You must not be talking about the JAMP or the Partners in Rural Medicine programs, because you would have needed to already have applied to those. Are you talking about the one where you can earn a BS in Zoology after the first year in a professional school?
Is this what you're talking about?
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Baccalaureate Degree Option for Students Granted Early Admission to Medical/Professional Programs A minimum of 128 hours is required for a Texas A&M University undergraduate degree. Some degree programs require additional hours (see specific degree requirements for each major in this catalog). Students from undergraduate programs who are selected early into participating programs in medicine, dentistry, optometry or veterinary medicine must have satisfied all University Core Curriculum requirements as specified in this catalog. A student intending to use this baccalaureate degree option must coordinate early in his or her program with the appropriate undergraduate advisor in order to ensure that degree requirements are met. The degree candidate must complete at least half of the total hours required for the baccalaureate degree while in residence at Texas A&M University. This requirement includes a minimum of 24 hours of upper division courses in residence, of which a minimum of 12 must be in the major. A student will become eligible for the Texas A&M degree upon completion of the total credit hours required by his or her undergraduate degree plan. Each undergraduate major specifies those professional courses that may be used to satisfy its degree plan.
A student then selected into an approved professional program will be required to successfully complete a minimum of one full year of acceptable work at an accredited school of medicine, dentistry, optometry or veterinary medicine in the United States. The student will be responsible for submitting official transcripts to the Office of Admissions and Records to verify completion of agreement requirements. The participating undergraduate department or program will complete the required degree audit, approve the necessary substitutions and clear the student to graduate.
Baccalaureate degrees will be awarded in May, August and December after the completion of the first year of the approved professional program or the necessary hours for the desired baccalaureate degree. Students must apply for graduation at degreeapp.tamu.edu. Check the academic calendar on page for deadlines and for commencement dates. Questions may be emailed to [email protected] or call (979) 845-1089. For additional information about graduation, visit the website graduation.tamu.edu.
Students who have received a baccalaureate degree are not eligible to participate. Individuals who would have been eligible to participate in this program had it been in effect when they were students at Texas A&M University may request the conferral of a baccalaureate degree. Although this is a University-wide policy, not all colleges choose to participate. The use of this baccalaureate option will remain a college initiative in that each individual college and/or program must clear each candidate for graduation."
"Early Admission Option to Professional Schools
of Dentistry or Medicine
Although most medical and dental schools require a minimum of three years of undergraduate college work before considering an application to their programs,
the vast majority of entering medical and dental students have four years of college work and a bachelors degree.
The number of students accepted prior to completion of the baccalaureate degree is very low. Therefore, most students interested in a career in medicine or dentistry are encouraged to pursue a four-year undergraduate curriculum. Exceptional students who gain admission to medical or dental school after three years of undergraduate work will qualify for a B.S. degree in Zoology upon successful completion of the first year of professional school and the program of courses outlined below."
Those came from A&M Course Catalog and can found at the following URL's:
http://www.tamu.edu/admissions/cata...dCatalog/Source/B-Gen Info/Bacc_Degree_Op.htm
http://www.tamu.edu/admissions/catalogs/06-07_UG_Catalog/science/dept_biology/early_admit_opt.htm
Darn, you're making me have to do too much investigative work in order to more clearly understand your exact situation. Most people are NOT from Texas. We don't know what the heck you're talking about unless you fill in the blanks.
BTW, I sort of agree with you that the money spent during a failed admission attempt isn't necessarily a waste, because it's a learning experience. I agree as long as it's your own money that you're spending, instead of your parents'. People tend to be more frugal when it's coming out of their own pockets. When it's someone else's money, the learning experience is diminished, though.