Pre-Professional Courses
(Non-credit)
The non-credit pre-professional and pre-graduate school
courses are designed to enhance students’ proficiency in English and Language
Arts, reading comprehension, mathematics, and analytical/logical thinking
skills. The vocabulary improvement course implemented through the
pre-professional courses is designed to improve students’ working vocabulary,
and writing and oral communication skills.
Freshmen
pre-professional and pre-graduate school students prepare by
attending
PR 101 - Vocabulary Improvement and Logical Thinking Course.
Standardized Test Reviews
The standardized test reviews are aimed at assisting students
to score at their highest potential on professional and graduate schools
entrance examinations. Students are assisted by The Princeton Review
Foundation, a professional test preparation agency, in preparing for the Medical
College Admission Test (MCAT), Dental Admission Test (DAT), Pharmacy School
Admission Test (PCAT), Law School Admission Test (LSAT), and the Graduate Record
Examination (GRE), used as an alternative to MCAT by Veterinary Medicine
schools.
Saturday
College
The University’s Saturday College is a unique feature of the
program. Colloquiums are scheduled twice a month in which scholars engage in
dialogue with students and faculty on topics such as professional and graduate
school admissions including financing post-baccalaureate education, professional
ethics, current research, time and stress management, and the development of
study and interview skills.
The
Mathematics and Science
Building is the designated location for conducting Saturday College.
Summer
Research Internships
Summer research internships are an integral part of the
pre-professional and pre-graduate school programs because they provide valuable
hands-on opportunities and real-life experiences. The summer research
experience, at renowned institutions in and out of state, allows students to
develop their skills in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
(STEM) disciplines. Internships also allow the students to apply and reinforce
standard concepts, learned in the classroom, to solve real-world problems.
Shadowing the Professionals
(Real Life Experiences)
Shadowing the professionals is a discipline-specific activity
in that students will receive a first- hand view of the demands,
responsibilities, and satisfactions of working in their chosen profession. For
example, pre-med students will gain a better understanding of medicine through
clinical experiences, while pre-law students will be provided real-life
experiences at major law firms, with individual
practitioners, and/or with various judges. In addition, these activities will
give students a glimpse of the professional lives they might expect to lead and
help them ascertain whether their chosen field is right for them.
Volunteer Work
Volunteer work (e.g., healthcare facilities, law offices,
tutoring/mentoring, etc.) is designed to provide students an overall
understanding of the needs in their area and to develop a humanitarian awareness
and sense of community involvement.
