Radford University Undergraduate Catalog, 2011-2012

PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS
Pre-Law Program
Radford University provides a program
of pre-law advising for students interested
in attending law school. Ordinarily, students
must have completed a full four years leading
to a bachelor’s degree before being admitted
to law school.
In keeping with the Statement on Prelegal
Education of the Association of American
Law Schools, Radford University does
not require specific courses and extracurricular
activities for students planning to attend
law school. Rather, Radford’s program
of pre-law advising enables students to plan
an appropriate undergraduate schedule to
develop the basic skills and insights necessary
for legal education.
Students considering a career in law
should attend the information sessions
for pre-law students, which are held each
spring and fall. After attending a pre-law
information session, students may consult
the campus pre-law advisor Dr. Jack Call
for additional advice or information. Students
should attend the pre-law information
session early in their academic careers, preferably
during their freshman year, for help
in planning an appropriate undergraduate
schedule.
Premedical and Predental Programs
Most students who plan to attend medical
school or dental school following graduation
from Radford University major in either
chemistry or biology. Other majors can
be chosen, however, depending on student
interests.
Medical and dental schools have as
minimum requirements at least one year of
biology, one year of general chemistry, one
year of organic chemistry, one year of biochemistry,
one year of physics and one year
of calculus or other college math as specified
by each school.
Premedical and predental students
should plan to take the Medical College Admissions
Test or the Dental Aptitude Test
during the junior year. Dr. Mark Cline in the
Biology department serves as pre-health advising
committee chair.
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