Pre-Health Care Sciences Program

Jan. 06, 2023

Indiana Wesleyan University’s Pre-Health Care Sciences Program provides 12 unique concentration paths to prepare students for 12 different kinds of health care professions schools.

The 12 concentration paths within the Pre-Health Care Sciences Program include:

Pre-Athletic Training
Pre-Chiropractic Medicine
Pre-Dentistry
Pre-Medicine (DO, DPM, MD)
Pre-Occupational Therapy
Pre-Optometry

Pre-Pharmacy
Pre-Physical Therapy
Pre-Physician Assistant
Pre-Public Health
Pre-Speech Pathology/Audiology
Pre-Veterinary Medicine

Concentrations, which can be combined with any major, are housed within the Health and Human Performance as well as the Natural Sciences Divisions. All students in the Pre-Health Care Sciences Program take a common core of courses. In addition, they complete a set of specialized courses for their chosen concentration—reflecting the unique requirements of preparation for and practice of the corresponding profession. Plus, each concentration has been verified to reflect the current pre-requisites outlined by each profession’s accrediting organization.

The health care professional school acceptance list for IWU graduates is extensive with the following programs providing just a sampling:

Butler University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Case Western Reserve University Physician Assistant Program
Indiana University Purdue University-Indianapolis Masters of Physician Assistant Studies
Indiana University Schools of Dentistry, Medicine, and Optometry
Indiana Wesleyan University Doctorate of Occupational and Physical Therapy Programs
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
New York College of Podiatric Medicine
New York University College of Global Public Health
Northwestern University Masters of Science in Speech, Language, and Learning
Ohio State University Colleges of Dentistry, Medicine, and Veterinary Medicine
Palmer College of Chiropractic
Purdue University College of Pharmacy
University College Dublin School of Public Health
University of California Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine
University of Dayton Doctorate of Occupational and Physical Therapy Programs
University of Illinois Colleges of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
University of Indianapolis Doctorate of Occupational and Physical Therapy Programs
University of Louisville School of Dentistry
University of Michigan School of Dentistry
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Washington University Saint Louis Combined MD-PHD Program

Program Alumni

Alumni from the program have gone on to become successful doctors, dentists, pharmacists, occupational therapists, optometrists, veterinarians, speech pathologists, physician assistants, and more. Pre-Health Care Science is rigorous. Indiana Wesleyan University alumni who pursue a Master’s or graduate program report to us that they are among the best-prepared in their programs. Many graduate in the top 10% of their class and are selected for prestigious residency programs.