Foundations of Your PSU Education

Pre-Health Students

Freshman Orientation 2016

Overview

• Materials– Student Handbook

– Course Listings Booklet

• Welcome, Pre-Health Students

• Viking Vocabulary

• PSU Graduation Requirements

• Pre-Health Considerations

• Planning Your First Term Schedule

• Next Steps

Welcome, Pre-Health Students!

•Our pre-health advising team is here to help you with:

– Advising for your pre-health goal

– Course planning

– Services to prepare you to apply to professional health programs- workshops, newsletters, mentoring, how to gain experiences, etc.

•We offer: 14 different pre-professional health tracks such as pre-med, pre-nursing, pre-dentistry, and pre-pharmacy

•Transfer programs and programs requiring bachelor’s degree

Viking VocabularyStudent Handbook, page 6-12

• Banweb• Credit Hours• Quarters/terms• Sequences• Pre-requisites• Expected Preparation• Co-requisite

Graduation RequirementsStudent Handbook, page 23

Degree Requirements (BS, BA, BM, BFA)

180 credits with72 upper-division

(300/400 level)

www.pdx.edu/advising

Degree RequirementsStudent Handbook, page 23

2 years college level language*Fine and Performing Arts course

One Math OR Science course

4 credits Math12 credits science(8 credits with lab)

* Not the same as 2 years high school level required for admission

Art Practices majors only Music majors only

www.pdx.edu/advising

Degree Requirements

General Education

University Studies Urban Honors

Freshman Inquiry (FRINQ)

Year-long sequence=15 total credits

Sophomore Inquiry (SINQ)

3 courses=4 credits each

Senior Capstone 1 course=6 credits

Honors FoundationsYear-long sequence=15 total credits

Urban Discourses3 courses=12 credits

Honors Seminars and/or Internship

4-12 credits

Honors Thesis6 -10 credits

Upper Division Cluster3 courses=12 credits total

www.pdx.edu/unstwww.pdx.edu/honors

Student Handbook, pages 24-26

Freshmen (0-29 credits): General Ed during your first term

University Studies Urban Honors

Freshman Inquiry (FRINQ)

5 credits

Honors Foundations5 credits

Choose one of 9 themesExample:

UNST 139 Work of ArtHON 101 The Global City

• Provides foundation for interdisciplinary learning• Studies subject/theme from multiple perspectives• Applies to University Writing requirement

• Urban Honors requires selective admission

Register for class & Mentored Inquiry

www.pdx.edu/unst

www.pdx.edu/honors

Major Requirements

• Pre-Health is not a major• Choose a major that interests you• Where do you find requirements?

• PSU Bulletin or website

• Undecided or exploring?• Talk with your pre-health adviser

• What if you change your major?• Credits still apply to degree (electives)• Update your major and your pre-professional

health program in Banweb

www.pdx.edu/undergraduate-programs

Considerations for Pre-Professional Health students

Inside the Classroom:•Science sequences

– Co-requisites, pre-requisites, math placement•Helpful courses and seminars: Intro to Pre-Med, Intro to Pre-Nursing, application workshops•Course Planning Guide (cpg.sa.pdx.edu)

Outside the Classroom:•Gaining experience in your healthcare field•Resources for being successful

– Pre-Health Advisers– Listservs & Student Groups– Learning Center, Writing Center, Math Tutoring

Find courses in Course Listing booklet or Banweb

Full-time = 12 or more credits

Remember most sequences begin in fall (watch 101, 102, 103)

Planning your First term schedule

Meet with your pre-health and major advisers regularly (required at least once)

Check your PSU email regularlyUse campus resources (tutoring, counseling, activities) Plan realistic short-term goals

Degree Requirements

Sample Fall Schedule:4 cr Math (ie. MTH 111, MTH 112, STAT 243)5 cr Science (ie. BI 207, BI 211/214, CH 221/227)5 cr General Ed (FRINQ or Honors Foundations)

Using the Course Listings

•Course Reference Number (CRN): important number for registration

•Course Numbering

100/200: lower division=freshman/sophomore level 300/400: upper division=junior/senior level

•Days/Time:

MWF=Mon/Wed/Fri OR TR=Tues/ThursMilitary time—subtract 12 for “real” time

•Waitlist process

banweb.pdx.edu

Websites to Bookmark:

Banweb:my.pdx.edu

PSU Bulletin:www.pdx.edu/oaa/psu-bulletin

Advising & Graduation Requirement Info:www.pdx.edu/advising

Degree Maps/Major Info:www.pdx.edu/undergraduate-programs

Pre-Health Information:http://www.pdx.edu/clas/pre-health-programs

Course Planning Guidehttp://cpg.sa.pdx.edu/

• Meeting with your pre-health adviser:

– Small group setting at orientation

– Remember to bring your “snapshot” and materials

• Advising begins promptly at 2:10 pm

• After advising, register in Millar Library, room 170 (first floor)

• ID photo/access badge in Neuberger Lobby

Next Steps: