STUDENTS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
DUAL-DEGREE PARTNERSHIPS
To create pathways for students seeking advanced degrees, Wisconsin Lutheran College has partnered with other institutions to establish 14 articulation agreements in a variety of fields. These allow WLC students to earn two degrees – often in a shorter amount of time – saving on tuition costs and starting their careers sooner. WLC recently had its first students admitted under the 3+4 early-acceptance program with Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM): Zach Jung and Emma Guld. WLC’s program with LECOM allows students to earn their bachelor’s degree from WLC and Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from LECOM. Emma hopes to pursue her residency in anesthesiology. She said: “WLC gave me a clear path to the graduate degree of my dreams in a Christcentered atmosphere. The dualdegree program simplified and expedited the long and convoluted path to medicine. Knowing I had guaranteed acceptance allowed me to grow a passion for biology and basic sciences without the anxiety and burnout a lot of pre-medicine students experience. The education I received has allowed me to be academically competitive at a graduate level.”
Zach was awarded a competitive National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program scholarship that covers his tuition and fees for LECOM, along with a stipend for living expenses. He has committed to several years of full-time service postgraduation at an NHSC-approved site in a heath professional shortage area, serving communities in need. Zach plans to pursue family medicine. “I will always remember the care the faculty and staff showed for their students,” recalled Zach. “Many of my favorite memories at WLC involve faculty members, whether it was talking about strange insects with Dr. Degner or discussing obscure chemical reactions with Dr. Glaeske.”
Dr. Jason Badura (pictured in the front row), assistant professor of humanities, visited Marquette University Law School in November with WLC students who are part of the dual-degree program with Marquette. They met with dual-degree student Megan Kreier (front row), who is in her first year of law school.
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WLC also offers an accelerated 3+3 pre-law dual-degree program with Marquette University Law School. The agreement allows students to obtain a bachelor’s degree from WLC and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from Marquette University Law School (Marquette) in six years. Megan Kreier, a first-year law school student at Marquette, said: “I have full confidence in my preparation for law school. It’s exciting to apply what I learned at WLC to my classes at Marquette. I’m really interested in tort law. I found this topic to be interesting in Dr. Badura’s jurisprudence class, and my fascination with discovering who bears the blame has continued at Marquette.”
