Pre-professional programs
Pre-engineering
The Computer and Mathematical Sciences
Department offers advising to students who plan to
transfer to an engineering program after one or two
years of study at Columbia College. Typically, pre-engineering
students should enroll in mathematics,
science, and computer science courses appropriate to
their chosen area of engineering and liberal arts
courses that will meet general education requirements
at the transfer institution. Additionally, students should
consider taking introductory engineering courses
through the cooperative cross-enrollment program with
the University of Missouri in order to minimize time to
graduation.
Pre-law
The liberal arts component of the general education
requirements at Columbia College provides
an excellent foundation for student success in
law school. Students from all majors may have an
excellent chance of going on to law school. Recently criminal justice, english, history and political
science have all been popular majors for students pursuing a law degree. Whatever
major they choose pre-law students should take classes that enhance written
and oral communication, research and critical thinking
skills.
The University of Missouri-Columbia, School of
Law offers a combined undergraduate and law program
also known as the 90-hour program. The combined
curriculum enables students to obtain the
bachelor of arts/science and Juris Doctor degrees in
six years.
The undergraduate degree is a requirement for
the Juris Doctor degree. Students entering under the
combined degree program must make arrangements
with their undergraduate schools to complete all
requirements for their undergraduate degree. In
addition, students must have a letter sent from the
Dean of their undergraduate institution to the
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, indicating
that their law school coursework will earn the
remaining hours of undergraduate credit, and that a
B.A. or B.S. will be awarded before or at the time of
graduation from law school.
To obtain more information about the program
contact University of Missouri-Columbia School of
Law, 103 Hulston Hall, phone: 573-882-6042.
Pre-med
Students interested in pursuing a pre-med
curriculum should refer to the Biology
or Chemistry degrees.
Pre-veterinary
Students interested in pursuing a pre-vet
curriculum should refer to the Biology
or Chemistry degrees.
Military Science, Naval Science, And Aerospace Studies ROTC
The Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) is
designed to provide men and women the opportunity
to become officers in the armed forces of the United
States while pursuing their college degrees in a variety
of fields. ROTC scholarships are available to
qualified persons to help defray the costs of a college
education. Students who receive ROTC scholarships
incur an obligation to serve after graduation in the
branch of military service that provided the scholarship.
(No obligation is incurred until the last two
years; freshmen and non-scholarship sophomores
may participate in ROTC without obligation.)
Columbia College students may enroll in these
courses, all of which are offered on the campus of the
University of Missouri-Columbia. Columbia College
students earn Columbia College credit for these courses. Each branch of the armed services offers its own
set of courses. The U.S. Army courses are found in
this catalog in the listing of course descriptions under
Military Science (MSCI) and the U.S. Air Force courses
are found under Aerospace Studies (ASCI), and the
U.S. Navy's are under Naval Science (NSCI).
Columbia College students may earn a minor in
ROTC by completing eighteen semester hours of
courses with a field code of ASCI or NSCI or MSCI.
Courses are scheduled and taught by personnel
in the three respective departments of the University
of Missouri-Columbia.
For more information, contact Military Science (Army
ROTC) at 573-882-7721, Naval Science (Navy
ROTC) at 573-882-6693, or Aerospace Studies (Air
Force ROTC) at 573-882- 7621.