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

Campus

Knoxville

uTrack Requirements (College of Arts and Sciences)

Universal Tracking (uTrack) is an academic monitoring system designed to help students stay on track for timely graduation. In order to remain on track, students must complete the minimum requirements for each tracking semester, known as milestones. Milestones include successful completion of specified courses and/or attainment of a minimum GPA. uTrack requirements only affect full-time, degree-seeking students.

Following the sample academic plan and its uTrack milestones will help students stay on track to graduate in four years. For specific course requirements, refer to the description of the major and the Arts and Sciences requirements  listed in the Catalog, and consult an academic advisor.

Term 1

• ² Quantitative Reasoning (QR)  Elective 3-4 Credit Hours *

• ENGL 101 - English Composition I 3 Credit Hours * (or equivalent)

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• ⁵ Select one Engaged Inquiries (EI)  Elective 2 Credit Hours *:

• BIOL 159 - Skills of Biological Investigation 2 Credit Hours *
• BIOL 167 - Honors: Skills of Biological Investigation 2 Credit Hours *

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• Select one course:

• ¹  BIOL 150 - Organismal and Ecological Biology 3 Credit Hours *
• BIOL 158 - Honors: Organismal and Ecological Biology 3 Credit Hours

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• Choose separate lecture and lab or honors lecture/lab combined:

• CHEM 122 - General Chemistry I 3 Credit Hours * and
• CHEM 123 - General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 Credit Hours *

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• CHEM 128 - Honors: General Chemistry I 4 Credit Hours *

Term 2

• Oral Communication (OC)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ² Quantitative Reasoning (QR)  Elective 3-4 Credit Hours *

• ENGL 102 - English Composition II 3 Credit Hours * (or equivalent)

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• Select one course:

• BIOL 160 - Cellular and Molecular Biology 3 Credit Hours *
• BIOL 168 - Honors: Cellular and Molecular Biology 3 Credit Hours *

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• Choose separate lecture and lab or honors lecture/lab combined:

• CHEM 132 - General Chemistry II 3 Credit Hours * and
• CHEM 133 - General Chemistry II Laboratory 1 Credit Hours *

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• CHEM 138 - Honors: General Chemistry II 4 Credit Hours *

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Term 3

• Engaged Inquiries (EI)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Foreign Language (intermediate level) 3 Credit Hours

• ³  BIOL 240 - General Genetics 4 Credit Hours
• PHYS 221 - Elements of Physics I 4 Credit Hours *
• CHEM 269 - Foundations of Organic Chemistry Laboratory 1 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• CHEM 260 - Foundations of Organic Chemistry 3 Credit Hours
• CHEM 268 - Honors: Foundations of Organic Chemistry 3 Credit Hours

Term 4

• Foreign Language (intermediate level) 3 Credit Hours *
• Global Citizenship - United States (GCUS)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Non-U.S. History Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• PHYS 222 - Elements of Physics II 4 Credit Hours *
• CHEM 359 - In-depth Organic Chemistry Laboratory 1 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• CHEM 360 - In-depth Organic Chemistry 3 Credit Hours
• CHEM 368 - Honors: In-depth Organic Chemistry 3 Credit Hours

Term 5

• Applied Oral Communication (AOC)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Arts and Humanities  Lit/Phil/Rel Thought  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ⁴ Connections 3 Credit Hours
• Non-U.S. History Elective 3 Credit Hours * (continuation of sequence)
• ³ Social Sciences (SS)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• ³  BCMB 401 - Biochemistry I 4 Credit Hours

Term 6

• Arts and Humanities (AH)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ⁴ Connections 6 Credit Hours
• Engaged Inquiries (EI)  Elective 4 Credit Hours *
• ³ Social Sciences (SS)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Written Communication (WC)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

Terms 7 and 8

• Completion of one year at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis

Total Credit Hours 120

Footnotes

1. Students who come in with 8-hours of general biology credit and are not pursuing a major that requires BIOL 150 *, should consult with an Arts & Sciences Advisor regarding this requirement.
2. Mathematics placement depends on high school courses and grades, ACT scores, and BA/BS requirements. MATH 130 , MATH 131 , or any calculus course is a prerequisite to physics. At least two courses must satisfy the Volunteer Core Requirement  in Quantitative Reasoning (QR) .
3. MCAT 2015 contains new content; therefore, pre-med students should complete BIOL 240  and BCMB 401  and select PSYC 110 * or PSYC 117 * and SOCI 120 * to satisfy the Volunteer Core Requirement  in Social Sciences (SS) .
4. The Connections requirement may be satisfied in one of three ways:
   1. completing 9 hours from one of the approved Connections packages,
   2. completing the requirements for a second major or minor, or
   3. completing 9 hours of study abroad coursework.
5. The courses indicated meet both a Volunteer Core Requirement  as well as a requirement in the major. Students can choose to complete the Volunteer Core Requirement  using alternative courses; however, this could increase time to degree.

* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .