If you want to be a health care professional, you may also wish to consider biology, biochemistry, chemistry, neuroscience and psychology as they are great points of entry to a career in health care. Many academic majors will prepare you for admission to professional schools if you also complete the required pre-requisite courses.

Jump into a career as a biomedical researcher or continue your studies to work in health care as a:

• Physician (MD and DO)
• Dentist
• Veterinarian
• Optometrist
• Physical therapist
• Pharmacist
• Podiatrist

Interested in doing research into the causes and cures of human disease? You'll also be ready for graduate study programs in biomedicine—including cell and molecular biology, cancer biology, immunology or microbiology—and to work in biomedical research.

Deciding can be difficult – we’re here to help! Our faculty are available to provide advice and insight as you consider your options.

Ace Your Entrance Exams

Build a solid foundation in biology, chemistry and physics while also taking applied courses in the study of the human body and the social sciences with the programme.

You'll meet the requirements for admission to medical school and other professional programs and have all the courses you need to thoroughly prepare for entrance exams such as the MCAT, DAT,OAT and PCAT.

These exams require significant science coursework plus an emphasis on the social sciences. Our liberal arts curriculum is perfectly positioned to give you the broad-based critical thinking, reading, writing and communicating foundation you need to excel on the exam and as a practitioner.

Explore Other Interests

Our program is flexible so that you can fully explore your interests beyond science and add a second major or a minor.

For example, want to provide health care in a Spanish-speaking community? Pick up a Spanish minor! Have a passion for music? A competitive athlete? No problem! You can do that here.

Our students find jobs right out of school at:

Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaUniversity of PennsylvaniaDuke UniversityWest-Ward Pharmaceutical Corp.