University of Kentucky Undergraduate Bulletin

2001-2002

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ACADEMIC ADVISING

As students progress through their academic program, their advising needs change. At the University of Kentucky, academic advisors help students meet these changing needs. Faculty advisors are key to understanding the nature of the academic program and how it can address student interests and goals. Professional advisors maintain up-to-date information on university requirements, academic policies, procedures, and deadlines; they can also provide guidance for the exploring student. Support offices such as the Central Advising Service and Transfer Center, Counseling and Testing, University Career Services, and Minority Learning Services can provide help in refining academic interests and goals. Students should refer to specific college, school, and departmental advising materials for details on specific advising programs.

Some students are undecided about a specific major and choose to be listed in the college of their preference, e.g. Fine Arts or Agriculture. Advising for those students is done by that college. The majority of students who are undecided enter the university as undeclared majors in Undergraduate Studies and are advised by Central Advising Service and Transfer Center.

Advising Responsibilities

Students are responsible for:

1. knowing the requirements of their particular academic program; selecting courses that meet those requirements in an appropriate time frame; and monitoring their progress toward graduation;
   
   
2. consulting with appropriate advisors designated to handle the kind of questions or concerns they have;
   
   
3. scheduling and keeping academic advising appointments in a timely manner throughout their academic career, so as to avoid seeking advising only during busy registration periods; and
   
   
4. being prepared for advising sessions.

1. helping students clarify their options, goals and potential, and understand themselves better;
   
   
2. helping students understand the nature and purpose of a college education;
   
   
3. providing accurate information about educational options, requirements, policies and procedures; and
   
   
4. helping students plan educational programs and monitor and evaluate their educational progress.

Academic Advising Mission Statement

• assist students in taking responsibility for developing meaningful education plans compatible with their potential and with their career and life goals;

• help students formulate important questions about the nature and direction of their education and assist them in finding answers to those questions;

• assist students in acquiring accurate and timely information regarding academic policies, procedures, and requirements;

• facilitate the successful transition of prospective, continuing and nontraditional students to the academic and campus environment.

Central Advising Service and Transfer Center

Departmental Advising

Pre-Professional Advising

PREMEDICAL STUDY -- The University of Kentucky offers work preparatory to the study of medicine in compliance with the minimum entrance requirements of the American Medical Association and the Association of American Medical Colleges. The minimum requirements for entrance to medical schools and in preparation for taking the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) include:

• 2 semesters of English with emphasis in communication skills
  
• 2 semesters of biology with labs
  
• 2 semesters of general chemistry with lab
  
• 2 semesters of organic chemistry with labs
  
• 2 semesters of physics with lab
  
• earned hours sufficient for junior classification

Students who complete a four-year course of study and thereby obtain a degree will have time to meet the requirements for entrance to all medical schools. Opportunity is thus afforded for a broader background in the natural sciences, social studies, and humanities, which will be of advantage both in medical school and in later life. Students may choose any major the University offers, provided the minimum requirements listed above are met.

The number of students applying annually for admission to medical colleges exceeds the number which can be admitted. Boards of admission consequently fill their quotas from those who are best prepared, as indicated by grade-point averages, MCAT scores, and other criteria.

There is no premedical major as such at UK. Students who are interested in premedical study should contact a premedical advisor in Central Advising Service and Transfer Center, (859) 257-3383, 109 Miller Hall.

PREDENTAL STUDY -- In 1970 the American Dental Association abolished its traditional prerequisites for admission to dental school and left it to each school to establish for itself those prerequisites which it deems necessary. The following courses are required to enter dental school in the state of Kentucky:

• 2 semesters of biology with labs
  
• 2 semesters of general chemistry with labs
  
• 2 semesters of organic chemistry with labs
  
• 1 semester of physics with lab
  
• 2 semesters of English with emphasis in communication skills

Students who are interested in predental study should contact a predental advisor in Central Advising Service and Transfer Center, (859) 257-3383, 109 Miller Hall, for further information and guidance.

PRE-OPTOMETRY STUDY -- By means of contract through the Southern Regional Education Board, the Commonwealth of Kentucky will pay to the University of Indiana, the University of Alabama, or Southern College of Optometry the nonresidential differential for each academic year for those students who qualify under this program and demonstrate approved progress in the four-year curriculum which leads to the Doctor of Optometry degree. To be eligible for this financial assistance, a student must be a legal resident of the Commonwealth of Kentucky as defined by the Council on Higher Education and must be admitted to one of the above-mentioned colleges of optometry.

Pre-optometry requirements include:

• 2 semesters of general chemistry (with laboratory)
  
• 2 semesters of English
  
• 1 or 2 semesters of mathematics
  
• 1 or 2 semesters of general biology or zoology (with laboratory)
  
• 2 semesters of general physics (with laboratory)
  

Students who are interested in pre-optometry study should contact a pre-optometry advisor in Central Advising Service and Transfer Center, (859) 257-3383, 109 Miller Hall.

PREPHARMACY STUDY -- The equivalent of two years (70 hours) of liberal arts and basic sciences is the minimum requirement for admission to the professional program. The minimum course requirements for admission to UK's College of Pharmacy are:

• 1 year of English (writing)
  
• 1 semester of animal biology (with laboratory) or the second semester of principles of biology with lab
  
• 1 semester of microbiology (with laboratory)
  
• 1 semester of mathematics (Calculus I) or the combination of 1 semester of college algebra and 1 semester of elementary calculus
  
• 1 semester of principles of microeconomics
  
• 1 year of physics
  
• 1 semester of anatomy
  
• 1 year of general chemistry (with laboratory) including qualitative analysis
  
• 1 year of organic chemistry (with laboratory)
  

Admission to the college is competitive, based on grade-point average in pre-pharmacy course work, PCAT scores, and scores from selection interviews. All applicants must have taken the PCAT during the fall semester prior to application, at the latest.

For more information, contact the College of Pharmacy at: