Pre-Health Professions (A.S.) (Dentistry, Medicine, Optometry, Pharmacy, Veterinary Medicine) TTP

GENERAL EDUCATION (41 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)

At least one course (three credit hours) must be in Literature.

• Three of the following:

• 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

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  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)

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

Mathematics (3 credit hours)

• MATH 1830 - Applied Calculus 3 sem hrs cr or higher (prerequisites required: a minimum of ACT mathematics subject score of 25 or MATH 1630  or MATH 1710  or MATH 1730 )

AREA OF EMPHASIS REQUIREMENTS (19 credit hours)

• General Electives 3 sem hrs cr

• And choose two of the following three sequences (for a total of 16 credit hours):

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

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

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• PHYS 2010 - Non-Calculus Physics I 4 sem hrs cr
• PHYS 2020 - Non-Calculus Physics II 4 sem hrs cr

Semester Hours Credit: 60*

*All pre-health professions majors who are required to take Learning Support must also complete MSCC 1300 - First-Year Experience .

Recommended Full-Time Schedule (Fall or Spring Start)

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 (14 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
• Elective 3 sem hrs cr

Semester Two (14 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 1830 - Applied Calculus 3 sem hrs cr

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/Fine Arts 3 sem hrs cr
• Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 sem hrs cr

Semester Four (16 credit hours)

• CHEM 2020 - Organic Chemistry II 4 sem hrs cr
• History Sequence 3 sem hrs cr
• Humanities/Fine Arts  3 sem hrs cr
• Literature 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 (9 credit hours)

• ENGL 1010 - English Composition I 3 sem hrs cr
• Humanities/Fine Arts 3 sem hrs cr
• MATH 1830 - Applied Calculus 3 sem hrs cr or higher

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
• CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I  4 sem hrs cr

Semester Four (7 credit hours)

• History Sequence 3 sem hrs cr
• CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II   4 sem hrs cr

Semester Five (7 credit hours)

• BIOL 1110 /CHEM 2010 /PHYS 2010  Sequence 4 sem hrs cr
• Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 sem hrs cr

Semester Six (7 credit hours)

• BIOL 1120 /CHEM 2020 /PHYS 2020  Sequence 4 sem hrs cr
• Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 sem hrs cr

Semester Seven (7 credit hours)

• BIOL 1110 /CHEM 2010 /PHYS 2010  Sequence 4 sem hrs cr
• Elective 3 sem hrs cr

Semester Eight (7 credit hours)

• BIOL 1120 /CHEM 2020 /PHYS 2020  Sequence 4 sem hrs cr
• Literature 3 sem hrs cr