Biology Department -- Medgar Evers College

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The Biology Department offers its students

special transfer opportunities into four

Allied Health degree programs

at SUNY/Downstate:

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Medgar Evers College has established an articulation agreement with SUNY Downstate/College of Health Related Professions (SUNY/CHRP) to facilitate the transfer of qualified MEC students into four Allied Health degree programs:

Physical Therapy (B.S./M.S.)

Physician Assistant (B.S.)

Occupational Therapy (M.S.)
Diagnostic Medical Imaging (B.S.)

Advantages to being part of the articulation agreement

Preferred acceptance
Students increase their chances for acceptance into the SUNY/CHRP degree programs by participating in the Articulation Agreement.

MEC students are given preferred acceptance into these SUNY/CHRP programs after successfully completing a prescribed course of study at MEC and meeting the other Downstate admission requirements.

Enriched academic/career counseling
Students who are part of the program are entitled to enriched academic and career counseling in these Allied Health areas.

Dr. Margaret Carroll is the Biology Department's Allied Health Counselor and MEC Coordinator for the SUNY/CHRP Articulation Agreement.

She will provide the personalized academic advisement needed to meet SUNY/CHRP admissions requirements, in addition to helping students with application forms, arranging volunteer work and preparing for interviews.

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Special features of the program

Career seminars
SUNY/CHRP department chairpersons and faculty participate in career seminars offered yearly at Medgar Evers College.

Summer shadowing
The articulation agreement arranges for a small number of outstanding MEC students to participate in a Summer Educational Shadowing Program at SUNY/CHRP. This is a one week program in June that allows MEC students to join Downstate students as they take classes in Human Gross Anatomy (lab and lecture), palpation classes and other courses in their individual area of study.

CSTEP
Science majors interested in these careers are also eligible to join the Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP). This program is funded through a grant from the NYS Education Department and is designed to increase the number of historically underrepresented and economically disadvantaged undergraduate students who successfully complete pre-professional education programs of study that lead to careers in Biology, Applied Biology, Medical and Paramedical fields. CSTEP provides students with special courses, enrichment activities, tutoring services and opportunities for travel and paid research internships. Students interested in CSTEP should contact Dr. Edward Catapane, Program Director.

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Joining the Articulation Agreement

Interested students should be Biology majors matriculating towards an Associate in Science (A.S.) or Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree. Please contact Dr. Anthony Udeogalanya, Chair of the Biology Department (C317) for more information on becoming a Biology major.

Students are required to make an appointment to meet with the MEC Coordinator for the SUNY/CHRP Articulation Agreement, Dr. Margaret Carroll, Associate Professor of Biology, for advisement and counseling before applying for admission to SUNY/CHRP. Dr. Carroll is located in room C-326C and can be reached by email Students can also leave a written message in her mailbox in room C-326A.

Before meeting with Dr. Carroll, students may want to complete a "career interest form" and bring it with them, along with all college transcripts.

Career interest forms can be downloaded by clicking here, or you can pick them up outside Dr. Carroll's office (C-326C).

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SUNY/Downstate and the College of Health Related Professions

To find out more about SUNY/Downstate and the programs offered at the College of Health Related Professions, please visit their web site at www.downstate.edu

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