Degrees for Education

Our Graduates

Graduates of the scientific learning area have pursued graduate studies at institutions such as University of Tennessee Medical School, Indiana University Medical School, Kentucky School of Dentistry, Mercer University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, University of Tennessee Veterinary School, Georgia Tech, University of Texas, and University of Virginia.

Over the past few decades, talented Milligan students who met all of the acceptance criteria for medical school, including doing well on the MCAT, have entered and performed competitively at medical schools throughout the country. Our graduates are serving their communities as teachers, health professionals, and industrial specialists. Many have chosen either full-time or short-term service as medical missionaries.

Most American medical colleges select for admission only those applicants with a four-year college
degree and prefer students with a well-rounded liberal arts education. Admission to medical school is
strongly influenced by two measures: the student’s score on the nationally administered Medical College
Admission Test (MCAT) and the overall grade point average (GPA).
Jamestown College students historically have received excellent preparation for successful performance
on the MCAT. We believe the key to this success is the availability of our instructors to help students.
Students’ scholastic achievements and their successful attainment of career goals are important to us.
Pre-medicine students are not limited to a single set of courses. Students plan their programs in
consultation with the pre-medical advisers. Medical schools usually require only a few basic courses.
Beyond this minimum, courses may be chosen according to the student’s own interests. The majority of
Jamestown College pre-medical students choose to major in either biology or chemistry; but a major in a
different area may be satisfactory. It should be noted, however, that the first two years of medical school
consist of intensive coursework in biology and chemistry.