Pre-Professional Programs Major, BS - Pre-Medicine Concentration (uTrack Requirements)

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

• ENGL 101* - English Composition I 3 Credit Hours

• Select one course:

• MATH 115* - Statistical Reasoning 3 Credit Hours
• MATH 151* - Mathematics for the Life Sciences 3 Credit Hours
• STAT 201* - Introduction to Statistics 3 Credit Hours
• STAT 207* - Honors: Introduction to Statistics 3 Credit Hours

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• Select one option:

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

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  OR

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

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• Complete:

• BIOL 150* - Organismal and Ecological Biology 3 Credit Hours

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• Engaged Inquiries Elective: Complete:

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

Term 2

• Social Sciences (SS)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• ENGL 102* - English Composition II 3 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• MATH 125* - Basic Calculus 3 Credit Hours
• MATH 132* - Calculus 1B Infused with Precalculus 3 Credit Hours
• MATH 141* - Calculus I 4 Credit Hours
• MATH 152* - Calculus for the Life Sciences 3 Credit Hours

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• Complete:

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

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• Select one course:

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

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• OR

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

Term 3

• Foreign Language 3 credit hours (Intermediate Level)

• BIOL 240 - General Genetics 4 Credit Hours
• CHEM 260 - Foundations of Organic Chemistry 3 Credit Hours (or equivalent)
• CHEM 269 - Foundations of Organic Chemistry Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
• PHYS 221* - Elements of Physics I 4 Credit Hours

Term 4

• Foreign Language (Intermediate Level) 3 credit hours
• Arts and Humanities  (Lit/Phil/Rel Thought ) Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• CHEM 359 - In-depth Organic Chemistry Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
• CHEM 360 - In-depth Organic Chemistry 3 Credit Hours (or equivalent)
• ENGL 102* - English Composition II 3 Credit Hours
• PHYS 222* - Elements of Physics II 4 Credit Hours

Term 5

• Arts and Humanities (AH)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Oral Communication (OC)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Social Sciences (SS)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Written Communication (WC)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• BCMB 401 - Biochemistry I 4 Credit Hours

Term 6

• Two courses from Group A and/or B Upper-Division Courses (major) 6 credit hours
• Engaged Inquiries (EI)  Elective 4 Credit Hours *
• Connections Course 3 credit hours
• ³ ​​​​​Applied Oral Communication (AOC)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

Term 7

• Two courses from Group A and/or B Upper-Division Courses (major) 6 credit hours
• Connections Course 3 credit hours
• Engaged Inquiries (EI)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Non-U.S. History 3 credit hours *

Term 8

• One course from Group A or Group B Upper-Division Courses (major) 3 credit hours
• Connections Course 3 credit hours
• ³ Global Citizenship - United States (GCUS)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Non-U.S. History 3 credit hours *
• Upper Division Elective 3 credit hours

Total Credit Hours 122

Footnotes

• * Meets Volunteer Core  Requirement.
• ¹MCAT 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.
• ²The Connections requirement may be satisfied in one of four ways:
  • completing 9 hours from one of the approved Connections packages,
  • completing the requirements for a second major or minor, or
  • completing 9 hours of study abroad coursework.
  • completing all Air Force or Army ROTC program requirements
  • Completion of at least 42 total upper-division (300-400 level) hours to receive a degree from the College of Arts & Sciences.