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Pre-Professional Studies
Pre-Chemical Engineering
Roger Kugel, Ph.D., Advisor
Although Saint Mary’s does not offer a degree in chemical engineering, students have the option of
following a pre-chemical engineering program of study for two or three years and subsequently
transferring to a school of engineering for two additional years. The completion of study leads to a
bachelor of engineering degree. Students interested in the pre-chemical engineering program should
consult with the chair of the chemistry department with respect to a specific sequence of courses. The
student take essentially the same courses as listed under the chemistry major. It is also recommended
that the student take two business courses.
Pre-Dentistry, Pre-Medicine
Pre-Veterinary Science
Medical Professions Committee
Randy Krainock, Ph.D., Advisor
Saint Mary’s University, in accord with the policy enunciated in the GREP Report of the Association
of American Medical Colleges, does not require any particular major for those students interested in
applying to dental, medical or veterinary science schools. Diverse majors are acceptable for admission
to schools for the healing professions. However, a strong sequence of science courses prepares students
for the Medical College Aptitude Test (MCAT). Demonstrated proficiency in mathematics, science,
and liberal arts courses develops interpretive and critical abilities as well as a broad appreciation and
understanding of the humanities. Saint Mary’s additionally emphasizes the necessity for including
in the student’s four-year curriculum those courses which allow the student to develop the ability to
synthesize knowledge and to arrive at thoughtful reflective decisions in the ethical/moral sphere. Such
skills can be achieved through the pursuit of various disciplines as logic, ethics, literature, psychology
and theology.
Most students attempt national examinations in the latter part of their junior year. By that time they
should have completed a minimum of one year of biology and physics and two years of chemistry. It is
recommended that students consult with members of the medical professions committee early in their
career at Saint Mary’s and that they work very closely with their academic advisor.
Letters of recommendation are an important part of the student’s medical school application. Students
petition a letter from the medical professions committee. The medical professions committee prefaces
its recommendations predicated on the premises that medical school preparation should be thoroughly
grounded in liberal education and that our medical students should possess an exceptional level of
ethical and moral concern to reflect Saint Mary’s nature as a Catholic university.
Pre-Medical School Preparation
A. Minimum science/mathematics courses:
B110/111 Botany and Zoology I
B120/121 Botany and Zoology II
C131/133 General Chemistry I
C142/144 General Chemistry II
C321/323 Organic Chemistry I
C322 Organic Chemistry II
P201/202 Introductory Physics I
P211/212 Introductory Physics II
B. Required philosophy/theology courses
(Either P343 or TH350):
PH343 Contemporary Ethical Issues
PH346 Ethical Issues: Sciences
TH350 Catholic Moral Theology
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