Biol. Sci./Pre-Vet, B.S.
The Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences with a Pre-Veterinary Sciences Track consists of 63 hours in biology, chemistry, and physics at Maryville College, with additional hours completed at UTCVM. The Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences with a Pre-Veterinary Sciences Track is designed to allow students to complete the required courses for admission to veterinary school in three years. A minor in Biology or Chemistry is not open to students majoring in Biological Sciences with a Pre-Veterinary Sciences Track.
Students successfully completing the program of study will have achieved the following learning outcomes:
- Demonstrate knowledge of basic terminology, concepts, and graphical/quantitative analysis in biochemistry.
- Summarize and interpret the primary biochemical literature.
- Acquire and apply a set of basic biochemical laboratory data-acquisition, analysis, and presentation skills.
- Formulate scientifically significant questions, and work toward their resolution using traditional biochemical laboratory and/or computational methodologies.
- Design and execute an in-depth research project, and successfully communicate the results in both verbal and written form.
Required courses include:
Major and Major-Related Courses
| BIO 113 | Principles of Organismal Biology | 4 |
| BIO 115 | Principles of Cellular Biology | 4 |
| BIO 221 | Genetics | 4 |
| BIO 301 | Cell and Tissue Biology | 4 |
| BIO 355 | Microbiology | 4 |
| BIO 412 | Animal Physiology | 4 |
| BIO 416 | Advanced Topics in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| CHM 121 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHM 122 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHM 223 | Organic Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHM 224 | Organic Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHM 316 | Fundamentals of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| SCI 299 | Professional Practices in the Natural Sciences | 1 |
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