Undergraduate Catalog - Fairmont State University

Special Programs
PRE-NURSING CURRICULUM
Pre-Nursing studies prepare students to apply for the
Associate Degree of Science in Nursing (ASN) program. Students
who indicate an interest in applying for the ASN program will
be assigned a pre-nursing advisor who will assist the student in
selecting and enrolling in classes. For admission into the ASN
program, The School of Nursing requires the student to have
taken Algebra, Chemistry, and Biology in high school or college.
The pre-nursing curriculum provides for students to take prerequisite
and liberal studies courses. The schedule of classes is
individually designed based on the student’s previous high school
and/or college coursework.
PRE-PHARMACY CURRICULUM
Many schools of pharmacy offer a doctorate of pharmacy
that requires six years of study beyond high school, two years of
pre-pharmacy and four years of study in a professional school
of pharmacy. Prospective pharmacy students should plan their
programs to meet the requirements of the particular professional
school of pharmacy to which they plan to transfer. The following
two-year preparatory program is suggested for students applying
to the WVU School of Pharmacy. Elective slots in the model
schedule should be filled with courses that satisfy required
general education credits at the pharmacy school. Students
without the necessary prerequisites for calculus will be required
to take MATH 1115 or 1112 and 1115. The pre-pharmacy advisor
should be consulted prior to scheduling each semester.
BIOL 1105, 1106 BIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES I, II......................................8
BIOL 2205 TECHNICAL MICROBIOLOGY......................................4
CHEM 1105, 1106 CHEMICAL PRINCIPLES I, II.........................................9
CHEM 2201, 2202 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I, II..........................................8
ECON 2200 ECONOMICS...............................................................3
-OR-
ECON 2201, 2202 ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES AND PROBLEMS I, II ............6
ENGL 1104, 1108 WRITTEN ENGLISH I, II................................................6
MATH 1113 APPLIED STATISTICS....................................................4
-OR-
BUS 3310 BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS STATISTICS....................3
MATH 1185 APPLIED CALCULUS....................................................4
-OR-
MATH 1190 CALCULUS I................................................................4
PHYS 1101, 1102 INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS I, II.................................8
COMM 2220 INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION.........3
SUGGESTED SCHEDULE
1st Year
2nd Year
1st Semester 2nd Semester 1st Semester 2nd Semester
BIOL 1105 BIOL 1106 CHEM 2201 CHEM 2202
CHEM 1105 CHEM 1106 PHYS 1101 PHYS 1102
ENGL 1104 ENGL 1108 COMM 2220 BIOL 2205
MATH 1185 MATH 1113 Elective ECON 2200 or 2202
or 1190 or BUS 3310
Elective Elective elective Elective
PRE-PHYSICAL THERAPY CURRICULUM
This curriculum is designed to satisfy the course requirements
for admission to the professional portion of the curriculum in
physical therapy offered by the West Virginia University (WVU)
School of Medicine. Fairmont State University (FSU) students
must select a major and complete a bachelor’s degree prior to
application for WVU’s Doctorate of Physical Therapy (DPT)
program. All applicants to the DPT program are required to have
a bachelor’s degree before admission. Information on prerequisite
equivalent coursework is provided below. Degrees in biology,
chemistry and forensic science meet many of these prerequisites.
Applicants with degrees in any area (i.e. philosophy, psychology,
etc.) are encouraged to apply, as long as the equivalent prerequisite
coursework has been completed. A course in medical terminology,
such as HLCA 1100, is recommended, but not required.
Students interested in admission to a physical therapy program
at an institution other than WVU should consult with the prephysical
therapy advisor for assistance in getting the information
about the course requirements at the other institution.
DPT PREREQUISITE COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
BIOL 1105, 1106 BIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES I, II........................................8
CHEM 1105, 1106 CHEMICAL PRINCIPLES I, II...........................................9
MATH 1113 APPLIED STATISTICS......................................................4
-OR-
BUSN 3310 BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS STATISTICS......................3
PHYS 1101, 1102 INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS I, II...................................8
PSYC 1101 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY I..............................3
PSYC 3330 DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY..................................3
ATTR* 219 HUMAN ANATOMY (recommended)
-OR-
NBAN** 205 HUMAN ANATOMY.......................................................3
PSIO***441 HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY (recommended).....................4
-OR -
PSIO***241 ......................................................................................4
-OR-
BIOL***235 ........................................................................................
* must take the WVU course; contact WVU Dept. of Anatomy
**this course available on the web; must take the WVU course;
contact WVU Dept.
of Anatomy
***must take the WVU course; contact WVU Dept. of
Physiology
REGENTS BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE
PROGRAM
The Regents Bachelor of Arts Degree Program (RBA) is a
flexible, nontraditional program designed for adults in the belief
that they are distinctly different from traditional undergraduates
in their needs. The program can be tailored to fit the needs of
those who need a degree for career advancement, those who have
an associate degree in a field in which there is no corresponding
bachelor’s degree available or those who seek intellectual
development and personal fulfillment. The Regents Degree has
particular appeal for persons who have completed some college
work in past years but did not obtain a degree.
ADMISSION
A student is admitted to the Regents Bachelor of Arts Degree
Program by submitting the special application form to Fairmont
State University. Admission to this degree program does not
provide for automatic admission to other programs at Fairmont
State University. Applicants must have graduated from high
school at least four years before admission to the program.
Persons with high school equivalency certificates may be admitted
four years after their high school class graduated. If an applicant
has previous college credit, failing grades received four years
or more before admission to the RBA program are disregarded.
Any student under the Regents degree program must reapply
40 Special Programs Fairmont State University