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College Catalog 2024-2025 
  
    Oct 06, 2024  
College Catalog 2024-2025

Pre-Professional Studies – Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary, Pharmacy, and Physical Therapy


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Pre-Medicine, Pre-Dentistry, Pre-Veterinary, and Physical Therapy

Faculty Contact: Mike Shell

The minimum requirement for admission to most schools of medicine is 90 credit hours of academic courses, although completion of the curriculum leading to a baccalaureate degree is encouraged. Courses in general chemistry, organic chemistry, biology, physics and English are required but concentration in the sciences is not essential. Medicine is concerned with a variety of social and community problems and a broad cultural background is considered desirable.

Pre-medical studies for each student should be planned in keeping with individual interests. Development of an efficient method of study and habit of reasoning is more important than the selection of subjects. Requirements may be met with the programs leading to baccalaureate degrees in natural sciences, social sciences or humanities. Students interested in becoming physicians, veterinarians or dentists should contact Prof. Shell as early as possible for specific advice on preparatory programs, required courses and examinations, and application procedures for professional schools.

Rocovich Scholars Program - The Rocovich Scholars is an articulated program between the Edward Via College of Medicine (VCOM) and the University of Virginia’s College at Wise. Students apply to the Rocovich Scholars Program in their third full-time enrolled semester at UVA Wise. Acceptance into the Rocovich Scholars Program grants guaranteed early admission to VCOM in Blacksburg, VA. Please contact the UVA Wise Pre-medical program coordinator for details.

Pre-Pharmacy


Faculty Contact: Troy Makal

All courses needed to complete the pre-pharmacy requirements for pharmacy school are readily available at the University of Virginia’s College at Wise. Pre-pharmacy requirements vary from one pharmacy school to another and it is not possible to list a single set of courses that will satisfy the pre-pharmacy requirements for all programs. Students should consult the requirements for all pharmacy programs of interest and plan a course of study appropriate for the schools chosen. Most programs will require a minimum of three years of study to complete the pre-pharmacy requirements. Students are advised that admission to pharmacy school is a competitive process. Listed below is a core curriculum that is required by many schools. Many pharmacy schools require courses in addition to the core.

Pre-Physical Therapy


Faculty Contact: Tori Makal

Most physical therapy programs are post-graduate and require a bachelor’s degree for admission. No specific undergraduate major is required. Listed below are courses needed for admission to many programs. Students should contact the American Physical Therapy Association (www.APTA.org) for schools with accredited physical therapy programs and a list of specific courses required for admission to those programs. Admission to physical therapy programs is highly competitive.

Courses Required for Most Physical Therapy Schools Include the Following:


Total Credit Hours: 94-97


Students are encouraged to select general electives from the following categories: computer science, kinesiology, exercise physiology, foreign languages, and courses in physical education that deal with an analytical approach to human movement or motor learning.

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