Pre-Veterinary Medicine – Stage I is a two-year plan for students seeking to progress to the Pre-Veterinary Medicine-Stage II or Pre-Veterinary Medicine 3+1 concentrations. Students must apply for entry into the Pre-Veterinary Medicine-Stage II or PVM 3+1 concentration after completion of 60 total credit hours with a minimum of 15 credit hours taken at UTK. Students must have a minimum cumulative UTK GPA of 3.0. Courses listed below must be completed with a minimum grade of C (or an S for AP courses):
BIOL 101 *-BIOL 102 *-BIOL 160 * or BIOL 150 *-BIOL 159 *-BIOL 160 *; CHEM 122 *-CHEM 123 *-CHEM 132 *-CHEM 133 *; MATH 125 * or MATH 132 * or MATH 141 * or MATH 151 *; ANSC 220 .
If a student does not meet the above criteria after completion of 60 total credit hours with a minimum of 15 credit hours taken at UTK, the student cannot progress into STAGE II or 3+1 and must meet with their advisor to discuss changing concentrations or majors. A student may only apply once to progress to STAGE II or 3+1. If a Pre-Veterinary Medicine Stage I student receives a C– in ANSC 220 , the student cannot progress into STAGE II or 3+1 and must meet with their advisor to discuss changing concentrations or majors. If a student in any concentration receives less than a C– in ANSC 220 , they cannot progress in the major. Students must complete ANSC 100 , ANSC 150 *, and ANSC 220 with minimum grades of C, C, and C– respectively to remain in the Animal Science Major.
To remain in the Animal Science Pre-veterinary medicine 3+1 concentration, students must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA.