Biology (A.S.) TTP

GENERAL EDUCATION (42 credit hours)

Communications (9 credit hours)

• ENGL 1010 - English Composition I 3 sem hrs cr
• ENGL 1020 - English Composition II 3 sem hrs cr
• COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 sem hrs cr

Humanities/Fine Arts (9 credit hours)

•  THREE OF THE FOLLOWING: 

• At least one course must be in Literature

• ART 1035 - Introduction to Art 3 sem hrs cr
• ART 2000 - Art History Survey I 3 sem hrs cr
• ART 2020 - Art History Survey II 3 sem hrs cr
• MUS 1030 - Introduction to Music 3 sem hrs cr
• THEA 1030 - Introduction to Theatre 3 sem hrs cr
• ENGL 2045 - Introduction to Literature 3 sem hrs cr
• ENGL 2130 - Topics in American Literature 3 sem hrs cr
• ENGL 2235 - Topics in British Literature 3 sem hrs cr
• ENGL 2310 - Early World Literature 3 sem hrs cr
• ENGL 2320 - Modern World Literature 3 sem hrs cr
• ENGL 2330 - Topics in World Literature 3 sem hrs cr

Social/Behavioral Sciences (6 credit hours)

•  TWO OF THE FOLLOWING:  

• ANTH 1100 - Introduction to Anthropology 3 sem hrs cr
• COMM 1010 - Introduction to Mass Communications 3 sem hrs cr
• ECON 2100 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 sem hrs cr
• ECON 2200 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 sem hrs cr
• GEOG 1012 - Cultural Geography 3 sem hrs cr
• GEOG 2010 - World Regional Geography 3 sem hrs cr
• HPE 2340 - Wellness Perspectives and Lifestyles 3 sem hrs cr
• POLS 1030 - American Government 3 sem hrs cr
• POLS 2025 - State and Local Government 3 sem hrs cr
• PSYC 1030 - Introduction to Psychology 3 sem hrs cr
• SOCI 1010 - Introduction to Sociology 3 sem hrs cr
• SOCI 1040 - Social Problems 3 sem hrs cr
• SOCI 2010 - Marriage and Family 3 sem hrs cr

History (6 credit hours)

• OPTION 1:

• HIST 2310 - Early World History 3 sem hrs cr
• HIST 2320 - Modern World History 3 sem hrs cr

•  OR 

•   OPTION 2:  

•   TWO OF THE FOLLOWING: (taken in any order) 

• HIST 2010 - Early United States History 3 sem hrs cr
• HIST 2020 - Modern United States History 3 sem hrs cr
• HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 sem hrs cr

NATURAL SCIENCE (8 credit hours)

• BIOL 1110 - General Biology I 4 sem hrs cr
• BIOL 1120 - General Biology II 4 sem hrs cr

MATHEMATICS (4 credit hours)

• MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 sem hrs cr

• (At least four high school credits in college preparatory mathematics and a minimum ACT mathematics subject score of 25, or MATH 1710 , MATH 1720 , or MATH 1730  are prerequisites.)

AREA OF EMPHASIS REQUIREMENTS (19-20 credit hours)

• MATH 1530 - Introductory Statistics 3 sem hrs cr

•  OR 

• MATH 1920 - Calculus II 4 sem hrs cr

•  (At UT Knoxville, the math course must be Calculus II (MATH 1920) 

• CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 sem hrs cr
• CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II 4 sem hrs cr
• CHEM 2010 - Organic Chemistry I 4 sem hrs cr
• CHEM 2020 - Organic Chemistry II 4 sem hrs cr

•  (At UT Knoxville, this sequence must be Organic Chemistry I and either a course in cell biology with laboratory or genetics with laboratory.)

Semester Hours Credit: 61-62 OR (see notes below)

All biology majors who are required to take Learning Support must also complete MSCC 1300 First-Year Experience , and the degree program will require 64-65 credit hours.

Fall or Spring Start - Recommended Full-Time Schedule

The following is a recommended full-time schedule. Learning Support, pre-requisites, and other academic factors may impact this schedule.  See your advisor to create a degree plan.

GPS (Graduation Planning System), along with the correct catalog, should be utilized by students for all of their educational planning.  Students can monitor their progress toward a degree or certificate and view missing requirements with the GPS audit, which is accessible through MyMotlow.

Semester One - (15 Credit Hours)

• BIOL 1110 - General Biology I 4 sem hrs cr
• CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 sem hrs cr
• ENGL 1010 - English Composition I 3 sem hrs cr
• MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 sem hrs cr

Semester Two - (14-15 Credit Hours)

• BIOL 1120 - General Biology II 4 sem hrs cr
• CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II 4 sem hrs cr
• ENGL 1020 - English Composition II 3 sem hrs cr
• MATH 1530 - Introductory Statistics 3 sem hrs cr OR MATH 1920 Calculus II  

Semester Three - (16 Credit Hours)

• CHEM 2010 - Organic Chemistry I 4 sem hrs cr
• COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 sem hrs cr
• History Sequence - 3 sem hrs cr
• Humanities/or Fine Arts - 3 sem hrs cr
• Social/Behavioral Sciences - 3 sem hrs cr

Semester Four - (16 Credit Hours)

• Humanities/or Fine Arts (One must be Literature) - 6 sem hrs cr
• CHEM 2020 - Organic Chemistry II 4 sem hrs cr
• History Sequence - 3 sem hrs cr
• Social/Behavioral Sciences - 3 sem hrs cr

 

Recommended Part-Time Schedule - Fall and Spring Start

The following is a recommended part-time schedule. Learning Support, pre-requisites, and other academic factors may impact this schedule.  See your advisor to create a degree plan.

GPS (Graduation Planning System), along with the correct catalog, should be utilized by students for all of their educational planning.  Students can monitor their progress toward a degree or certificate and view missing requirements with the GPS audit, which is accessible through MyMotlow.

Semester One (6 credit hours)

• ENGL 1010 - English Composition I 3 sem hrs cr
• Humanities/Fine Arts - 3 sem hrs cr

Semester Two (6 credit hours)

• COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 sem hrs cr
• ENGL 1020 - English Composition II 3 sem hrs cr

Semester Three (10 credit hours)

• History Sequence - 3 sem hrs cr
• Humanities/Fine Arts - 3 sem hrs cr
• Natural Science - 4 sem hrs cr

Semester Four (10 credit hours)

• History Sequence - 3 sem hrs cr
• Humanities/Fine Arts (One must be Literature) - 3 sem hrs cr
• Natural Science - 4 sem hrs cr

Semester Five (7 credit hours)

• CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 sem hrs cr
• Social/Behavioral Sciences - 3 sem hrs cr

Semester Six (8 credit hours)

• CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II 4 sem hrs cr
• MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 sem hrs cr

Semester Seven (7-8 credit hours)

• CHEM 2010 - Organic Chemistry I 4 sem hrs cr
• MATH 1530 - Introductory Statistics 3 sem hrs cr OR MATH 1920 Calculus II  

Semester Eight (7 credit hours)

• CHEM 2020 - Organic Chemistry II 4 sem hrs cr
• Social/Behavioral Sciences - 3 sem hrs cr