Fact Sheet 2006-2007

In the past twenty-one years (1985 to June 2006):

84% (58 out of 69) of our medical school applicants have been accepted to medical schools. The national average has been less that 50% during this time period. Medical schools accepting our students include the following:

American University of the Caribbean
Armed Forces School of Medicine
Bowman Gray
East Tennessee State University
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Emory University
Howard University
Medical College of Georgia
Meharry Medical School
Mercer University
Nova Southeastern University
Philadelphia School of Osteopathic Medicine
SABA University
Universidad Autonoma De Guadalajara
University of Alabama
University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Mississippi Medical Center


91% (32 out of 35) of our Pharmacy School applicants have been accepted. (i.e., Campbell University, Mercer University Southern School of Pharmacy, Samford University, and the University of Georgia)

82% (27 out of 33) of our applicants have been accepted to Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy Programs.

100% of our applicants have been accepted to the following schools or programs:

Dental School
Dental Hygiene
Medical Technology
Optometry

The success of our graduates goes beyond the classroom as evidenced by some of the graduate schools to which they have been accepted:

Baylor University (Environmental Science)
Belmont University (Physical Therapy)
Brenau University (Occupational Therapy)
Clemson University (Biochemistry, Entomology)
Emory University (Public Health)
Georgia Institute of Technology (Chemistry, Biochemistry/Ph.D.)
Georgia State University (Microbiology, Physical Therapy)
Institute of Paper Science and Technology
Marshall University (Herpetology)
Medical College of Georgia (Molecular, Anatomy)
Miami University (Molecular)
Middle Tennessee State (Chemistry, Biology)
Mississippi College (Biology, Chemistry)
Mississippi State University (Pharmacognasy)
Northwestern University (Biochemistry)
South College (Physician Assistant)
State University of West Georgia (Biology)
University of Alabama (Public Health, Chemistry, Forensic Science & Environmental Engineering)
University of Arkansas (Cell and Molecular Biology)
University of Georgia (Zoology, Genetics)
University of South Carolina (Psychology)
University of Southern California (Molecular)
University of Southern Mississippi (Wetland Ecology)
University of Tennessee (Chemistry)
Vanderbilt University (Entomology, Cell Biology)
Wake Forest University (Molecular & Genetics)


The Marketability of our graduates is affirmed by the wide variety of companies that have employed them. A few examples are:

Access Environmental Solutions, Inc.
Air Quality Sciences
Buckman Laboratories, Inc.
Centers for Disease Control
Cryolife
Dow Corning
Emory University
Floyd Medical Center
Georgia Dept. of Human Resources
Georgia Power Company
Harbin Clinic Services, Inc.
Hopkins Chemical Inc.
Interface Research Corporation
International Paper
Kimberly – Clark
Peachstate Research Laboratory
Redmond Regional Medical Center
Savannah Laboratories & Environmental
Southeastern Mills Inc.
Southern Bell
The Nature Conservancy
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Westinghouse Savannah River Company

Eight of Ten faculty in the Department of Natural Sciences hold a doctoral degree representing Boston College, Clemson University, University of Georgia, the Ohio State University, the University of Kentucky, the University of Michigan, and the University of the Orange Free State, Republic of South Africa.

We have 80 returning science majors at present and are expecting 88+ new freshmen and transfer science majors in our fall 2007 class. Yet, we still maintain a very close personal relationship with our students.

If similar success in the sciences or medical related fields is your goal, contact Dr. M. Craig Allee, Dean School of Sciences and Mathematics at 706-233-7260, toll-free 800-868-6980, ext 7260, or at his home 706-291-4173.

You may also contact Shorter College Office of Admissions at 706-233-7319 or 800-868-6980, ext. 7319.

If you are a prospective student for 2007 and have a 3.75+ Academic GPA and 1100+ SAT (Critical Reading and Math sections only) or 24+ ACT you may be eligible for one of our competitive scholarships for 2007. APPLY EARLY!

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL SCIENCES

Student Accomplishments – 2005 – 2006

Medicine (3 out of 4 students who applied)

• Three (3) students accepted to Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, Georgia

Veterinary Medicine (1 out of 1 student who applied)

• One (1) student accepted to University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine

Physician Assistant (1 out of 1 student who applied)

• One (1) student accepted to both the University of South Alabama Physician Assistant Program and Trevecca Nazarene University Graduate Physician Assistant Program

Physical Therapy (1 out of 1 student who applied)

• One (1) student accepted to Georgia State University, in the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program.

Nursing (1 out of 1 student who applied)

• One (1) student accepted to Georgia Baptist College Bachelors of Nursing Program.

Graduate Schools (9 out of 9 students who applied)

• Three (3) students accepted into the Masters of Biology Program at (1) Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee and (2) University of West Georgia, Carrollton, Georgia.
• One (1) student accepted into the Environmental Engineering Program, at the University of Alabama, Huntsville, Alabama
• One (1) student accepted into the Aiken Masters of Science in Applied Clinical Psychology Program, at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
• One (1) student accepted into the Pharmacognasy Ph.D. Program, at the University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi
• One (1) student accepted to three (3) Universities in the Masters Program for Environmental Science at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Baylor University in Waco, Texas and at Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas and will be attending Baylor University, Waco, Texas
• One (1) student accepted to two (2) Universities in the Ph.D. Program in Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases at the University of West Virginia, Morgantown, West Virginia and in the Ph.D. Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology Program at the University of Alabama, Huntsville, Alabama and will be attending the University of West Virginia, Morgantown, West Virginia
• One (1) student accepted to two (2) Universities in the Ph.D. Program in Cell and Molecular Biology Program, at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas and in the Biophysics Ph.D. Program at Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio and will be attending the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
  

Please contact Dr. Allee callee@shorter.edu for more information about this topic.