Wesleyan prepares students seeking admission to medical
school. You may major in any academic area— most students
major in biology, chemistry or both. You will receive
personalized guidance from a faculty advisor who will help you
meet your goals in a rigorous academic setting.
Pre-medicine students should inform Kentucky Wesleyan
College’s Pre-Health Professions Advisory Committee of their
intentions during their freshman or sophomore year. A faculty
advisor and the committee will then assist you by providing
guidance in determining appropriate curriculum, preparing you
to take the MCAT and furnishing necessary letters of recommendation.
The Pre-Professional Society is designed for science majors with career goals in
medicine, veterinary, optometry, nursing or pharmacology. Monthly meetings
provide opportunities to speak with physicians and alumni.
We encourage our students to engage in summer research programs. Our
students have participated in research activities at universities across the South
and Midwest and at Oak Ridge National Laboratories. Many of our students also
work as interns who perform plant-based cancer and HIV research at the
Owensboro Cancer Research Program.
Most chemistry and biology majors at Kentucky Wesleyan receive academic
scholarships. Many also serve as assistants in science laboratories, classrooms
and offices. Assistantships provide valuable learning experiences fan contributes
to the student’s tuition.
For more information about the pre-medicine program, contact Dr. W.L. Magnuson at [email protected].
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CHEMISTRY
For more information about the elementary education program, please contact Dr. James Alexander at [email protected].
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doctor Family physician General practice
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For more information about the elementary education program, please contact Dr. James Alexander at
Course Number: Course Name Semester Credit Hours
BIO 215 General Biology I Lab 1
BIO 216 General Biology II Lab 1
BIO 223 and
BIO 224 or
BIO 308 or
BIO 403
Human Anatomy and Physiology I and
Human Anatomy and Physiology II or
Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy or
Animal Physiology
4
4
4
4
BIO 225 General Biology I 3
BIO 226 General Biology II 3
BIO 303 Genetics 4
BIO 313 Microbiology I 4
BIO 323 Cellular/Molecular Biology 4
CHEM 121 General Chemistry Laboratory I 2
CHEM 122 General Chemistry Laboratory II 2
CHEM 131 General Chemistry I 3
CHEM 132 General Chemistry II 3
CHEM 321 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I 2
CHEM 322 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II 2
CHEM 331 Organic Chemistry I 3
CHEM 332 Organic Chemistry II 3
CHEM 341 Analytical Chemistry 4
CHEM 441 Biochemistry 4
MATH 104 Probability and Statistics 4
MATH 121 Calculus I 4
PEH 435 or
PHIL 301 or
SOC 100
Health Ethics or
Introduction to Ethics or
Principles of Sociology
3
3
3
PHYS 141 and
PHYS 142 or
PHYS 204 and
PHYS 205
Introductory General Physics I and
Introductory General Physics II or
General Physics I and
General Physics II
4
4
4
4
PSY 100 or
PSY 201
Introduction to Psychology or
Human Development
3
3