A pre-professional program designed by the College of Science and Health for career changers who aspire to pursue a graduate health professions program’s prerequisite coursework leading to a career in one of the following nine fields: Dentistry, Master's Entry to Nursing Practice, Medicine, Occupational Therapy, Optometry, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant Practice, Podiatry, Speech Language Pathology, or Veterinary Medicine.
- Pre-Dental
- Pre-Master's Entry to Nursing Practice (MENP)
- Pre-Medicine (MD or DO)
- Pre-Occupational Therapy
- Pre-Optometry
- Pre-Pharmacy
- Pre-Physical therapy
- Pre-Physician assistant practice
- Pre-Podiatry
- Pre-Speech language pathology
- Pre-Veterinary medicine
The post-baccalaureate (post-bac) program is flexible and allows students who might be working full-time or part-time to complete the courses (offered during the day, Monday through Friday) on a part-time basis at their own pace. The post-bac program does not bear a certificate, nor will it carry any other type of credential.
Eligibility:
- Be U.S. citizens or permanent residents
- Have earned at least a bachelor’s degree with a non-natural science major from an accredited college or university; if an applicant already completed one or two graduate health professions prerequisites, depending on when the courses were completed – and the grades achieved – students may be advised to either repeat them or take one or two advanced-level science courses
- Have earned at least a 3.00/4.00 undergraduate cumulative GPA
- Be in good academic standing at previous institution(s) and be able to return
- Be career changers with little to no lab science background
Benefits of the Post-Bac Program:
- Rolling admission (on a quarterly basis)
- Completion of courses at one’s own pace on a part-time basis
- Customized
Pre-Health Advising
- Opportunity to have a
Committee Letter of Recommendation written (depending on professional school program of pursuit) by the
Pre-Health Advising Committee
- Guidance on identifying and pursuing
Volunteering, Shadowing, and Leadership Opportunities
- Free tutoring at the
Science and Math Learning Center and DePaul’s
Learning Commons
- Automatic registration for the
Pre-Health Program: receive invitations to pre-professional workshops (i.e. personal statement writing, practice interviews, etc.), speaker engagements, student group events, and possible shadowing and volunteering opportunities
- Registration for classes before the general non-degree seeking population
To apply, please complete the Undergraduate Visiting/Non-Degree Application. If you have questions, please call 312-362-8300.