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 Physican 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.
Career Paths
- Chiropractor
- Physician
- Dentist
- Physician Assistant
- Occupational Therapist
- Podiatrist
- Optometrist
- Public Health Professional
- Pharmacist
- Speech Pathologist
- Audiologist
- Physical Therapist
- Veterinarian