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Advising: Roles and Responsibilities
Advisor Responsibilities
- Maintain regularly scheduled office hours for academic and career advising as needed throughout the semester.
- Schedule additional office hours as needed during the pre-registration periods.
- Provide assistance to advisees in setting both short- term and long-term educational and career objectives.
- Assist advisees with schedule planning and course selection on both a long-term and short-term basis.
- Be informed about academic policies and procedures and changes in departmental or university curriculum requirements.
- Be knowledgeable about campus academic and career support services and refer advisees to these services as needed.
- Be knowledgeable about career opportunities and prospects in public health.
- Be knowledgeable about post-graduate training or education choices common to public health majors. And assist students in the exploration of graduate training or education options and pathways.
- Provide letters of recommendation when asked and sufficient notice has been given. If advisors cannot provide a letter, the student is notified and an explanation provided.
- Remove academic advising holds, undergraduate students (only): At the completion of the academic advising session for the upcoming semester: Submit the electronic S.C.O.R.E. card or the Study Abroad Course Advising Form.
Student Responsibilities
- Know degree requirements and remain informed about changes in the curriculum.
Map out a plan of action for completing degree requirements and review it with the advisor. This is important to determine what courses need to be taken in sequence, as well as which courses are only offered once every year or every other year so that opportunities to take a needed or desired course are notmissed.
- Prepare, in advance, for academic and career advising meetings. Map out courses wanted and needed to take for the degree and any minors or CAS's; or to meet pre-requisite course requirements for additional advanced study.
- Make and keep advising appointments.
- Make advisor aware of any special needs or problems encountered at Syracuse University. The advisor can help with any problems that may hinder academic success and continued enrollment.
- Provide sufficient notice (ideally 14 days) when asking the advisor to provide a recommendation.
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Clinical Health Program Pre-requisites
Entrance exams
DAT: dental admission exam. Competitive DAT = 20 or higher
MCAT: pre-med and option for physician assistant (PA). Competitive MCAT, med-school = 507 or higher; Osteopathy = 502
GRE: PA and some direct entry MS NURSING programs and most Doctor/Nursing Practice programs
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- Students who choose pre-clinical health later (sophomore year) have a considerable amount of catch-up work
- Study abroad: summer options exist for physician asst and pre-med and full-semester for nursing
- The science sequence should follow as described.
- Fill in with LA requirements and PHP courses. CORE courses ideally should be completed prior to PHP 422 (internship). PHP 219, PHP 221, & PHP 223 should be completed by 2nd semester sophomore year.
- Aim: 16 – 18 credits/semester
- Service learning courses (PHP 221, PHP 309, PHP 310, PHP 304 – if CHE conc): Only 1 course per semester
- MCAT: all science courses must be completed prior
- Health ethics: students should take a HUM health ethics course (for example: PHI 398). The course will meet a HUM requirement vs. elective
Pre-Med/pre-Dental, 4 year plan. Science and Math Sequences
Year 1: BIO 121, BIO 123 + 124, CHE 106 + 107, CHE 116 + 117
Year 2: CHE 275 + 276, CHE 325 + 326. Highly recommended: BIO 326 and 327
Year 3: MAT 121 (fall), MAT 285 (spring), PHY 101, PHY 102, BCM 475 (fall only). Spring: study for MCAT. MCAT: schedule May/June, summer. Apply to med school: summer
Year 4: complete PHP CORE fall. PHP 422: Spring
Pre Med/pre-Dental, 4 year plan with gap year. Science and Math Sequences
Year 1: BIO 121, BIO 123 + 124, CHE 106 + 107, CHE 116 + 117
Year 2: CHE 275 + 276, CHE 325 + 326. Highly recommended: BIO 326 (cell bio) and 327 (genetics)
Year 3: MAT 121 (fall), MAT 285 (spring), PHY 101, PHY 102
Year 4: BCM 475 (fall only). PHP 422: Spring. Spring: study for MCAT. MCAT: schedule May/June, summer. Apply to med school: summer
Gap year: strengthen portfolio (1 year graduate degree in biomedical science or PH, research,
Physician Assistant
Year 1: BIO 121, BIO 123 + 124, CHE 106 + 107, CHE 116 + 117
Year 2: CHE 275 + 276, CHE 325 + 326. Highly recommended: BIO 326 and 327
Year 3: MAT 121 (fall), MAT 122 (spring), BIO 216 (anat/phys 1) , BIO 217 (anat/phys 2)
Year 4: PHP 422 Fall), BIO 409 (micro) Spring. HFS 326 Comm/Medical terminology
Nursing
Year 1: BIO 121, BIO 123 + 124, CHE 106 + 107, CHE 116 + 117
Year 2: BIO 216 (anat/phys 1) and BIO 217 (anat/phys 2)
Year 3: MAT 121 (fall), MAT 122 (spring), BIO 216 (anat/phys 1) , BIO 217 (anat/phys 2)
Year 4: PHP 422 Fall), BIO 409 (micro) Spring
[lifespan psychology in summer year 2 or year 3. Most schools require this course and SU does not offer]
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