Sewanee's academic approach is not simply a liberal arts buffet of courses. Students here have an opportunity to dive deeply into the professional world through pre-professional tracks in health, business, education, engineering, and law.
Business
Wm. Polk Carey Pre-Business Program
Sewanee’s business minor and the Babson Center for Global Commerce offer an interdisciplinary curriculum that serves as outstanding preparation for a career in business. In addition to taking required courses in economics, accounting, finance, and business ethics, students specialize in one of five tracks—Managerial, International, Finance, Accounting, and Environment and Sustainability. As incoming freshmen or during their sophomore year, students may apply to the Carey Fellow Business Honors Program to acquire additional leadership and business skills.
Engineering
Pre-professional Engineering Program
Engineers put to practical use scientific discoveries and, by so doing, alter our way of life. Because of the narrow scope of many engineering programs, several leading engineering schools cooperate with selected liberal arts colleges to combine the professional training found in the usual four-year engineering curriculum with the breadth of education provided at liberal arts colleges. Such a program requires five years—three years in the liberal arts college and two years in the engineering school.
Law
Pre-professional Law Program
The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) does not prescribe specific courses or activities for preparation to study law. The undergraduate is best advised to concentrate on areas of study aimed at developing oral and written expression, language comprehension, critical understanding of the human institutions and values closely related to law, and a logical and systematic approach to solving problems.
The choice of a major field of study is far less important than the choice of courses best suited to achieve these ends. The pre-law advisor consults with students interested in a career in law to suggest appropriate courses of study and to offer advice about how best to seek admission to law schools.
Medical and Health Professions
Pre-Medical & Health Program
Students interested in careers associated with medicine, dentistry, or veterinary medicine should register with a co-chair of the Health Professions Advisory Committee soon after matriculation. Interested students should also plan to attend the special session scheduled during first-year orientation. Meetings with chairs of this committee benefit students who seek academic advice, summer program recommendations, permission to take courses at other institutions, and other help in preparing for a career in these fields.
Teaching
Careers in Teaching
Since effective teachers combine expertise with craft, Sewanee offers pre-professional support for students considering careers in education that encompasses academic preparation, job search assistance, and community engagement.
