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3.2.8 Pre-Professional Evaluation Committee

(Bylaws)

  1. The Pre-professional Evaluation Committee is responsible to the faculty.

  2. The committee consists of the Assoc. Vice President for Academic Administration, chair; the Assistant Vice President for Student Life; the Director of Residential Life and Housing; the Associate Deans of the Residence Halls; the Chairs of the Departments of Biology, Chemistry, and Physics or their designees; and the advisors for dentistry, medicine, and pharmacy.

  3. The work of the committee is to evaluate and recommend students for admission to professional schools.

  4. The committee meets when called by the chair.

(Procedures)

  1. Protocol

    1. The chair develops agendas and distributes them at least one day in advance of each meeting.

    2. The committee takes action by majority vote or consensus.

    3. Committee workload (average in clock hours per quarter):

      i. Chair: 20 hrs.

      ii. Members: 8-10 hrs.

    4. The committee

      i. Gathers information about pre-professional candidates from the permanent academic record, professional school admissions test results, academic adviser, teachers, and Student Life personnel

      ii. Evaluates candidates and reports results on forms prepared and/or approved by the appropriate professional school

      iii. Receives written application for recommendation for medical, dental, and pharmacy schools

      iv. Makes recommendation to the professional school(s) as requested by candidates. A fee is assessed for candidates requesting more than five recommendations

    5. The secretary for the Assoc. Vice President for Academic Administration serves as secretary of the committee

  2. Communication

    1. Because of confidentiality, minutes are not circulated but are available to the committee members in the Assoc. Vice President for Academic Administration's office.

    2. The chair maintains liaison with the appropriate admissions offices of universities and professional schools of interest to students.

  3. Documentation

    1. Rationale for each student evaluation is included in the evaluation.

    2. Minutes are kept in the office of the Assoc. Vice President for Academic Administration.