Business

Sewanee’s business minor offers an interdisciplinary curriculum that serves as outstanding preparation for a career in business. In addition to required courses in economics, accounting, finance, and business ethics, students specialize in one of three tracks—Managerial, International, or Finance. During their sophomore year, business minors may apply to become Carey Fellows in order to acquire additional leadership and business skills.

Pre-business Advisor: Doug Williams, Professor of Economics

Education

Sewanee offers a minor in education that prepares students for graduate programs in teaching, research, administration and other areas of education. The University also has an agreement with the Peabody College of Education at Vanderbilt University for those wishing to pursue graduate study in elementary, secondary, early childhood, special education and additional fields.

Education Advisor: Mae Wallace, Professor and Director of Teacher Education

Engineering

Engineers put to practical use the discoveries of science 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 and the breadth of education given in liberal arts colleges. Such a program requires five years—three years in the liberal arts college and two years in the engineering school.

Pre-engineering Advisor: Randy Peterson, Professor of Physics

Law

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.

Pre-law Advisor: Charles Perry, the William R. Keenan Jr. Professor of History

Medical and Health Professions

Students interested in medicine, dentistry, or veterinary medicine should register with the chair of the Health Professions Advisory Committee soon after matriculation. Meetings with the chair 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.

Pre-Med Advisor: John Palisano, Professor of Biology