Newcomb-Tulane College: Core Curriculum and Courses of Study
Academic Year 2008-2009
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work to begin graduate studies in one of the professional programs. A student
who completes the junior year in residence in any of the schools (not on a Tulane
year-long study abroad program) and then begins study in one of these
professional programs may receive a bachelor's degree from the respective school
after satisfactorily completing one year of full-time professional study.
To enter one of these programs, students are required to be accepted by the
professional program and to obtain approval from the Newcomb-Tulane College
dean by the end of the sixth semester of study. Joint-degree candidates are
required to complete 90 credits during three years of study in an undergraduate
school before starting work in the professional program. Since the fourth year of
study will consist of credits completed in the professional school, no professional
school course may be counted among the 90 credits that must be completed by the
end of the third year of undergraduate study. Candidates must meet all core
curriculum and major requirements for the bachelor's degree in the undergraduate
school. Students in joint-degree programs must complete 120 credits by the close
of their fourth year of study in order to receive a degree from the undergraduate
school. Students who fail to do so will be required to attend Tulane Summer
School to make up their credit deficiency before beginning their second year in
the professional school.
Transfer students must complete two years of undergraduate work at Tulane to be
eligible for a joint-degree program. All students must file an application for
degree at least two semesters prior to the anticipated date of graduation.
Every course taken during the first year in the professional program must be
passed, and the student's performance in the first year's work in the professional
program must be of sufficient quality for advancement to the second year. A
student who fails to meet this requirement may become a candidate for a degree in
the undergraduate school after satisfactorily completing an additional year of
study in the undergraduate school. If a student in a joint-degree program is a
candidate for honors, the grade-point average used to determine the eligibility
includes the applicable work done in the professional program.
PREMEDICAL AND PRE-PROFESSIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
While undergraduate students are completing the regular baccalaureate
curriculum of their choice, they may work concurrently to complete the courses
required to enter programs in the health professions, including dentistry,
medicine, optometry, osteopathy, podiatry, and veterinary medicine. Preparation
for such programs normally includes two semesters each of biology (with
laboratory), general chemistry (with laboratory), organic chemistry (with
laboratory), and physics (with laboratory). Many schools have additional entrance
requirements including mathematics and upper-level science courses. Due to the
variations in course requirements imposed by these professions, students should
request specific information from schools in their fields of interest or from the
health professions adviser.