Pre-Professional Programs
Pre-professional programs at Midway University are not major degree programs. Students interested in professional programs are advised to select a major closely related to their field of interest and will be assigned to an advisor with specialized knowledge of admissions requirements in that field. Additionally, each school has its own set of requirements for admission and prospective students need to become very familiar with those entrance requirements. Most professional schools will select students from a variety of undergraduate studies; they are seeking students that are well balanced in their formal academic training as well in work and life experiences.
Below you will find suggested requirements for the different types of Pre-professional programs. Requirements may differ by school, but nearly all will include the requirements listed below. Please stay in close communication with your Pre-professional advisor and the professional schools’ admissions offices to ensure requirements are being met for future admissions.
Medical Pre-Professional
| Pre-Physical Therapy | |
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| General Requirements | Midway University Undergraduate Course Equivalent |
| Anatomy and Physiology I/II and Labs General Chemistry I/II and Labs Physics I/II and Labs General Psychology Additional Psychology course Probability and Statistics One semester advanced physiology Medical Terminology Communication/Public Speaking |
BIO 190, 191, 198, 199 CHM 170, 171, 175, 176 PSC 240, 241, 245, 246 BIO 103, 104, 105, 106 PSY 180 PSY 300 or 400 level courses MTH 245 Contact DPT program for specific courses accepted BIO 204 Contact DPT program for specific courses accepted |
| Entrance Exam: GRE Applications typically submitted through PTCAS Shadowing and direct patient experience required/highly recommended |
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| Pre-Physician Assistant | |
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| General Requirements | Midway University Undergraduate Course Equivalent |
| Anatomy and Physiology I/II and Labs General Chemistry I/II and Labs Organic Chemistry I/II and Labs Physics I/II and Labs General Biology I/II and Labs General Psychology Additional Psychology course Probability and Statistics Medical Terminology Sociology Microbiology and Lab Additional Biology electives may be required Upper level Chemistry course |
BIO 190, 191, 198, 199 CHM 170, 171, 175, 176 CHM 330, 331, 335, 336 PSC 240, 241, 245, 246 BIO 103, 104, 105, 106 PSY 180 PSY 300 or 400 level courses MTH 245 BIO 204 SOC 120 BIO 225, 226 BIO 300 or 400 level courses BIO/CHM 420 |
| Entrance Exam: GRE Applications typically submitted through CASPA Shadowing and direct patient experience required/highly recommended |
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| Pre-Medical, Pre-Osteopathic Medicine, Pre-Podiatric | |
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| General Requirements | Midway University Undergraduate Course Equivalent |
| General Chemistry I/II and Labs Organic Chemistry I/II and Labs Physics I/II and Labs General Biology I/II and Labs English I/II Additional Biology electives may be required Biochemistry Additional courses in social sciences and mathematics recommended for MCAT prep |
CHM 170, 171, 175, 176 CHM 330, 331, 335, 336 PSC 240, 241, 245, 246 BIO 103, 104, 105, 106 ENG 101, 102 BIO 300 or 400 level courses BIO/CHM 420 Various PSY, SOC, MTH courses |
| Entrance Exam: MCAT Applications typically submitted through AMCAS, AACOMAS, or AACPM respectively Shadowing and direct patient experience required/highly recommended |
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| Pre-Dentistry | |
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| General Requirements | Midway University Undergraduate Course Equivalent |
| General Biology I/II and Labs General Chemistry I/II and Labs Organic Chemistry I/II and Labs Physics I/II and Labs Two Semesters of English Microbiology and Lab Biochemistry |
BIO 103, 104, 105, 106 CHM 170, 171, 175, 176 CHM 330, 331, 335, 336 PSC 240, 241, 245, 246 ENG 101, 102 BIO 225, 226 BIO/CHM 420 |
| Required/Recommended* | |
| Anatomy and Physiology I/II and Labs Histology Immunology Cell Biology Additional Biology electives may be required |
BIO 190, 191, 198, 199 BIO 320 BIO 326 BIO 241 BIO 300 or 400 level courses |
| * Programs vary in prerequisite/recommended courses Entrance Exam: Dental Admission Test (DAT) Manual dexterity assessed on the DAT Shadowing and direct patient experience required/highly recommended |
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| Pre-Optometry | |
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| General Requirements | Midway University Undergraduate Course Equivalent |
| General Biology I and Labs General Chemistry I/II and Labs Organic Chemistry I Physics I/II and Labs One semester of English Microbiology and Lab Biochemistry Anatomy and Physiology I/II and Labs One semester of College Math |
BIO 103, 104 CHM 170, 171, 175, 176 CHM 330 PSC 240, 241, 245, 246 ENG 101 BIO 225, 226 BIO/CHM 420 BIO 190, 191, 198, 199 MTH 140 or 200 |
| Required/Recommended* | |
| Anatomy and Physiology I/II and Labs Histology Immunology Additional Biology electives may be required |
BIO 320 BIO 326 BIO 300 or 400 level courses |
| *Programs vary in prerequisite/recommended courses A bachelor’s degree is not required for all programs but is strongly recommended Entrance Exam: Optometry Admission Test (OAT) |
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Pre-Occupational Therapy
The professional Occupational Therapy degree requires a masters or doctorate degree for entry level positions. A variety of undergraduate degrees are acceptable for most graduate schools in Occupational Therapy, including Psychology, Biology, and other liberal arts degrees. It is important to check each graduate program’s specific course requirements, but common prerequisites include courses in Human Anatomy, Abnormal Psychology and Statistics.
| Pre-Occupational Therapy | |
|---|---|
| General Requirements | Midway University Undergraduate Course Equivalent |
| Human Anatomy and Physiology Abnormal Psychology Statistics |
BIO 190/191, BIO 198/199 PSY 320 MTH 245 |
| *Programs vary in prerequisite/recommended courses A bachelors degree is not required for all programs but is strongly recommended Entrance Exam: Health Science Reasoning Test (HSRT) or GRE |
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Pre-Engineering
The Midway University Pre-Engineering program is a two-year curriculum that prepares students to attend the final three years of engineering programs at other institutions. The program has been carefully constructed to meet the requirements of the first two years of the engineering curriculum at the University of Kentucky and at the University of Louisville. After satisfactorily completing the two-year program at Midway University, students can apply to these institutions and others to complete the engineering degree.
Pre-Law
There is no specific curriculum for entry into law school; however a broad liberal arts education prepares students to enter programs. Students should select a major that they have interests and skills being certain to include courses in critical thinking, reasoning, communication and social diversity. Some examples of majors regularly accepted into law school include Criminal Justice, English, and Psychology. It is suggested for students to contact law schools and verify the course requirements and any entrance exams to be taken. Students will be advised by appropriate faculty while working toward a degree.
Pre-Pharmacy
In general, there are two years of liberal arts and basic sciences courses required in a pre-pharmacy curriculum in order to apply for admission to pharmacy school. These courses prepare students for the course load of pharmacy school and serve as prerequisites for many courses in the pharmacy school. Pharmacy schools’ requirements may differ slightly and students are advised to check with those schools for their specific requirements.
| Pre-Pharmacy | |
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| General Requirements | Midway University Undergraduate Course Equivalent |
| Biology I & Lab (4-5 semester hours) | BIO 103 & BIO 104 |
| General Chemistry & Labs (8-10 semester hours) | CHM 170 & CHM 171, CHM 175 & CHM 176 |
| Organic Chemistry & Labs (8-10 semester hours) | CHM 330 & CHM 331, CHM 335 & CHM 336 |
| Microbiology & Lab (4-5 semester hours) | BIO 225 & BIO 226 |
| Human Anatomy (3 semester hours) | BIO 190 |
| Physiology (3 semester hours) | BIO 198 |
| Statistics (3 semester hours) | MTH 245 |
| Calculus I | MTH 220 |
| Business (3 semester hours) | ECO 217, ECO 220, ACC 210, or BUS 321 |
| English (6-7 semester hours) | ENG 101 & ENG 102 |
| Oral Communications (3 semester hours) | COM 205 |
| *Programs vary in prerequisite/recommended courses A bachelors degree is not required for all programs but is strongly recommended |
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Pre-Veterinary Medicine
Midway University offers two degrees best suited to prepare students for veterinary school; Bachelor of Science in Biology and Bachelor of Science in Equine Studies with concentration in Science. If students decide to major in Equine, it is wise to consider a minor in Biology or Chemistry. If students decide to major in Biology, a great combination would be to minor in Equine.
Kentucky currently does not have a school of veterinary medicine, but it does have agreements with the Auburn University School of Veterinary Medicine and the Tuskegee University School of Veterinary Medicine that allows legal Kentucky residents to attend these schools at their current rate of in-state tuition. Auburn currently has 38 Kentucky seats while Tuskegee has 3 Kentucky seats; changes may occur with seat number.
Academic competition among aspiring pre-vet Kentucky residents for Auburn seats is high. Per Auburn Vet School, Kentucky applicants must have a minimum overall GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale; overall applicant GPA is usually well above this mark; the average GPA for a recent admissions class at Auburn was 3.60 on a 4.0 scale. And science GPA (e.g., biology, chemistry, and physics) is also highly valued. Students are required to take the General Test of the Graduate Record Exam (GRE). Students are encouraged to check the Auburn website for course requirement changes.
Below are some of Auburn’s Pre-Veterinarian Requirements for the Biological & Physical Sciences along with Midway University Equivalents. Note that applicants with a bachelor’s degree have the written composition section, the history & social / behavioral sciences section, and the mathematics section waived. It is the student’s responsibility to keep abreast of all requirements that need to be met for consideration for acceptance.
| Auburn School of Veterinary Medicine | Midway University |
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| Biological & Physical Sciences Undergraduate Course Requirements | Biological & Physical Sciences Undergraduate Course Equivalent |
| Fundamentals of Chemistry w/lab (8) | CHEM 170 (4), CHEM 171 (1), CHEM 175 (4), CHEM 176 (1) |
| Organic Chemistry w/lab (6) | CHEM 330 (4), CHEM 331 (1), CHEM 335 (4), CHEM 336 (1) |
| Biochemistry (3) | CHEM 420 (3) |
| Animal Nutrition (3) | EQS 351 (3) |
| Cell Biology (3) | BIO 241 (3) |
| Science Electives (6+) | Select at least two from the following list: Microbiology (BIO 225-3), Microbiology Lab (BIO 226-1), Genetics & Molecular Biology (BIO 325-3), Genetics & Molecular Biology Lab (BIO 328-1), Vertebrate Embryology (BIO 318-3), Vertebrate Embryology Lab (BIO 319-1), Histology (BIO 320-2), Histology Lab (BIO 321-2), Immunology (BIO 326-3), Immunology Lab (BIO 327-1), Physics II (PSC 245-4), Equine & Comparative Anatomy and Physiology (EQS 325-3) |
| *Programs vary in prerequisite/recommended courses | |
Admission to The College of Veterinary Medicine at Tuskegee University is competitive. Applicants are expected to meet the minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and have a minimum Science GPA of 2.8 on a 4.0 scale. While these are suggested minimums, the academic expectation is much higher and students must earn a grade of “C” or better in all prerequisite courses. The Graduate Record Exam (GRE) is required (verbal and quantitative sections). Preference is given to applicants from institutions that have articulations with The Tuskegee College of Veterinarian Medicine.
Tuskegee’s Pre-Veterinarian Requirementsare subject to change. Students are responsible for staying abreast of academic requirements and meeting regularly with advisors.