scores, and BA/BS requirements. MATH 130  or any calculus course is a prerequisite for physics. At least two courses must satisfy the University General Education Requirement in Quantitative Reasoning .
2 Any BCMB course (except BCMB 401 , BCMB 402 , BCMB 452 , BCMB 457 , BCMB 492 , BCMB 493 ); any EEB course (except EEB 304 , EEB 305 , EEB 309 , EEB 370 , EEB 400 , EEB 407 , EEB 413 , EEB 421 , EEB 490 , EEB 493 ); any MICR course (except MICR 491 , MICR 492 , MICR 493 ).