General Criteria for Progression to the Professional Division of the BSPS Program
Eligible UT pre-professional students may progress to the professional division of the B.S.P.S. program, while eligible transfer students may apply for admission. Progression or admission is contingent upon satisfying the applicable requirements outlined below. Students seeking to declare a major and request a progression or admission review should contact the Office of Student Affairs for additional information.
Prior to entry into the professional division, the following courses, or approved 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 | ||
| MATH 2640 | Statistics for Applied Science | 3 |
| or MATH 2600 | Introduction To Statistics | |
| PHCL 2610 | Introductory Physiology | 3 |
| or EXSC 2560 | Anatomy and Physiology I | |
| and EXSC 2570 | ||
| PHYS 1750 | Introduction To Physics 1 | 4 |
| or PHYS 2070 | General Physics I | |
| ENGL 1110 | College Composition I 1 | 3 |
| ENGL 1130 | College Composition II: Academic Disciplines And Discourse 1 | 3 |
| or ENGL 2950 | Science And Technical Report Writing | |
| PSC 1210 | American National Government and Civics | 3 |
| SOCW 1030 | Introduction To Social Welfare (PharmD and DDAD ONLY) | 3 |
| or DST 2020 | Introduction to Disability Studies | |
| ECON 1200 | Principles Of Microeconomics (Cos Sci ONLY) | 3 |
Students must have a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.5. Students with a cumulative GPA below 2.5 may be considered for entry into the professional division following review by program administrators. Following review, students may be permitted to enter the professional division, permitted conditional entry, or denied entry until the minimum GPA requirement is met.
With approval from program administrators, students who have not completed English Composition II, Organic Chemistry Laboratory I and/or II, or Introduction to Physics may be permitted to enroll in P1-year courses. Any outstanding prerequisite courses must be successfully completed prior to graduation.