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PRE-PROFESSIONAL
AND TRANSFER PROGRAMS The
School of Arts and Sciences offers course work but not degrees in Agriculture,
Engineering, Fisheries and Wildlife, Forestry, Geology and Home Economics.
AGRICULTURE
SCIENCES ENGINEERING FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE EOU offers two years of transferable
course work in the area of Fisheries and Wildlife with most students then
transferring to Oregon State University or another university offer-ing
the full degree program. Students interested in pursuing the Fish and
Game Management option, however, should transfer after one year at EOU.
First Year BIOL 211, 212, 213 Second Year Consult your advisor.
EOU offers the first year of course work in Forestry which can then be transferred to Oregon State University or another college offering the full degree program. In case of inadequate preparation, two years of course work may be necessary. Courses for students who are prepared the first year include:
First Year BIOL 211, 212, 213 Principles of Biology
Second Year BIOL 334 Plant Taxonomy Consult with your advisor.
GEOLOGY
EOU offers the first two years of general course work, then the student transfers to Oregon State University or another institution that offers the full Bachelor's degree program in Home Economics. The course work at Eastern includes: First Year WR 121 Second Year Consult with your advisor.
Gaining entrance to law school normally requires completion of a bachelor's degree. While the title of the degree completed typically is not important to law school admission, the development of certain skills and the attainment of a suitable and broad base of knowledge is very important to being accepted to law school. At EOU, prelaw students are closely advised in their selection of a degree program and, equally important, in their selection of courses that will give them a suitable background for making successful appli-cation to law school. Admittance to law school is highly competitive. Because the first-year program can vary significantly, based upon the student's own personal goal, no typical program is given but is worked out with the program advisor. First-year students should attempt, in scheduling, to work toward completing their general education requirements.
One of the most rapidly expanding career fields today is that of the health sciences. At Eastern Oregon University, students planning to enter a professional program in the health field take their foundation courses through the pre-professional sequences. The follow-ing is a description of the sequences and degree options.
The curriculum in pre-dentistry prepares you for entrance into dental school after three years. The program is designed so that you can earn a bachelor's degree from the college after three years at EOU and one successful year at a dental school, or after four years at EOU. The program is flexible because it can be adapted to the year in which you gain admission to dental school and to your field of academic interest. Typically, students choose to follow a degree program in biology, chemistry or general studies, although other majors may be pursued. Admission to dental school is highly competitive, requiring high academic achievement.
The curriculum in pre-dental hygiene prepares you for entrance into a bac-calaureate dental hygiene program after two years and a minimum of 90 hours of pre-professional studies. Detailed information on the program recommended for those seeking admission to the Oregon Health Science University School of Dentistry may be obtained from the School of Arts and Scien-ces.
The curriculum in pre-medicine is designed to prepare students for entrance into medical school after four years of undergraduate education. Students must have a bachelor's degree before entering medical school. The program is obviously flexible and can be adapted to an individual's needs and interests. Since there is no single course of study that best prepares a student for medical school, any academic major may be pursued. Students, however, must excel in whatever field is chosen because admission is very competitive and high academic achievement is a must. Although they do not require students to follow any precise degree program, medical schools do have specific entrance requirements. Prior to admission, students must complete at least: one year of biology including BIOL 211, 212, and 213 Principles of Biology; two years of chemistry including CHEM 204 and 205 General Chemistry, CHEM 206 Qualitative Analysis, and CHEM 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, and 339 Organic Chemistry; one year of physics usually PHYS 201, 202, and 203 General Physics; one quarter of college-level mathematics and one year of English including a writing course. In ad-dition to the above requirements, completion of BIOL 341 Genetics is recommended by a number of medical schools.
The pre-medical technology curriculum at EOU prepares students for admission into accredited programs in hospitals and universities. Two possible options exist for students interested in medical technology. Students can complete three years (135 hours) at Eastern and then transfer to a university or medical school program for an additional 12 months of training. These students normally receive a bachelor of science degree directly from the medical technology program into which they transfer. Students can also complete a bachelor of science degree at EOU and then transfer to either a university or a hospital-based program for the final 12 months of training. Since hospital programs cannot grant degrees, students must have a bachelor of science degree prior to entering these programs. The 135 transferable hours of credit must contain: 24 hours of biology including BIOL 211, 212, and 213 Principles of Biology, BIOL 323 General Microbiology, and BIOL 445 Immunology; 24 hours of chemistry including CHEM 204 and 205 General Chemistry, CHEM 206 Qualitative Analysis, and CHEM 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, and 339 Organic Chemistry; MATH 111 College Algebra; six hours of writing including WR 121 Expository Prose Writing; nine hours of humanities general education courses; and nine hours of social sciences general education courses.
The curriculum in pre-nursing prepares students for entrance into OHSU's bac-calaureate degree nursing program at any one of four sites: Eastern Oregon University in La Grande, Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon Institute of Technology in Klamath Falls, or the Portland campus of Oregon Health Sciences University. The pre-nursing program is a two-year curriculum (91 hours). Admission to the nursing school is competitive, requiring high academic achievement. NOTE: For information about the bac-calaureate degree program in Nursing on the EOU campus, see OHSU Nursing, in this catalog.
A full curriculum of pre-professional courses is offered at Eastern for those seeking admission to a school of optometry and a Doctor of Optometry degree. The Pacific University College of Optometry, lo-cated at Forest Grove, is normally the school of choice for Oregon residents. Usually the student will receive a BA or BS in Biology at EOU before being accepted at a professional school. Admission is highly competitive based on scholastic standing. Admission to the professional school is limited and highly competi-tive. The majority of students being admitted have completed 135 or more quarter hours of pre-professional courses with above average scholastic standing, have earned high pre-admission examination scores, have demonstrated a good general knowledge of the profession, have been active in extra-curricular campus and community activities that develop leadership qualities and have a carefully prepared appli-cation form.
EOU offers a two year pre-pharmacy curriculum which prepares you for applying for admission to the School of Pharmacy at Oregon State University. Admission is competitive based upon scholastic standing and an on-site interview. At OSU, you must complete an additional 3 years to earn the bachelor's degree in Pharmacy with a minimum of 240 term hours of college course work.
EOU offers all of the courses necessary for acceptance to most professional schools of physical therapy. During the student's freshman and sophomore year, the student is encouraged to contact the professional schools which he or she desires to attend. The student and the pre-professional physical therapy advisor will then plan the junior and senior years to fulfill all of the specific professional school prerequisite requirements. Usually the student will receive a BA or BS in Biology at EOU before being accepted at a professional school. Admission is highly competitive based on scholastic standing.
The pre-veterinary medicine curriculum at Eastern Oregon University is designed to meet the requirements for admission to schools of veterinary medicine as well as to place you in a position to complete a Baccalaureate degree within four years. Oregon residents normally apply to the veterinary medicine school consortium composed of the states of Oregon, Idaho, and Washington after three or four years of study at Eastern. Admission to the veterinary school is very competitive. |
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