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Preprofessional Preparation
2013-2014 California State University, Fresno General Catalog 61
Preprofessional Preparation
Preprofessional programs are available for
students who plan to transfer to other insti-tutions
for the completion of professional
curricula in such fields as law, medicine,
veterinary medicine, pharmacy, dentistry,
optometry, architecture, theology, librari-anship,
chiropractic therapy, osteopathic
medicine, and podiatric medicine. Some of
these programs are described here.
Students planning to complete a preprofes-sional
program and degree at California
State University, Fresno must complete a
major offered at this university. They should
include their preprofessional area plus their
university major on all registration forms;
for example, premedical-chemistry, premed-ical-
biology, prelaw-history, prelaw-political
science. There are no preprofessional majors
per se. Instead, preprofessional students
work toward various university degrees
and while doing so, incorporate into their
college programs courses required for entry
into professional schools.
Careful program planning is important in
order to select proper classes and complete
requirements in a timely way. Regular advis-ing
is essential since professional schools
change their requirements occasionally.
Preprofessional students should contact
their respective major and preprofessional
advisers before enrolling in classes each
semester to stay abreast of changes.
Students considering a preprofessional
program and degree in a major within the
College of Science and Mathematics may
contact the Science and Health Careers
Information Center at 559.278.4150,
Science I, Room 136, www.fresnostate.
edu/shcic, for more information.
A current list of preprofessional advisers is
available in the Office of Advising Services,
Joyal Administration Building, Room 224.
For more information, call Advising Ser-vices,
559.278.1787 or fax 559.278.1895.
Preclinical laboratory sciences. Students
interested in a medical career in clinical
laboratory science (CLS) can satisfy their
pre-CLS requirements at California State
University, Fresno. Successful completion
of the following is required: CHEM 1A-B,
CHEM 105, CHEM 128A-B, CHEM
129A, CHEM 150, BIOL 1A-1B, BIOL
120, BIOL 121, BIOL 157 and 157L,
BIOL 164, and PHYS 2A-B. Several other
upper-level BIOL and CHEM courses are
highly recommended; for details, consult
a pre-CLS adviser and consult education
coordinators at hospitals with one-year CLS
training programs.
Dr. Fred Schreiber, Biology Department
559.278.8756; FAX: 559.278.3963
e-mail: fred_schreiber@csufresno.edu
Predental. The minimum training for
dentistry is a seven-year course — the first
three years (90 units) of predental training
in a college or university and the remaining
four years (dental training) at a school of
dentistry.
However, most students are not accepted
by dental schools until four years of college
are completed. Due to the large number of
applicants, students who do not have better
than a 3.5 GPA should earn a bachelor’s
degree before applying to a dental school.
Majors that are most compatible with
required classes are in the sciences, particu-larly
biology and chemistry. However, as
long as the required preprofessional courses
are completed, any major is acceptable.
The minimum predental program required
by accredited dental schools is one year each
of English, general chemistry, physics, and
biology, plus one semester (and often one
year) of organic chemistry. Check with each
dental school for specific additional require-ments
like psychology. The Dental Admis-sion
Test (DAT) is required. Many dental
schools also require a personal interview;
some schools administer additional tests.
For other information, contact a predental
adviser and consult dental school catalogs or
the American Dental Education Association
at www.adea.org
Dr. Fred Schreiber, Biology Department
559.278.8756; FAX: 559.278.3963
e-mail: fred_schreiber@csufresno.edu
Dr. Saeed Attar, Chemistry Department
559.278.2639; FAX: 559.278.4402
e-mail: sattar@csufresno.edu
Dr. Laurent Dejean,
Chemistry Department
559.278.2008; FAX: 559.278.4402
e-mail: ldejean@csufresno.edu
Prehealth careers. Advisement is available for
students interested in preparing for health
careers in occupational therapy, chiropractic
medicine, radiological technology, related
areas, or as a physician’s assistant. While these
programs are not offered at California State
University, Fresno, most, if not all, prerequi-sites
are. Students should seek academic and
career advisement early in their academic
programs.
For preoccupational therapy and other pre-health
careers, see the Interdisciplinary Health
and Rehabilitation Sciences (IHRS) major,
under the Physical Therapy Department, or
contact the IHRS undergraduate adviser,
Dr. Cheryl Hickey, 559.278.3030. Students
seeking information on other undergraduate
and graduate allied health programs not of-fered
at this campus may contact the College
of Health and Human Services:
Penny Lacy, Academic Adviser
College of Health and Human Services
McLane Hall, Room 194
559.278.4004; FAX: 559.278.6360
Prelegal. Most fully accredited law schools
require a bachelor’s degree for admission.
Since a prelegal program providing a broad
cultural background is recommended by
the law schools, any baccalaureate major,
depending on the student’s interest, may be
chosen from the university offerings. (See
Degree Programs, Majors and Minors.) Law
schools suggest courses, but not necessarily
a major, in the following: written and oral
English, American and English constitu-tional
history, world history, accounting,
business administration, elementary logic,
mathematics, statistics, economics, political
science, philosophy, science and foreign
language. A score on the Law School
Admission Test (LSAT) is required before
students can be accepted into law school. It
is recommended that the LSAT be taken no
later than December of the student’s senior
year. In addition, most law schools require
a personal statement and letters of recom-mendation
that address academic skills and
preparation for the study of law. For further
information consult a prelaw adviser and
law school catalogs.
For a list of prelaw advisers,
contact the Office of Advising Services
in Joyal Administration, Room 224.
559.278.1787; FAX: 559.278.2323
Prelibrarianship. Librarianship offers many
career opportunities to people of differ-ent
academic backgrounds, interests, and
talents. Librarianship is the profession
that collects, organizes, and preserves the
records of society and provides access to
them. Librarians work with a wide variety
of people and materials (books, music,
media, databases, maps, archives and more).
Professional opportunities include service
in academic, public, and school libraries as
well as libraries and information centers in
corporations, medical/research centers, law
firms, and museums. Librarians also work
in Web development, information systems,
knowledge management, and publishing.
Constantly changing technologies of-fer
new opportunities such as the recent
applications of digital media to archives
and preservation. Education for entry level
positions in library and information studies
is the master’s degree. Entrance require-ments
for these programs vary, but usually
Object Description
| Title | 2013-14 General Catalog |
| Creator | California State University, Fresno |
| Format | PDF Document |
| Date of publication | 2013-05 |
| Subjects | California State University, Fresno. Curricula. Catalogs |
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| Location | Fresno, California |
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| Full Text Search | Preprofessional Preparation 2013-2014 California State University, Fresno General Catalog 61 Preprofessional Preparation Preprofessional programs are available for students who plan to transfer to other insti-tutions for the completion of professional curricula in such fields as law, medicine, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, optometry, architecture, theology, librari-anship, chiropractic therapy, osteopathic medicine, and podiatric medicine. Some of these programs are described here. Students planning to complete a preprofes-sional program and degree at California State University, Fresno must complete a major offered at this university. They should include their preprofessional area plus their university major on all registration forms; for example, premedical-chemistry, premed-ical- biology, prelaw-history, prelaw-political science. There are no preprofessional majors per se. Instead, preprofessional students work toward various university degrees and while doing so, incorporate into their college programs courses required for entry into professional schools. Careful program planning is important in order to select proper classes and complete requirements in a timely way. Regular advis-ing is essential since professional schools change their requirements occasionally. Preprofessional students should contact their respective major and preprofessional advisers before enrolling in classes each semester to stay abreast of changes. Students considering a preprofessional program and degree in a major within the College of Science and Mathematics may contact the Science and Health Careers Information Center at 559.278.4150, Science I, Room 136, www.fresnostate. edu/shcic, for more information. A current list of preprofessional advisers is available in the Office of Advising Services, Joyal Administration Building, Room 224. For more information, call Advising Ser-vices, 559.278.1787 or fax 559.278.1895. Preclinical laboratory sciences. Students interested in a medical career in clinical laboratory science (CLS) can satisfy their pre-CLS requirements at California State University, Fresno. Successful completion of the following is required: CHEM 1A-B, CHEM 105, CHEM 128A-B, CHEM 129A, CHEM 150, BIOL 1A-1B, BIOL 120, BIOL 121, BIOL 157 and 157L, BIOL 164, and PHYS 2A-B. Several other upper-level BIOL and CHEM courses are highly recommended; for details, consult a pre-CLS adviser and consult education coordinators at hospitals with one-year CLS training programs. Dr. Fred Schreiber, Biology Department 559.278.8756; FAX: 559.278.3963 e-mail: fred_schreiber@csufresno.edu Predental. The minimum training for dentistry is a seven-year course — the first three years (90 units) of predental training in a college or university and the remaining four years (dental training) at a school of dentistry. However, most students are not accepted by dental schools until four years of college are completed. Due to the large number of applicants, students who do not have better than a 3.5 GPA should earn a bachelor’s degree before applying to a dental school. Majors that are most compatible with required classes are in the sciences, particu-larly biology and chemistry. However, as long as the required preprofessional courses are completed, any major is acceptable. The minimum predental program required by accredited dental schools is one year each of English, general chemistry, physics, and biology, plus one semester (and often one year) of organic chemistry. Check with each dental school for specific additional require-ments like psychology. The Dental Admis-sion Test (DAT) is required. Many dental schools also require a personal interview; some schools administer additional tests. For other information, contact a predental adviser and consult dental school catalogs or the American Dental Education Association at www.adea.org Dr. Fred Schreiber, Biology Department 559.278.8756; FAX: 559.278.3963 e-mail: fred_schreiber@csufresno.edu Dr. Saeed Attar, Chemistry Department 559.278.2639; FAX: 559.278.4402 e-mail: sattar@csufresno.edu Dr. Laurent Dejean, Chemistry Department 559.278.2008; FAX: 559.278.4402 e-mail: ldejean@csufresno.edu Prehealth careers. Advisement is available for students interested in preparing for health careers in occupational therapy, chiropractic medicine, radiological technology, related areas, or as a physician’s assistant. While these programs are not offered at California State University, Fresno, most, if not all, prerequi-sites are. Students should seek academic and career advisement early in their academic programs. For preoccupational therapy and other pre-health careers, see the Interdisciplinary Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (IHRS) major, under the Physical Therapy Department, or contact the IHRS undergraduate adviser, Dr. Cheryl Hickey, 559.278.3030. Students seeking information on other undergraduate and graduate allied health programs not of-fered at this campus may contact the College of Health and Human Services: Penny Lacy, Academic Adviser College of Health and Human Services McLane Hall, Room 194 559.278.4004; FAX: 559.278.6360 Prelegal. Most fully accredited law schools require a bachelor’s degree for admission. Since a prelegal program providing a broad cultural background is recommended by the law schools, any baccalaureate major, depending on the student’s interest, may be chosen from the university offerings. (See Degree Programs, Majors and Minors.) Law schools suggest courses, but not necessarily a major, in the following: written and oral English, American and English constitu-tional history, world history, accounting, business administration, elementary logic, mathematics, statistics, economics, political science, philosophy, science and foreign language. A score on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is required before students can be accepted into law school. It is recommended that the LSAT be taken no later than December of the student’s senior year. In addition, most law schools require a personal statement and letters of recom-mendation that address academic skills and preparation for the study of law. For further information consult a prelaw adviser and law school catalogs. For a list of prelaw advisers, contact the Office of Advising Services in Joyal Administration, Room 224. 559.278.1787; FAX: 559.278.2323 Prelibrarianship. Librarianship offers many career opportunities to people of differ-ent academic backgrounds, interests, and talents. Librarianship is the profession that collects, organizes, and preserves the records of society and provides access to them. Librarians work with a wide variety of people and materials (books, music, media, databases, maps, archives and more). Professional opportunities include service in academic, public, and school libraries as well as libraries and information centers in corporations, medical/research centers, law firms, and museums. Librarians also work in Web development, information systems, knowledge management, and publishing. Constantly changing technologies of-fer new opportunities such as the recent applications of digital media to archives and preservation. Education for entry level positions in library and information studies is the master’s degree. Entrance require-ments for these programs vary, but usually |
