General Criteria for Progression to the Professional Division of the BSPS Program
Eligible UT or transfer students may progress directly into the professional division of the BSPS program. Students interested in declaring a major and requesting a progression review should contact the Office of Student Affairs for details.
For final progression into the professional division, the following courses (or their equivalents) must be successfully completed:
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
BIOL 2170 | Fundamentals of Life Science: Biomolecules, Cells, and Inheritance | 4 |
BIOL 2180 | Fundamentals of Life Science Laboratory: Biomolecules, Cells, and Inheritance 1 | 1 |
CHEM 1230 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
CHEM 1240 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
CHEM 1280 | General Chemistry Lab I 1 | 1 |
CHEM 1290 | General Chemistry Lab II 1 | 1 |
CHEM 2410 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
CHEM 2420 | Organic Chemistry II 1 | 3 |
CHEM 2460 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory I for Non-Majors 1 | 1 |
CHEM 2470 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory II for Non-Majors 1 | 1 |
MATH 1850 | Single Variable Calculus I | 4 |
or MATH 1750 | Calculus For The Life Sciences With Applications I | |
and MATH 1760 | ||
PHCL 2610 | Introductory Physiology | 3 |
PHYS 1750 | Introduction To Physics 1 | 4 |
ENGL 1110 | College Composition I 1 | 3 |
ENGL 1130 | College Composition II: Academic Disciplines And Discourse 1 | 3 |
Students must also have a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.5. Students with a cumulative GPA < 2.5 will be reviewed by program administrators. Decisions will be made to admit, to admit conditionally, or to deny admission until the minimum GPA is achieved.
Under some circumstances, students will be permitted to register for P1 year courses even if they did not complete English Composition II, Organic Chemistry Laboratory I and/or II, or Introduction to Physics. Such requests will require review by program administrators. These courses must subsequently be completed in the professional division prior to graduation.