At least 24 out of 40 points on the non-academic portion of the Total Performance Index are required. The se points are determined by the medical schools in the following categories, each of which has 10 pos sible points: humanitarian, cultural, and service activities; letters of recommendation from pre-medical advisors and others; interpersonal and/or group leadership; underrepresented mino rities; and special avocational, artistic, or other professional accomplishments, as well as a residence in a medically-under-served area of Kentucky.
● Students must take the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) or Dental Admission Test (DAT) for reporting purposes; however, these examinations will not be used as admission criteria for students applying through the cooperative program.
Academic advisors at Kentucky State University work closely with pre-medical and pre-dental students to ensure that they fulfill all of the requirements for admission to professional schools.
Students who need more information about these programs should consult the Chairperson of the Division of Mathematics and Sciences or the Pre-Health Professionals advisors as early in their academic careers as possible.
No c olleges or u niversities in the Commonwealth of Kentucky offer training in veterinary medicine. However, the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education administers a Sou thern Regional Education Board Program in Ke n tucky through which qualified Kentucky resident students may be accepted to the veterinary medicine schools of Auburn University and Tus kegee University. (At the time of publication of this Catalogue, the Council had contracted for 36 entering spaces annually: 34 at Auburn and two at Tus kegee.)
Students accepted under the regional plan are relieved of the obligation of paying out to 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 Ad visor for further details and requirements.
Veterinary Professions Ad visor 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 a 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. E ight 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 or MUS 130; BIO 1 11, 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 additio nal 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 inpatient 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 or MUS 130; B IO 1 11, 2 10, 3 01, 3 02, and 3 03; C HE 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; P SY 200 and 300; SOC 203; SPE 103; two