Federal CIP: 51.1102 Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
The Pre-Medicine/Pre-Dentistry major is designed to allow students to complete most requirements for medical or dental school within their major courses. Graduates from this program enter a variety of professions including health care at all levels and laboratory or research fields. This major allows students to be eligible for the Enhanced LIFE Scholarship and the Enhanced Palmetto Fellows Scholarship.
Learning Outcomes
Students completing the Bachelor of Science (BS) in Pre-Medicine and Pre-Dentistry degree will be able to:
1. Demonstrate both a theoretical and practical mastery of general biology topics, aligning with the recommendation of Vision & Change (AAAS 2010).
2. Apply and evaluate the effectiveness of laboratory techniques in addressing the research question or problem in a real-world scenario.
3. Graduates will be able to interpret, evaluate, and draw conclusions from data in order to make evidence-based arguments about the natural world.
4. Integrate concepts across other STEM disciplines (e.g., chemistry, physics) and multiple fields of biology (e.g., cell biology, ecology).
Note: Students planning to attend graduate or professional programs following completion of their BS degree should regularly review the needed prerequisites for their desired programs and work with their advisors to incorporate these classes into their program of study.
- demonstrate mastery of the art of critical thinking, by formulating research questions, appropriately gathering and analyzing data, and interpreting results to address practical questions in biology
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