Go to information for Pre-Medicine Programs at SFU .
Department Contact:
Biology:
Chair: Dr. Justin Merry, jmerry@francis.edu, 814-471-1105
Coordinator: Dr. Susan Reimer, sreimer@francis.edu, 814-472-3086
Chemistry:
Chair: Dr. Michele Hargittai, mhargittai@francis.edu , 814-472-2775
Coordinator: Dr. Edward Zovinka, ezovinka@francis.edu, 814-472-3084
Program Description:
Under a joint agreement between the Lake Erie University of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) and SFU, undergraduate students are enrolled jointly by SFU and LECOM. The program is comprised of two phases: phase I consists of the first three or four years of undergraduate education at Saint Francis; Phase II consists of the remaining four years of dental school education at LECOM’s Bradenton, Florida campus.
Students will be admitted to the SFU Phase (Phase I) of the program based upon the following criteria:
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SAT Scores or ACT Scores |
>1240 (re-centered) or ACT score of 26 |
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High School GPA |
3.5 on a scale of 4.0 |
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Potential |
Additional evidence of scholarly and professional potential and desire to become a dentist |
The SAT scores (1240) and high school GPA (3.5) serve as targets for applicant selection for admission to the program; other parameters, such as personal traits and desire to become dentist, will also be considered for each applicant.
SFU representatives will interview applicants to the program and submit acceptable applications for review to LECOM with a recommendation for provisional acceptance. LECOM will interview students within the first two years of being properly enrolled in the program. Therefore, acceptance to Phase I of the program will be determined jointly by SFU and LECOM. Acceptance into Phase II is contingent on completion of a pre-medicine program at Saint Francis and maintaining GPA standards (>3.4 Cumulative Overall GPA, >3.2 Cumulative Science GPA). Additional stipulations for matriculation are set forth in the articulation agreement between Saint Francis University and LECOM.
Students who are interested in pursuing the pre-dentistry program through LECOM should contact Dr. Susan Reimer, SFU program coordinator.
Students can also find additional information about the program on LECOM’s website. http://lecom.edu/admissions/entrance-requirements/early-acceptance-programs/
Student Learning Outcomes:
This will vary depending on the student’s major. Students in the Biology, Pre-Medicine program will achieve the following learning outcomes:
- Employ the scientific method, including the use of discipline-specific techniques, to discover and validate biological knowledge.
- Demonstrate scientific literacy through reading, writing, presenting, and discussing research.
- Demonstrate knowledge of how atoms and molecules interact to permit the function of living systems, and how cells sense, control, and respond to stimuli in their environments.
- Demonstrate knowledge of molecular genetics and how this leads to the expression and inheritance of traits.
- Explain how organisms reproduce and develop, how their anatomical structure permits function, how they maintain internal conditions, and how they sense and respond to external stimuli, across the full range of biological diversity.
- Describe how evolution by natural selection explains the unity and diversity of life on earth, and articulate how organisms interact at the population, community, and ecosystem levels.
Students in the Chemistry LECOM Pre-Dental program will achieve the following learning outcomes:
- Ability to use and read chemical formulas, nomenclature and chemical reactions and to do calculations involving stoichiometry, mixtures, solutions, solubility, and chemical equilibrium
- Ability to describe and recognize bonding, structure, and stereochemistry and to predict organic reactions, mechanisms, and synthesis
- Ability to describe how biological molecules are metabolized, regulation of metabolic pathways, and regulation of cell signaling systems
- Ability to apply the laws of thermodynamics to evaluate conditions of chemical equilibrium and direction and rates of chemical reactions
- Ability to describe the chemistry of metallic and nonmetallic elements and their industrial importance and to apply valence bond, molecular orbital theories and group theory in order to understand the properties and chemistry of inorganic complexes
- Ability to read primary sources (peer reviewed literature) and verbally communicate chemical concepts effectively
Estimated Completion Time:
4 years at Saint Francis University to complete B.S. 4 additional years at LECOM Bradenton, FL campus to complete their DMD degree.
Capstone Requirement:
The senior capstone requirement is satisfying the capstone requirements specified by the student’s academic program.
Requirements for the Major:
**Students pursue an existing pre-medicine program at Saint Francis University, such as the Biology, B.S. Pre-medicine concentration or the Chemistry, B.S., LECOM Pre-Dental concentration. Students in the “4+4” track must complete their program.
Biology, B.S., Pre-Medicine Concentration
Chemistry, B.S. LECOM Pre-Dental Concentration
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