Pre—Professional Program for Medical Sciences

for

Undergraduate and Post-Baccalaureate Students

This program provides information, advisement, and services to undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students in any major who wish to prepare for careers in medicine (including physician's assistant), dentistry, optometry, podiatry, or veterinary medicine. It is overseen by the Advisory Committee for the Health Professions made up of faculty members from the biology and chemistry departments.

The minimum prerequisites for admission to the various professional schools in these areas include the following:

Additional courses in modern biology are highly recommended as is participation in scientific research or a pre-professional internship.

The specific academic requirements and course descriptions for the above programs may be found in the Undergraduate Catalog.

For further information contact:

Dr. Kathryn Lysko —

Chair, Advisory Committee for the Medical Professions

Another site of interest to students interested in medicine:

http://www.angelfire.com/sc/gmlbiology/prehealthlinks.html