Navigate The Course To An ECU Baccalaureate Degree

Navigate The Course To An ECU Baccalaureate Degree NC Community Colleges To ECU Transfer Summit Competitive Majors at ECU ELIZABETH MCALLISTER EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY DIRECTOR, PRE-PROFESSIONAL ADVISING

Criteria Used to Determine Competitive Majors • Application Process • Applications only accepted annually • Audition, Interview, and/or Portfolio Review • Above average, minimum gpa requirement • Limited space available in the program • Multiple pre-requisites with minimum grade requirement • Sequencing of courses • Volume of applicants versus space available

Most Competitive Majors Based On GPA Average GPA of Accepted Applicants Speech & Hearing Science: 3. 7 Nursing: 3. 4 – 3. 7 (varies by semester) Health Services Management: 3. 6

Most Competitive Majors Based on Audition/Portfolio Art (including Art Education) Dance (including Dance Education) Interior Design Music (including Music Education) Theatre (Professional Actor Training and Musical Theatre)

Most Competitive Majors Based on Pre-Requisites Majors requiring multiple math and/or science courses with a minimum grade Engineering (*8) Clinical Laboratory Science (9) Exercise Physiology (9) Nutrition Science – Didactic Option (8) Nursing (7) Athletic Training (5) Public Health Studies : Pre-Health Concentration (5)

Majors That Only Accept Applications Annually Athletic Training Clinical Laboratory Science Dance Health Services Management Nutrition Science Speech & Hearing Science Theatre

Non-competitive, Yet Rigorous Majors Atmospheric Science Biochemistry Biology Chemistry Forensic Science Mathematics Neuroscience Physics

Preparing Students For Professional Programs • Most professional programs require students to earn a Bachelor’s degree first • Pharmacy is the main exception • Some dental, medical, and optometry programs will accept exceptional students after 3 years • Students can major in anything to prepare! • There is no “pre-med” or “pre-law” major • There are courses (prerequisites) students must take to be eligible for admission to professional programs • Encourage them to choose a major they will enjoy, perform well in, and that will provide them with a satisfying career as an alternate option.

Professional School Admission Statistics Program Applications Accepted Average GPA Dental 406 53 3. 45 / 3. 31 Medical 884 80 3. 6 OT 300+ 26 3. 69 / 3. 77 PA 500 -600 35 3. 74 / 3. 8 PT 250 30 3. 81 / 3. 8 NCSU Vet 905 100 3. 68 / 3. 65 UNC Pharmacy 586 160 3. 5