Around 87 percent of those students actually return after their first year. Preprofessional programs include premedicine, predentistry, preveterinary medicine, prelaw, and prephysical and occupational therapy. In these programs, students usually choose a related major and work with an academic advisor to help prepare them for professional school. The schools of Agriculture , Consumer and Family Sciences , Engineering , Health Sciences , Liberal Arts , Management , and Science all offer preprofessional programs. Through our comprehensive study abroad program , students have the opportunity to study in many different countries and receive Purdue course credits.
Programs vary in length from several weeks to an entire year.
Many people think first of engineering when they think of Purdue. However, the Schools of Engineering take turns with the School of Liberal Arts as Purdue's largest school. Other popular schools and programs include management , pharmacy , technology , hospitality and tourism management , communication , agriculture , and computer-related majors . Our faculty generally have office hours three times a week for one hour and make their office phone numbers and e-mail addresses available for ease of access. Some also may give students their home addresses and phone numbers in case of an emergency.