Undergraduate Pre-Professional
Curricula
The university offers pre-professional curricula. The varying
requirements of different professional schools, however, require close adherence by the
student to the catalog requirements of the respective college. Thus, students can complete
one, two, three, or four years of work toward professional degrees at Columbus State
University, depending on their objectives and the requirements of the particular
professional school involved. It should be noted that most professional schools require an
above-average academic record for admission.
Pre-Law – The statement on pre-legal education of the
Association of American Law Schools does not recommend any specific major or course work
for the prospective law student. Many Columbus State University baccalaureate programs may
develop the broad competencies recommended in the statement. Students should contact the
pre-law advisor through the chair, Department of Political Science, for further
information.
Pre-Medicine – All courses required for admission to
medical schools are offered by Columbus State University, and most students planning to
apply for admission to medical school pursue a major in either biology or chemistry.
Within each of these programs, sufficient electives are included to allow students to take
courses needed in the other field. For more detailed information on these programs see BS,
biology, and BA, chemistry (listed elsewhere), or contact the Department of Biology or the
Department of Chemistry and Geology.
Pre-Veterinary Medicine – See biology.
Pre-Dentistry – See pre-medicine.
Pre-Pharmacy – Columbus State University offers those
courses required in the first two years of most pharmacy programs. For details contact the
pre-pharmacy advisor through the Department of Chemistry and
Geology or the Department of Biology.
Pre-Engineering – Students planning to seek an
engineering degree may take one of the following options at Columbus State University:
- The Regents Engineering Transfer Program (RETP). Students who meet
the entrance requirements of the College of Engineering of the Georgia Institute of
Technology (Georgia Tech) and who successfully complete the pre-engineering curriculum at
Columbus State University will be accepted for transfer to the College of Engineering at
Georgia Tech. (For more information see programs in the Department
of Chemistry and Geology.)
- A student may choose to complete at Columbus State University those
courses that are available and meet requirements of the degree at the institution to which
the student plans to transfer. Among such institutions the student should consider are the
University of Georgia and Mercer University. Because the University of Georgia and
Columbus State University are units of the University System of Georgia, course credits
transfer readily between them. Columbus State University and Mercer University have a
formal articulation agreement, which facilitates transfer.
- The Columbus State University-Georgia Tech 3-2 Program. This program
offers students an opportunity to earn two baccalaureate degrees in related fields (one
from Columbus State University and one from Georgia Tech) in a planned five-year program
of study. Approximately three years of work is completed at Columbus State University on
the initial baccalaureate program, including certain courses specified by the Georgia
Institute of Technology. Upon completion of this course work, the student then transfers
to Georgia Tech for two years of study toward completion of requirements for the
baccalaureate degree to be conferred by that institution. Upon completion of the five-year
program, both institutions award the separate degrees earned. A number of degree
combinations are possible. For more information on pre-engineering, contact the Department
of Chemistry and Geology.
Pre-Forestry – Students planning to pursue a forestry
program can transfer one or two years of course work to other institutions. For example,
those transferring to Auburn University can complete one year at Columbus State University
and those transferring to the School of Forest Resources of the University of Georgia can
transfer the freshman and sophomore course work. For more information contact the Department of Biology. |
