在奥古斯塔纳完成的本科学位与其他进修学院的学位相比具有几个优点。 最大的优点是我们有能力提供一个更小、更贴心的学习环境，让学生与其他机构的教师保持更密切的联系。此外，我们的人文科学核心课程确保毕业生能够以大多数医学院要求的广泛学术背景毕业。在奥古斯塔纳，医学预科学生毕业时，不仅了解生命科学，而且还涉及化学、数学科学、美术、人文和社会科学，这些都是奥古斯塔纳核心课程所必需的。
An undergraduate degree completed at Augustana has several advantages over degrees obtained from other post-secondary institutions. The greatest advantage is our ability to provide a smaller and more intimate learning environment which places students in closer contact with their instructors than is available at other institutions. Also, our liberal arts and sciences core curriculum ensures that students graduate with the broad academic background requested by most medical schools. At Augustana, premedical students graduate with significant exposure not only to the life sciences, but also to chemistry, the mathematical sciences, fine arts, humanities, and social sciences, all of which are required in Augustana\'s core curriculum.