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| Q: | Does Wilmington College offer a nursing program? |
| A: | Wilmington does not offer Bachelor’s or Associate’s degrees in nursing. However, that doesn’t mean that you should not consider a Wilmington education as part of your nursing career preparation. Many nursing programs now offer programs which are specifically designed for people who have a Bachelor’s degree in Biology (or other subjects). In fact some of the country’s very best nursing schools (Johns Hopkins for example) offer no other type of program.
Starting in September of 2007, Wilmington will offer a new program called the Biology Health Sciences Concentration. This program was designed for students who wish to attend a small liberal arts college and then move on to a graduate-level training program in an allied health field like nursing. This program will also meet the needs of students who want to become physical therapists, pharmacists, and physician’s assistants.
At Wilmington College we believe strongly that graduate-level training is the wave of the future in the allied health professions and we intend to be a regional leader in preparing students for these exciting programs.
For examples of the types of nursing programs that we expect Health Sciences graduates to attend, check out the following web sites. University of Toledo: http://hsc.utoledo.edu/nursing/gemini.html Case Western Reserve University: http://fpb.case.edu/GradEntry/index.shtm Xavier University: http://www.xavier.edu/MSN/midas.cfm |
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| Q: | Does Wilmington have a PreMed Program? |
| A: | If you want to become a doctor someday, Wilminigton is a great place to start. Colleges and universities almost never have "majors" in PreMed. Instead, students who want to become doctors major in one of the traditional diciplines (like Biology or Chemistry). These traditional science programs are not only just what medical school admissions committees are looking for, but they also provide you with a marketable degree should you change your mind about becoming a doctor. Navigate the pages explaining our Bachelor of Science Biology Major: Life Sciences Concentration. This is an excellent program for students who want to become doctors! |
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| Q: | Can you minor in Biology or only major??? |
| A: | Your question was just the motivation we needed to do a little more work on our website! You can now find a description of the Biology Minor at http://www2.wilmington.edu/biology/BiologyMinor.cfm. |
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| Q: | Hi. I was wandering if you could possibly tell me what Wilmington College's requirements are to get into med school. Thank you |
| A: | The first requirement for admission into any medical school is a bachelor's degree. You can major in anything you want, but while you are working on the bachelor's degree you must complete the medical school prerequisite courses. Wilmington College doesn't set the prerequisite course list, the medical schools do. But it turns out that the prerequisite courses are pretty standard for all of the medical schools. They are basically this:
Wright State and Ohio University have some additional Math and English requirements. We always recommend that our premeds do 2 semesters of Math and 2 semesters of English. Any course will do, just make sure that there are 2 of each on the transcript so that you are eligible to apply to these schools. Finally, you must take the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT). It is a standardized computer-based test administered at testing centers across the country. See http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/ for full details. Web sites of the medical schools are great sources of information. Surf around on the sites of schools that you are interested in to get specific information. |
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| Q: | Can I get a good job with only a bachelor's degree in the health sciences concentration? |
| A: | Yes, you can. The requirements for the Health Sciences concentration are flexible but they are still rigorous. Health Science is a concentration within the Biology major and all of the core requirements of the Biology major (like Principles of Chemistry, a broad General Biology core, and the research requirement) apply to Health Science students. Our graduates who have chosen to go directly into the job market have been very successful at landing good jobs. Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center, Alkermes Corporation, and Proctor and Gamble are some of the places that our graduates have found employment right out of our program. Today’s job market is competitive and requires a strong educational background. All of the concentrations within the Biology major are designed to provide our graduates with the knowledge and skills employers are looking for. |
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| Q: | Does Wilmington College offer the courses a person would need to pursue a research career in the pharmaceutical industry? |
| A: | WC can absolutely be a great place to start! Senior scientific staff at major pharmaceutical companies will usually hold the Ph.D. degree. You can’t do a Ph.D. at Wilmington, but to get into a Ph.D. program you must first have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. Furthermore, while you are completing that degree you will need to take advanced coursework like Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry, Biological Chemistry, Statistics and more. Wilmington College offers all of these courses in its’ thorough, modern, and fully accredited curriculum. You will be challenged, but you will also be fully prepared for admission to (and success in) a Ph.D. program at a research university. |
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| Q: | I want to be a doctor. Why can’t I find a college that has a major in pre-med? |
| A: | Wilmington College does not offer a major in Pre-Med. In fact, very few colleges do. The reason is quite simple: if you major in Pre-Med and don’t get into medical school, what are your options? Virtually all colleges and universities, including Wilmington, believe that it is important for students who want to become doctors to complete a traditional college major like Biology, Chemistry, or other major. These programs will give you everything the medical schools are looking for and they will also give you alternative career opportunities should medical school not work out for you. Remember, the medical school will teach you how to be a doctor. The purpose of your Bachelor’s Degree program is to provide you with the basic knowledge base, intellectual skills, work habits, and love of learning that you will need to succeed in medical school and in the rest of your life too. |
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| Q: | What tests do zoologists/biologists have to take for a Ph D. degree? |
| A: | To get a Ph.D. degree you must first get a bachelor's degree at a college or university. You will then apply for admission to a Ph.D. program at a major research university. To be eligible for admission into any Ph.D. program, you will have to take a test called the GRE General Test. GRE stands for Graduate Record Examination. Some Ph.D. programs will also require you to take a specific subject test in addition to the GRE General Test. Someone applying to a doctoral program in Zoology would probably take either the GRE Biology Subject Test or the GRE Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology Subject Test. Information about all of these tests can be found at www.ets.org. If you choose to attend Wilmington College for your bachelor's degree, your academic advisor will help you make sure that you are taking the appropriate courses, will advise you on which Ph.D. programs might be best for you, and will help you scope out the admissions requirements for your programs of interest. Wilmington offers all of the courses that you will need to build a competitive application and we have a good track record of getting students into the Ph.D. programs of their choice. Good luck! |
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