No colleges or universities in the Commonwealth of Kentucky offer training in veterinary medicine. However, the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education administers a Southern Regional Education Board Program in Kentucky through which qualified Kentucky resident students may be accepted to the veterinary medicine schools of Auburn University and Tuskegee University. (At the time of publication of this Catalogue, the Council had contracted for 36 entering spaces annually: 34 at Auburn and two at Tuskegee.)
Students accepted under the regional plan are relieved of the obligation of paying out-of-state fees, and their expenses are identical to those of in-state students. Formal applications must be filed through the Council on Postsecondary Education, which reviews these applications and submits those selected to Auburn or Tuskegee for admission approval. Any student interested in veterinary medicine should have completed 80 semester credit hours of pre-professional training with a minimum grade-point average of 2.5; however, preference is given to those students who have satisfied the requirements for a baccalaureate degree.
Interested students should consult the Chairperson of the Division of Mathematics and Sciences or the Pre-Veterinary Professions Advisor for further details and requirements.
Optometry is the profession of examining the eyes for defects and faults of refraction, and prescribing corrective lenses or exercises.
The Commonwealth of Kentucky sponsors a program that enables 15 qualified pre-optometry students who are Kentucky residents to gain admission each year to the Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee, and the optometry schools of Indiana University and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Eight entering spaces are reserved at Southern, four at Indiana University, and three at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Suggested pre-optometry courses include: ART 130, MUS 130 or THE 130; BIO 111, 210, 301, 302, and 303; CHE 101/110, 102/120, 301/310, and 302/320; COS 100; ENG 101 and 102; HIS 103; MAT 115, 120, and 131; IGS 200, 201, 300, and 301, 302, 303, or 304; PHY 207 and 208; PSY 200 and 300; SOC 203; SPE 103; and two semesters of a foreign language; 6–7 hours of electives selected from BIO 307, 317, 318, or 408.
In order to be admitted, applications for admission must be submitted two semesters in advance of completion of the pre-optometry requirements and will be acted upon if the transcripts show a reasonable possibility that all requirements will be met. Each applicant is required to take the Optometry Admission Test, which is designed to measure general academic ability and scientific knowledge. Students who have a baccalaureate degree with a major in a science field are often fully prepared for admission to a School of Optometry. Those with a degree in a non-science field may be required to take additional coursework.
upon if the transcripts show a reasonable possibility that all requirements will be met. Each applicant is required to take the Optometry Admission Test, which is designed to measure general academic ability and scientific knowledge. Students who have a baccalaureate degree with a major in a science field are often fully prepared for admission to a School of Optometry. Those with a degree in a non-science field may be required to take additional coursework.
Pharmacy is the profession of providing direct input into overall patient drug management. The pharmacist reviews updated patient medication profiles on a daily basis, makes rounds with teams, provides drug information, assists during emergency situations, and instructs pharmacy residents in direct provision of clinical services. The in-patient pharmacy employs a computerized unit to dose drug distribution system, a hospital-wide intravenous admixture program, and satellite pharmacies in intensive care units and hematology-oncology units.
Suggested pre-pharmacy courses include: ART 130, MUS 130, or THE 130; BIO 111, 210, 301, 302, and 303; CHE 101/110, 102/120, 301/310, and 302/320; COS 100, ECO 201, ENG 101, 102, and 211; HIS 103; MAT 115 and 120; IGS 200, 201, 300, and 301, 302, 303, or 304; PHY 207 and 208; PSY 200 and 300; SOC 203; SPE 103; two semester of a foreign language; 10–12 hours of electives selected from BIO 220, 318, 408, or CHE 315/350.
The professional portion of the curriculum will be completed at an accredited institution which will grant the degree or certificate. In order to be admitted, students must meet the following admission requirements:
Interested students should maintain close contact with the Division’s Pre-Health Professions advisors or the chairperson of the Division of Mathematics and Sciences.
Physical therapy is a profession dealing with the development and administration of programs of care to re-store motor function, relieve pain, and prevent disability
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