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PRE-LEGAL, PRE-MEDICAL AND PRE-DENTAL COURSES

For admission to the Departments of Law or Medicine of this University,
ten courses (30 session-hours or 60 semester-hours) are required.
This work may be completed in the College of Arts and Sciences in two years
by students who have satisfied the entrance requirements of the College.

For details concerning admission to the Departments of Law or Medicine,
the catalogues of those departments should be consulted. In general, the
requirements are as follows:

Pre-Legal Requirements.—No specific courses are prescribed, but courses
in any of the following subjects are recommended: English, Latin, French,
German, Spanish, Italian, History, Natural Science, Mathematics, Accounting,
Political Science, Economics, Psychology, Philosophy, and Public Speaking.

It should be noted that courses in Political Science, Economics, Psychology,
Philosophy and Public Speaking are not open to first-year students.

Pre-Medical Requirements.—The following subjects are prescribed: Inorganic
Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physics, Biology, English.

The courses usually recommended for the first year are Chemistry B1,
Biology B1 and Mathematics A1 or A2.

Pre-Dental Requirements.—Requirements for admission to Schools of
Dentistry are similar to Pre-Medical requirements. Students who wish to complete
Pre-Dental requirements in the College of this University should consult the
Schools of Dentistry they wish to enter in regard to details of admission.

Pre-Legal, Pre-Medical and Pre-Dental students are required to take the
course in Physical Education, unless excused on a physician's certificate.