Individualized Major Programs
The Individualized Major Program allows selected students to plan an individualized educational program that stands apart from the established majors currently available. Undergraduate students may propose a program and offer appropriate and proper documentation to the Committee on Individualized Majors, which will determine acceptance on the submitted program’s merits. If accepted, the student will be assigned an advisor and assisted in working out a contracted individualized major. Any major program for which a proper pattern of studies exists at High Point University will be considered.
The individualized major must: (a) fulfill the General Education Requirements; (b) be a coherent and integrated program of study; (c) be limited to those studies that can be supported by the educational resources of the programs of High Point University, including SCIP, independent studies, study abroad programs, and work within the Greater Greensboro Consortium; and (d) be academic and experiential work fulfilled predominantly under the guidance of the Committee on Individualized Majors.
Students wishing to pursue this major option should consult the Director of Individualized Majors, Dr. James W. Stitt.
PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS
High Point University has been very successful in placing graduates in professional programs. Students are allowed a great deal of flexibility in choosing major fields and specific courses within basic admissions requirements, and so careful advising is essential. Students wishing to attend law school should consult with Dr. Paul B. Ringel, pre-law advisor. Students who plan to enter dental, medical, veterinary, or allied health schools should consult closely and early with the health-related pre-professional advisors, Dr. Kelli K. Sapp, Dr. Harold M. Goldston, and Dr. B. Gray Bowman. Students wishing to apply to Physical Therapy or Occupational Therapy Schools should consult with Dr. Tony Kemerly and Dr. Kimberly Reich.
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Dentistry, pre-professional (Advisor: Dr. Kelli K. Sapp)
Application to dental schools can be made after satisfactory completion of a minimum of three years of undergraduate study (90-96 semester hours). Some dental schools will accept applications after two years of pre-professional study, although the preference is for 3-4 years of pre-dental study. The majority of students accepted for dental study have already earned a bachelor’s degree.
Any area of concentration may be chosen as a major, provided the requisite foundation in natural sciences and mathematics has been obtained. Required Courses (for admission to schools of dentistry) Semester Hours English Composition and Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-12 Chemistry 101-102. General Chemistry . . . .8 Chemistry 209-210. Organic Chemistry . . . .8 Chemistry 322. Biochemistry I . . . . . . . . . . .3 Biology 130. General Biology . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Biology 212. Introduction to Animal Biology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Physics 211-212. General Physics or 221-222 General Physics/Calculus . . . . . .8
It is essential that each student planning to seek admission to a school of dentistry be aware of the specific admission requirements for that particular dental school. Requirements vary. Full information is available in the annual publication of the American Association of Dental Schools, Admission Requirements of American Dental Schools.
Medicine, pre-professional
(Advisors: Dr. Kelli K. Sapp; Dr. Harold M. Goldston)
Application to medical schools can be made after satisfactory completion of a minimum of three years of undergraduate study (90-96 semester hours). However, the majority of students accepted for medical study have already earned a bachelor’s degree. Any area of concentration may be chosen as a major, provided the requisite foundation in natural sciences and mathematics has been obtained.