Arts and Sciences Exploratory Program

The College of Arts and Sciences Exploratory program is designed for students who are deciding among one or more majors in the College. It allows students to explore major options as well as make progress toward graduation through the completion of general education courses. Exploratory students are required to meet with their advisor every semester.

All full-time, degree-seeking UT Knoxville students who first entered Fall 2013 or later must transition out of the exploratory track into a major no later than the end of their fourth tracking semester. Transfer students with less than 45 hours of transferrable work who are admitted as exploratory students must transition out of the exploratory track into a major no later than the end of their second full semester at UT.

Requirements for the Arts and Sciences Exploratory Major

COURSE SUBJECT AND TITLE	HRS	ADVISING NOTES	MILESTONES
TERM ONE
Select one of the following first-year seminars: FYS 101 , FYS 129 , BCPP 102 , COUN 205 , COUN 212 , UNHO 101	1		Completion of at least 12 credit hours
COMMUNICATING THROUGH WRITING (WC) ENGL 101 or ENGL 102 OR ENGL 121 or ENGL 131 OR ENGL 118 OR ENGL 198 (for Chancellor’s Honors Program students only)	3	SAT/ACT/EPE and AP/dual enrollment credit determines placement in English Composition.
QUANTITATIVE REASONING (QR)	3-4	SAT/ACT or Math Department Placement Exam or AP/dual enrollment credit determines placement in mathematics.
Option A MATH 113 or MATH 117 OR MATH 115 OR COSC 100		For students whose major or minor interests do not include programs with specific math requirements
Option B MATH 123 OR MATH 125		For students whose major or minor interests include programs with specific math requirements other than MATH 141 -MATH 142 or MATH 151 -MATH 152 MATH 125 has a prerequisite of MATH 119 or Math ACT 25.
Option C MATH 141 or MATH 147 OR MATH 151		For students whose major or minor interests include programs with a mathematics requirement of MATH 141 -MATH 142 or MATH 151 -MATH 152 MATH 141 and MATH 151 have a prerequisite of MATH 130 or Math ACT 28.
Option D Advanced math chosen from approved QR list OR STAT 201 or STAT 207		Course chosen depends on major or minor interests and previous background.
NATURAL SCIENCE LAB (NS) Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Physics (particular course depends on major interests)	4	Consult undergraduate catalog and academic advisor for best option
SOCIAL SCIENCE (SS) OR FOREIGN LANGUAGE	3	Intermediate foreign language satisfies the CULTURES & CIVILIZATION (CC) requirement.
General Elective	0-1
TERM TWO
COMMUNICATING THROUGH WRITING (WC) ENGL 102 OR ENGL 131 or ENGL 132 OR ENGL 298 (for Chancellor’s Honors Program students only)	3	Students who complete ENGL 118 with a B or higher may complete the English composition requirement by taking ENGL 102 , a sophomore English course, or ENGL 355 .	First-year seminar ENGL 101 or equivalent
QUANTITATIVE REASONING (QR)	3
NATURAL SCIENCE (NS)	3-4
FOREIGN LANGUAGE or general elective to explore a potential major	3	Intermediate foreign language satisfies the CULTURES & CIVILIZATION (CC) requirement.
SOCIAL SCIENCE (SS)	3
TERM THREE
COMMUNICATING THROUGH WRITING (WC) Writing intensive course appropriate for major interest or elective if appropriate course has registration restrictions	3		ENGL 102 or equivalent Quantitative Reasoning course Natural Science course Social Science or Foreign Language course
COMMUNICATING ORALLY (OC)	3
SOCIAL SCIENCE (SS) OR NON-U.S. HISTORY	3	If FOREIGN LANGUAGE was selected in term one, SOCIAL SCIENCE may be selected here.
ARTS AND HUMANITIES (AH)	3
FOREIGN LANGUAGE or general elective to explore a potential major	3	If intermediate competency has been met in foreign language, a general elective may be chosen here.

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Arts and Sciences Exploratory Program

Requirements for the Arts and Sciences Exploratory Major