1989-1990 Academic Catalog

Philadelphia Study Tour Each September the historians of the College conduct a study tour of historic Philadelphia and its environs. Students earn academic credit \vhile tracing the steps ofAmerica's founding fathers to Independence Hall, Betsy Ross House, Valley Forge, and other sites. Infonnation about this progran1 may be obtained from the Department of Social Sciences and History. Preprofessional Programs Many students seek specialized training in professions after attending Cedarville College. A number of preprofessional progran1s are available. The preseminary curriculum which prepares students for seminary studies and the gospel ministry is outlined in the Department of Biblical Education section of the catalog. The prelaw curriculum prepares students for law school and is explained in the Department of Social Sciences and History section of the catalog. Preprofessional curricula in agriculture 1 dentistry, engineering, n1edical technology, medicine, opto1netry, osteopathy, phar– n1acy, physical therapy, and veterinary 1nedicine are described in the De– prutment of Science and Mathematics section of the catalog. Reading Program The College offers a non-credit course for all student wishing to im– prove reading skills, and therefore, increase the productivity and pleasure of college work. 111is course includes a broad range of techniques designed to increase reading speed, iinprove co1nprehension 1 and strengthen recall. Participants pay a modest tuition for this three-week program. Interested students may contact the Student Services Office for detailed information. "As I enteredmymedical program, I was pleasantlysurprisedat howwell the pre-med courses at Cedarville preparedme. Some ofmygraduate classes even reiterated what f had studied at Cedarville." -A 1987 biologylpremedicine graduate andnative ofMinnesota, Teresa Palmer studies at the University of Osteopathic Medicine andHealth Science in Des Moines, Iowa. Academic Infonnation 39 Cedan•i/le graduates gain ad111issio11 to graduate schools at a rate which is twice the 11a– tio11al O\'erage. Marc Dona\\'a, a 1989 premedical-biology 11iajor from Barbados, c11rre111/y studies at the Unfrersity ofCi11ci1111a1i School ofMedicine.