Remember pre-health is not a major. It’s a program designed to help you explore your interests, identify attractive health careers and prepare you to become a competitive applicant to professional school.
Students typically spend four years completing their undergraduate degree prior to entering a graduate health professions program. That’s why we call this option “4+.” No matter what your major is we’ll spend those four years helping you prepare for the next step in a range of health careers, including:
- Chiropractic
- Clinical and Community Psychology
- Dentistry
- Medicine (MD or DO)
- Nursing
- Occupational Therapy
- Optometry
- Pathologists’ Assistant
- Pharmacy
- Physical Therapy
- Physician Assistant
- Podiatry
- Public Health
- Veterinary Medicine
Learn more about the full range of health careers for which DePaul can prepare you.
Rich Systems of Support
You’ll have a dedicated pre-health advising team to support you. Learn more about pre-health advising.
Strong Record of Success
Recent graduates of DePaul have attended prestigious graduate health professions schools around the country. Request information today to learn more.
"DePaul really focuses on the students, and that makes all the difference. I could have gone to college anywhere, but I picked DePaul because I thought the professors would motivate me and still have my back. And I was right."
Calvin (Biology ’07)
Harvard Medical School
"DePaul gave me my first taste of meaningful research, including a summer internship at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. Now, I’m working on a chemo-preventative method for treating and preventing colon cancer, focused on underserved communities in Chicago. My next stop? Medical school in 2014."
Brice (Biology ‘13)
Research Assistant at the University of Chicago
Valuable Partnerships
DePaul has teamed up with Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (RFUMS) — providing students with access to cutting-edge research, resources and curriculum. The Alliance for Health Sciences with RFUMS emphasizes collaboration and hands-on learning.