Professional Preparatory Programs

Assumption integrates the liberal arts with professional studies. Several programs emphasize professional development that include preparation for medical school, law school, business school, human services, and seminaries.

The Assumption College Graduate School offers master’s degrees and certificates of advanced graduate studies in Counseling Psychology, Rehabilitation Counseling, School Counseling, Special Education, and Business Administration.

The Graduate School also offers four Six-in-Five programs:

BA/MA in School Counseling
BA/MA in Social Rehabilitation Counseling
BA/MA in Special Education
BA/MBA (accounting majors only)

Undergraduate Professional Preparation Programs Include: http://www.cpa-exam.org/ New Requirements for Uniform CPA Examination: CPA candidates should note that most states, including Massachusetts, have adopted a new requirement of 150 semester hours of college education as a condition to take the Uniform CPA Examination. This new law took effect in Massachusetts on July 1, 2002.

While the new requirement... Read more about the Undergraduate Professional Preparation Programs >

Health Science Programs: Students interested in entering the health profession (Medicine, Student and Professor working in Science Lab Dentistry, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physician’s Assistant, etc.) may undertake a major in any discipline, though they may benefit from fulfilling the requirements for a science major. Regardless of their chosen major, students must fulfill the professional school’s admissions requirements by careful course selection. All students with an interest in the health profession should consult with their advisors and Dr. Steven Theroux, Chairperson of the Health Sciences Committee, at the beginning of their undergraduate careers.

Students who plan to pursue a graduate degree in a health profession should be aware of the timetable in which to fulfill their requirements, which include admissions exams and letters of reference from the Health Sciences Committee. Students should be prepared for exams in their Junior year and request a letter of reference at that time as well. Students must contact Dr. Theroux at least two weeks before the scheduled Committee meeting times in the second week of October, the second week of February, and the third week of May. The letters will usually be ready within four to five weeks of the meeting.

Students who major in other disciplines are required to fulfill a professional school's admission requirements by careful selection of electives in consultation with their advisors. Students with an interest in the health professions should consult with their advisors and Dr. Steven Theroux, Chair of the Health Sciences Committee, early in their undergraduate careers.

The Legal Profession/Pre Law: The legal profession is complex, rigorous, and it entails the responsibility for strong ethical choices and critical thinking. It is a profession with effects in all facets of society. Moreover, it is diverse and always changing, making dull moments a rarity. For students considering a career in this profession, Assumption College offers them a wide path to follow. Students are not restricted to a rigid course track, but have the freedom to choose the appropriate courses themselves, under the assumption that a challenging liberal arts education is the best preparation for a professional career. Whether it be Political Science, English, or even Natural Sciences, students have the ability to concentrate their studies in an area that both interests and challenges them. Law school admissions officers agree that intensive liberal arts classes in reading, writing, and speaking nourish precisely those intellectual virtues required in the study and practice of law—namely, the ability to analyze a given issue from differing perspectives and to draw accurate conclusions from it. Read more about the Legal Profession / Pre Law

Post Baccalaureate Certificate Program in Prerequisites for Professional Schools in Health Fields: Read more about these programs >

Post Baccalaureate Pre Theology Certificate Program in Philosophy: In recent years, the Church Student Takes Communion has been witnessing a trend in which men are discerning the possibility of a vocation in the priesthood after their college years, and even after having chosen and practiced a profession or career. At the same time, the increasingly grave and complex challenges facing the Church in the 21st Century call for, more than ever, a solid, philosophical support in the serious study of theology on the part of those preparing for the priesthood. Such solid, philosophical studies are also needed by those lay women and men who seek to serve the Church as catechists and theologians. Read more about the Post Baccalaureate Pre Theology Certificate Program in Philosophy >

ROTC-Air Force and Army Reserve Officer Training Corps
http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/MilSci/ Assumption College students may participate in the Air Force or Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Qualified U.S. citizens who earn their degree from Assumption College and satisfactorily complete the ROTC program requirements will be commissioned as second lieutenants. Air Force ROTC offers a four-year and two-year program for qualified individuals to earn their commission; two- and three-year scholarship opportunities are also available to qualified individuals in specific areas of academic study. Army ROTC offers a four, three and two-year program for qualified individuals to earn their commission; two-, three- and four-year scholarships are also available to qualified individuals. For more details on either program, write to the Department of Aerospace Studies (Air Force) or Department of Military Services (Army), 100 Institute Road, Worcester MA 01609, call them at 508-831- 5747 (Air Force), or 508-831-5268 (Army) or email them at airforce@wpi.edu or armyrotc@wpi.edu.

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Assumption College currently offers five Graduate Programs: Master or Arts in Business Administration, Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology, Master or Arts in Rehabilitation Counseling, Master of Arts in School Counseling, and a Master of Arts in Special Education. The Graduate program also offers a Certificiate of Advanced Graduate Studies (CAGS) in several of the programs.

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