| BETA BETA
BETA BIOLOGICAL HONOR SOCIETY stimulates sound scholarship,
promotes the dissemination of scientific knowledge, and encourages investigation
in the life sciences. To be eligible for selection, candidates must have a
superior scholarship record and have completed at least two courses in biology
totaling not less than 10 semester hours, or the equivalent of that number.
They must also have completed at least one term of the second year of a
four-year curriculum or its equivalent and be a person of high ethical and moral
ideals. |
| BETA KAPPA CHI
encourages and advances scientific education through original investigation,
dissemination of scientific knowledge, and stimulation of high scholarship in
the pure and applied sciences. To be eligible for membership, students must be
in the upper fifth of their university class and have completed at least 64
semester hours of university work. Candidates for membership in Beta Kappa Chi
must have completed 17 semester hours in one of the sciences recognized by the
society with a grade average of at least B. |
| THE
PREMEDICAL CLUB exists to establish a rapports between the
biology department and medical schools; to establish a better relationship
between premedical students and professional schools staff; to provide
opportunities for students to visit various health profession schools for tours,
chats, and informal lectures; to assist students in becoming test-sophisticated
and to strengthen students in the pursuit of culture. The Premedical club is
open to all students interested in a medical career. |
| THE
PREVETERINARY MEDICAL CLUB exists to establish a rapport between
the Biology Department, Veterinarians and Colleges of Veterinary Medicine; to
establish student veterinary preceptorships to provide opportunities for visits
to zoos and the College of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University; to
become aware of the vast differences in entry requirements for the 27 colleges
of Veterinary medicine and to assist students in becoming test-sophisticated.
The club is open to all students interested in veterinary
medicine. |
| THE
PREDENTAL CLUB exists to establish a rapport between the biology
department and dental schools; to establish a better relationship between
predental students and dental school staff; to provide opportunities for
students to visit dental schools; to assist students in becoming
test-sophisticated and to strengthen skills of students interested in a dental
career. |
| THE ALLIED
HEALTH CLUB is designed to provide these professional students
with organizations for their specific needs. This club enables students
interested in physical therapy, pharmacy, medical technology, physicians
assistance, occupational therapy, optometry, dental hygiene, medical record
administration, and public health an opportunity to learn about their chosen
professions. These students are introduced to professionals in allied health;
visit the campus, and hospitals of the various programs; establish relationships
with the faculty and other students interested in the medical fields. The
Allied Health Club is open to all students interested in a health
professions career. |
| THE TEXAS
ACADEMY OF SCIENCE promotes scientific interest among the
colleges and universities of Texas. Membership in the academy is open to all
science majors of sophomore level or above who maintain a minimum grade point
average of 2.00 on a 4.0 scale. |
