The college offers a three-year program leading to the Bachelor of Science degree and a four-year program leading to a Bachelor of Arts or Science degree for students preparing for the study of medicine at UT Health Science Center, Memphis. The Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree is conferred by the College of Medicine upon completion of four years of professional study at Memphis after completing either of the two programs options. Bulletins describing the pre-medical program options in detail may be obtained from Arts and Sciences Advising Services.
The three-year program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in pre-professional programs from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is based upon the program outlined below. In the three-year program, the student must complete at least 90 prescribed credit hours while enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Bachelor of Science degree is granted upon satisfactory completion of the first year of study in Memphis. The requirement for a major is waived for those taking their fourth year at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis. Students must complete the last 30 hours of credit in residence at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, before enrolling in the College of Medicine. Admission to the College of Medicine is at the discretion of that college; admission to and successful completion of the program below do not assure admission to the College of Medicine. Although the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science is not required for admission to the College of Medicine, most students accepted into the study of medicine have the baccalaureate degree before admission. Therefore, pre-medical students are encouraged to plan to complete all requirements for the degree before enrolling in the College of Medicine.