Pre-Health Emphasis (Tennessee Transfer Pathway), A.S.

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The Pre-Health emphasis is designed for students whose career goal is one of the following health professions: Dentistry, Medicine, Optometry, Pharmacy or Veterinary Medicine. This emphasis is designed to provide students with a seamless transition to their chosen program at a public university in Tennessee as well as most private institutions in Tennessee.

To facilitate success in this program, all students should enroll in ORN 1010 - Orientation: Learning to Succeed during their first semester at DSCC.

Major/Concentration Codes: UTPS-UPHP

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General Education Requirements:

ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Credits: 3
ENGL 1020 - English Composition II Credits: 3
COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication Credits: 3
Humanities/Fine Arts Electives Credits: 9 ^*
SOCI 1010 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3
PSYC 1030 - Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3
History Electives Credits: 6 ^(1.)
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I Credits: 4
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II Credits: 4
Mathematics Elective Credits: 3 ^(3.)

Area of Emphasis Requirements:

ORN 1010 - Orientation: Learning to Succeed Credits: 3
BIOL 1110 - General Biology I Credits: 4
BIOL 1120 - General Biology II Credits: 4
CHEM 2010 - Organic Chemistry I Credits: 4
CHEM 2020 - Organic Chemistry II Credits: 4
MATH 1530 - Introductory Statistics Credits: 3

Total: 63 Semester Hours

^(1.)For lists of eligible electives, see the appropriate section of the General Education Core Curriculum Requirements .

^(2.)Mimimum one course in literature required.

^(3.)MATH 1720 or higher general education Mathematics course.

Additional information regarding foreign language:

At some universities, foreign language may be required in certain programs that lead to the Bachelor of Science degree. Complete information regarding foreign language requirements at each university may be found on the transfer and articulation websites of the Tennessee Board of Regents and the University of Tennessee Systems. Community college students are encouraged to be familiar with foreign language requirements at the universities and, if applicable, complete the requirements before transferring.