Integrated Health Sciences Honors Program

SHAPE YOUR FUTURE

A career in the health professions is intellectually challenging, rewarding, and fulfilling. As a health professional, you will have the opportunity to make a difference in people's lives on a daily basis and you will significantly influence the health of your community. Consider your impact and your contribution as an occupational therapist, a physical therapist, a physician assistant, or a speech-language pathologist.

THE INTEGRATED HEALTH SCIENCE HONORS PROGRAM

The INTEGRATED HEALTH SCIENCE HONORS PROGRAM serves as a mission-inspired collaborative effort between our undergraduate and professional divisions to offer an integrated and uninterrupted honors program to qualified applicants who wish to pursue their professional health education in an exceptional academic program that shepherds and supports the student from their undergraduate freshman classes (or post-high school year of study in Israel) through their board-qualifying degrees and licensure.

This program is designed for students of exceptional ability who have decided on their course of study either while they are in high school or during the time that they are studying in Israel. To be accepted to the Honors Program, students must demonstrate a superior degree of academic ability and maturity in their decision to pursue one of the health science programs.

The School of Health Sciences will accept a maximum of 40 students into the Integrated Health Science Honors Program - 5 spots each for OT Bay Shore, OT Manhattan, PT Bay Shore, PT Manhattan, PA Manhattan, PA Bay Shore, PA Mineola, and Speech-Language Pathology.

Interested students must complete an Integrated Health Science Honors Program application, as well as the standard application to either Lander College for Women/The Anna Ruth and Mark Hasten School or Lander College for Men. Together, the two undergraduate colleges will recommend up to 16 students for each of the eight Health Sciences programs. Following an interview by the specific School of Health Sciences program, a maximum of five students will be accepted to each program. Criteria for application to the Integrated Health Science Honors Program and undergraduate performance standards are detailed below.

Minimum Requirements For Applying To The Program

High School average 90% or better
In school where students are ranked, top 15% of the high school class
SAT score 1250/1600 or 1900/2400 with a minimum of 600 in each section
25 volunteer hours in field of interest (documentation required) and a reflective
paper of experience, 3-5 pages in length
Recommendation by the Lander College Dean

Accepted Student Status Maintenance Requirements

Grade of "B" or better in all Science courses
Grade of "B" or better in all Math courses
Grade of "A-" or better in all Speech MAJOR courses
Maintain semester overall GPA of 3.5
Enter the professional phase within 36 months of matriculation at the respective
Lander College campus
Attend on-campus scheduled meetings with the School of Health Sciences Associate Director of Admissions

Protocol For Professional Phase Admissions

Students admitted to the Integrated Health Science Honors Program must still follow the application processes and deadlines for the SHS (School of Health Sciences) program to which they have been admitted in order to retain their reserved seat. The SHS Associate Director of Admissions will be available during on-campus meetings to review prerequisite course sequencing and progression in a timely manner through the pre-professional phase. Students must complete all prerequisite coursework and required volunteer work (in addition to those completed for consideration into the Integrated Health Science Honors Program) by the published deadlines.
GRE required by Speech Program only, minimum of 1250 on first two parts and 4.5 or higher on written section.
Students accepted into the Integrated Health Science Honors Program must identify their intended start date for the professional phase of the program. Deferment and earlier attendance requires permission of the Program Chair and Director.
All Integrated Health Science Honors Program students must enter the SHS professional program within 36 months of matriculation at the respective Lander College New York campus. Deferment requires permission of the SHS Program Chair and Director.

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Deadline: March 1, 2012