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Presbyterian College always has each year a strong group of students who are accepted into medical schools in South Carolina and Georgia Medical Schools.
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Although Presbyterian College does not offer a pre-med major, it does offer all of the preparatory course work for medicine and dentistry. Students planning to attend medical or dental schools follow a rigorous academic schedule. Pre-medical and pre-dental students — regardless of their major — have available to them college-assigned advisors who are familiar with the requirements for medical and dental schools and can assist with course planning. A Health Science Advisory Committee assists PC students in preparing for and applying for medical study and other graduate training in health-related fields.
Under the direction of PC’s learned faculty, pre-medical and pre-dental students take courses in organic chemistry, general physics, vertebrate anatomy, developmental biology, cell biology and genetics. Students complete these courses as early as possible to be better prepared for the Medical College Admissions Test or the Dental Admissions Test, both of which are administered in the spring of the junior year.
General education and major requirements are worked into a student’s schedule and are usually completed during the senior year.
Presbyterian College offers a program for students interested in entering a veterinary medicine program, including nearly all of the courses required for admission to veterinary school. A special advisor is assigned to students who will help them arrange their courses at PC to fulfill the specific requirements of the veterinary school of the student’s choice.
Because there is no school of veterinary medicine in South Carolina, many students elect to continue their educations at the University of Georgia or North Carolina State University. Through an agreement between South Carolina and Georgia, the University of Georgia reserves 17 positions in its beginning veterinary medicine class for South Carolina students, and PC graduates fare well against this keen competition.
Presbyterian College offers pre-pharmacy and pre-physical therapy, the basic sciences and general education required by most schools which accept graduates to doctorate programs in pharmacy and master programs in physical therapy. Because various schools have slightly different requirements for admission, an assigned advisor works with students to develop an appropriate academic schedule.
At the end of their sophomore year, pre-pharmacy students may apply for admission to a school of pharmacy of their choice. The Pharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT), if required by a pharmacy school, is usually taken during the second semester of the third year. At the beginning of their senior year, physical therapy students make application to the physical therapy school which usually requires the GRE (Graduate Record Exam).
Students interested in pursuing a career in an allied health science field such as nursing, radiologic technology, dental hygiene and medical technology spend two or three years at PC and then transfer to a medical university or other professional school to complete the training.
Presbyterian College offers a program in the field of environmental sciences and forestry in cooperation with the Duke University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Students interested in the program should inform the pre-environmental sciences advisor early in their college career to plan their course of study.
Students who choose to enter this program must complete at least three years in an approved curriculum at PC. Upon completion of the first semester of the junior year, students may apply for admission to the Duke School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.0, and must have completed at least 96 semester hours of course work — including all general education requirements — as well as general biology, botany, ecology, general chemistry, calculus, statistics and economics. After one year of satisfactory completion of the program at Duke, students are awarded the baccalaureate degree from PC. One year later, they receive a master’s degree in forestry or environmental management from Duke.
Because admission to law school is not predicated upon any specific course of study, students who plan to study law choose from a variety of majors. Among the departments which offer programs developed as pre-law training are English, economics and business administration, and political science. Each program gives students a broad background upon which they may build formal law training. Supervised by the college’s pre-law advisor, pre-law students visit schools, meet alumni attorneys, and prepare for the LSAT and for study in law school.
Students who are planning to engage in graduate study in theology find Presbyterian College’s liberal arts and sciences curriculum invaluable.
Pre-theological students usually major in religion or religion and philosophy, scheduling as many courses in Greek, English, history, psychology and sociology as possible. When a pre-theological student chooses another major, a faculty member from the department of religion and philosophy may serve as a second advisor to keep the student’s program directed toward graduate study in theology.
One of the most rapidly growing programs at Presbyterian College is the engineering dual-degree program offered in cooperation with Auburn University, Clemson University, or Vanderbilt University. Through this program, a student spends three years on the PC campus as a physics major taking physics and math courses along with the general education requirements. Two additional years are spent at one of the engineering institutions studying the engineering field of the student’s choice. Upon successful completion of the program, the student receives a B.S. degree in physics from Presbyterian College and the appropriate engineering degree from Auburn, Clemson, or Vanderbilt.
The Army Reserve Officer Training Corps at PC is designed to enhance a student’s college education by providing unique training and practical experience in leadership, physical fitness, time management, prioritization of efforts and resources, qualities essential to success in any career. Upon graduation from PC, students who have successfully completed the ROTC program are commissioned as Second Lieutenants in the U.S. Army, National Guard or U.S. Army Reserve. To prepare students to become commissioned officers, the program combines college courses in Military Science with summer training in Washington State, and other opportunities like Airborne School, at Ft. Benning, GA. The Military Science curriculum consists of a two year Basic ROTC Course, and a two year Advance ROTC Course. In order to enter into the Advance ROTC Course, a student must make a commitment and sign a contract to enter into the commissioning process.
All students may enroll in ROTC and may apply for an Army ROTC Scholarship. High School students who wish to compete for a 4 year merit based scholarship should go to http://www.rotc.monroe.army.mil/ and click the 4 year scholarship hyperlink, or view the Scottish Highlander Army ROTC website www.presby.edu/rotc. Army ROTC Scholarships exceed $35,000 in value per year. The US Army pays full tuition and full fees amounting to over $25,000 per year. It also provides a monthly stipend: Freshmen-$300/month; Sophomores-$350/month; Juniors-$450/month; Seniors-$500/month; and the Army pays $450/semester for books and supplies. In turn, Presbyterian College provides full room and board to all Army ROTC Scholarship recipients.
Presbyterian College offers programs of study leading to teacher certification in many specialty areas — from early childhood, middle school, and special education to mathematics, english, social studies and history — for various grade levels.
The Presbyterian College Teacher Education Program is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teachers (NCATE) and approved by the South Carolina Board of Education.
Top students become top teachers, and the faculty at Presbyterian College strives to ensure that all students attain their maximum potential. All students who desire admission to the professional education program must complete an application for admission, meet the criteria for admission, and receive the approval of the Teacher Education Committee.
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