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ϲͼ has Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) or Early Acceptance Programs with the following schools and programs:
Below are descriptions of these programs:
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) is located in Erie, Pennsylvania and Brandon, Florida. This agreement establishes an Early Acceptance Program (EAP) pursuant to which ϲͼ undergraduate students are enrolled simultaneously by ϲͼ and by LECOM as participants in the EAP. The EAP is designed to facilitate the admission of ϲͼ students into LECOM’s Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine program. LECOM will interview students prior to their enrollment at ϲͼ or within the first two years of study at ϲͼ. Students interviewing successfully will be offered a provisional acceptance to LECOM’s Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine program. Upon meeting the criteria for final acceptance, they will matriculate at the LECOM campus of their choice, dependent upon space availability.
LECOM School of Dental Medicine Early Acceptance Program (EAP) pursuant to which ϲͼ undergraduate students are enrolled simultaneously by ϲͼ and by LECOM as participants in EAP. The EAP is designed to facilitate the admission of ϲͼ students into LECOM’s Doctor of Dental Medicine program. LECOM will interview students prior to their enrollment at ϲͼ or within the first two years of study at ϲͼ. Students interviewing successfully will be offered a provisional acceptance to LECOM’s Doctor of Dental Medicine program. Upon meeting the criteria for final acceptance, they will matriculate at the LECOM Bradenton, FL campus. Because this is a demanding professional program, the requirements listed for acceptance have been established to demonstrate that the student is capable of handling the rigorous course load.
LECOM School of Pharmacy Early Acceptance Program (EAP) establishes an EAP pursuant to which ϲͼ undergraduate students are enrolled simultaneously by ϲͼ and by LECOM as participants in EAP. The EAP is designed to facilitate the admission of ϲͼ students into LECOM’s Doctor of Pharmacy program. LECOM will interview qualified students prior to their enrollment at ϲͼ or within the first two years of study at ϲͼ. Students interviewing successfully will be offered a provisional acceptance to LECOM’s Doctor of Pharmacy program. Upon meeting the criteria for final acceptance, they will matriculate at the LECOM campus of their choice. Because this is a demanding professional program, the requirements listed for acceptance have been established to demonstrate that the student is capable of handling the rigorous course load.
Harrison School of Pharmacy is located in Auburn, Alabama. This agreement establishes an Early Acceptance Program (EAP) to highly qualified individuals admitted as undergraduate students to Auburn University or ϲͼ. Further information may be obtained from the School’s Website or Office of Academic and Student Affairs. Prerequisite Requirements.
Ross School of Medicine is located in Barbados. ϲͼ (TU) and Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM) established a framework pursuant to which they will work together with a view toward entering into one or more future articulation agreements in pursuit of the following goals:
The UAB Heersink School of Medicine provides early acceptance to medical school for Tuskegee students who meet the requirements for acceptance and matriculation. We prepare Early Assurance Program students for medical school by providing opportunities in academic enrichment, mentoring, MCAT test preparation, community-building experiences, and clinical exposure.
Eligibility
Ideal candidate qualifications include diverse experiences and perspectives, career potential for leadership, maturity, strong letters of support, disadvantaged backgrounds, and a passion for service.
Preference is given to Alabama residents.
Applicants should:
Application Process
Matriculation Requirements
The University of South Alabama College of Medicine is located in Mobile, Alabama. Following are descriptions of the SouthMed Prep Scholars Program and SouthMed Prep Early Decision Program.
A. SouthMed Prep Scholars Program
The SouthMed Prep Scholars Program offers a select number of talented and academically competitive college freshmen and sophomores a position in the University of South Alabama College of Medicine (USACOM) first year class following completion of their (a) undergraduate degree, (b) all prerequisites, and (c) completion of program requirements for eligible students, as listed below:
If all of the above requirements are met, students will be offered a position in the fall class of USACOM following their graduation from Institution. Applicants may apply to more than one medical school.
B. SouthMed Prep Early Decision Program
The SouthMed Prep Early Decision Program (EDP) is designed for competitive pre-medical students who have narrowed their selection down to the University of South Alabama College of Medicine. This allows such a student the security of having an early guaranteed position, saves application and travel fees associated with applying to multiple institutions, and provides the opportunity to begin financial planning as soon as possible.
Candidates should be competitive on a national level and will typically apply during their junior year of college. At a minimum, this program requires eligible students to meet the following requirements:
The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine is located in Auburn, Alabama and Spartanburg, South Carolina. Following are descriptions on VCOM’s Guaranteed Admissions Interview Program and the Rocovich Scholars Admission Program.
A. Guaranteed Admissions Interview Program
The Guaranteed Admissions Interview Program shall be for students at the INSTITUTION who:
Students who qualify for the guaranteed admissions interview program will interview on campus at VCOM with three (3) VCOM faculty/administrators and participate in the designated interview day activities. VCOM values the interview as a highly important portion of the selection process and the admissions committee will need to approve the candidate after the interview is conducted.
B. Rocovich Scholars Early Admission Program
The Rocovich Scholars Early Admission Program encourages candidates from rural areas, low socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds, and underrepresented minorities to enter health careers and studies have shown that students from rural or medically underserved areas are more likely to provide medical care to disadvantaged populations.
To qualify as a “Rocovich Scholar” through the Rocovich Scholars Early Admission Program, the candidate must be a permanent resident of a rural area, or a federally designated medically underserved area, or qualify as being from a low socioeconomic status (SES) background, or a member of an underrepresented minority; and must attend a college where VCOM has an Articulation Agreement for such a program; and must meet the qualifications outlined in 1.3 and 1.4.
1.3 Rocovich Scholar candidates must apply for early admission following successful completion of the Spring semester of the second year and must have completed (or will complete) the courses outlined in Exhibit A and B with a “B or better” in all courses with a GPA of 3.5 in both science and overall. A 3.7 GPA in both science and overall is required to waive taking the MCAT (see 1.5g. below).
1.3.1 If the candidate is on a different academic timetable than the traditional 4 year program and the INSTITUTION believes the candidate may be appropriate for this program the INSTITUTION and VCOM will discuss potential eligibility and the timetable.
1.4 The candidate must interview with and receive a favorable evaluation from the INSTITUTION pre-medical committee/advisor, one member of VCOM student services, and two VCOM admissions committee members designated by VCOM to be accepted as a Rocovich Scholar. VCOM values the interview as a highly important portion of the selection process and merely qualifying academically does not assure success.
1.5 Rocovich Scholar candidates must also meet the following criterion by entry to VCOM:
For more information on these programs, please contact the Pre-Professional Health Careers Advisory Program (PHCAP) Advisors:
Mr. Garland Wise
gwise@tuskegee.edu
Ms. Latia McCurdy
lmccurdy@tuskegee.edu
ϲͼ’s Department of History and Political Science and its Pre-Law Program are negotiating with ABA accredited law schools within the United States that are diverse in focus, selectivity, and geographic region to provide our students with opportunities that will help facilitate admission and success in law school for scholarships, internships, and with early admission programs.
Although the political science degree is a natural fit for students who wish to become attorneys, law schools accept students from all undergraduate majors with a bachelor’s degree. Each of the signed and proposed agreements listed below do not specify particular majors. However, the political science degree is currently the only degree with an approved curriculum for an Early Acceptance Program (EAP) for law school.
The benefits vary with each partnering school. The following is a list summarizing the benefits to ϲͼ students:
PARTNER PROGRAMS
ϲͼ has a signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for an early acceptance and scholarship program with:
ϲͼ is currently in formal discussions with the law schools listed below:
The Department of History and Political Science has submitted draft Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) to ϲͼ Senior Leadership for Case Western Reserve University School of Law and Indiana University Maurer School of Law.Discussions are ongoing regarding MOUs with Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law. The Department of History and Political Science has not received a draft MOU from the University of Oklahoma College of Law at this time.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS
Agreement signed by Dr. Carla Jackson Bell, Interim Provost on May 14, 2020.
Samford University Cumberland School of Law is located in Birmingham, Alabama. Cumberland School of Law has a long history of producing a large number of lawyers who practice law in the State of Alabama and is located in Alabama’s largest legal market. Cumberland is well respected within the State of Alabama and in the Southeast.
The agreement with Samford University Cumberland School of Law provides for an accelerated Bachelor’s to JD program (3+3 Program), where students complete three years of course work at Tuskegee, forego the fourth year of study at Tuskegee and instead enter law school a year earlier. Students will earn a bachelor’s and a JD in six instead of the traditional seven years. Students will graduate from ϲͼ after completing their 1L year from Cumberland. Students who fail to complete their 1L year from Cumberland may return to Tuskegee and complete their bachelor’s degree. Courses successfully completed at Cumberland will apply towards the bachelor’s degree.
The requirements for the (3+3) program with Cumberland School of Law are as follows:
The benefits for students from Cumberland School of Law are as follows:
Case Western Reserve University School of Law is located in Cleveland, Ohio. The law school has a national presence and is ranked within the top 75 law schools in the nation. Famed civil rights attorney Fred Gray earned a law degree from Case Western Reserve.
There are two proposed agreements with Case Western Reserve University. The first provides scholarships and other benefits for graduating seniors matriculating to CWRU. The second provides for an accelerated Bachelor’s to JD Program (3+3 Program), where students complete three years of course work at Tuskegee, forego the fourth year of study at Tuskegee and instead enter law school a year earlier. Students will earn a bachelor’s and a JD in six instead of the traditional seven years. Both proposals provide that students will receive a 75 percent tuition scholarship for three years.
The requirements for the first proposal with Case Western Reserve are as follows:
The requirements for the second proposal with Case Western Reserve (3+3 Program) are as follows:
The benefits for students with Case Western Reserve School of Law are as follows:
Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law is located in Malibu, California and directly serves the legal market in Los Angeles and the broader California legal market. Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law has a national presence, ranking within the top 50 law schools in the United States.
There are two proposed agreements with Pepperdine University. The first proposal provides for an accelerated Bachelor’s to JD Program (3+3 Program), where students complete three years of course work at Tuskegee, forego the fourth year of study at Tuskegee and instead enter law school a year earlier. Students will earn a bachelor’s and a JD in six instead of the traditional seven years. The second proposal provides for an accelerated Bachelor’s to Master of Legal Studies Program (3+1 Program), where students complete three years of course work at Tuskegee, forego the fourth year of study at Tuskegee and instead enter the Master program.
Pepperdine has not provided a draft agreement for the Master of Legal Studies program. Students not admitted for the programs (3+3 or 3+1 programs) may reapply for regular admission without prejudice.
The requirements for the first proposal (3+3 Bachelor’s to JD Program) for Pepperdine University are as follows:
The benefits for the (3+3 Bachelor’s to JD Program) for Pepperdine University are as follows:
The benefits for the second proposal (3+1 Bachelor’s to Master of Legal Studies Program) at Pepperdine University include:
Indiana University Maurer School of Law is located in Bloomington, Indiana. IU has a national presence ranking within the top 50 law schools nationwide. It has nationally recognized programs in corporate law, health care law, and intellectual property law.
The proposal with Indiana University provides that the law school creates a “Tuskegee Law Scholars Program”. Through this program, students will receive at least a 50 percent tuition scholarship and a mentor upon matriculating to IU. Indiana University has provided that the law school will accept at least two applicants given that students meet the admissions requirements for the law school. The criteria for students receiving the designation of a “Tuskegee Law Scholar” provides that students earn an undergraduate GPA that is within the median of the law school entering class for the prior year.
The University of Oklahoma College of Law (OU Law) is located in Norman, Oklahoma. It also has a national presence ranking within the top 75 law schools nationwide. Furthermore, ϲͼ Trustee Erick Harris is an alumnus of OU Law.
The University of Oklahoma College of Law is proposing an Accelerated Bachelor’s to JD program. OU Law has not provided a draft agreement, but instead discussions regarding the proposal are ongoing. During these discussions, OU Law has stated that they will invite prospective students to campus to visit OU Law over the summer, provide funds to pay for an LSAT prep course, and create a summer bridge program for admitted students. OU Law desires to create an ongoing relationship with our students and has hosted a number of prelaw events.
For more information on these programs, please contact the Pre-Law Advisors:
Dr. Shenita Brazelton
sbrazelton@tuskegee.edu
Dr. Tammy Laughlin
tlaughlin@tuskegee.edu