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Wright State University offers all the courses necessary to meet the requirements for admission to most health professional schools in the United States. There is no specific preferred major. Students pursuing careers in health professions may choose from a variety of undergraduate majors; however, they need to complete certain required courses for admission. Most applicants major in biology or chemistry, but it is important to choose a major in a field of interest to the student. Numerous majors allow students to take required pre-health courses and use the credits to fulfill electives in the major. In addition, there are numerous recommended courses, primarily in the sciences, that would make students more competitive applicants. Since the competition for admission is so strong, each student needs to maintain a competitive GPA; do well on the standardized admission test for each graduate program (e.g., MCAT, DAT, OAT, GRE, etc., which is generally taken in spring of the junior year); and be active in campus organizations and community volunteer work.
Planning and performance are important. Students should work with an academic advisor to plan the freshman-year class schedule, which would, ideally, include general chemistry and biology courses, among others. A student with Math Placement Level of 3 or lower may be delayed entrance into chemistry and biology courses, so it is important to plan ahead. Beginning their sophomore year, students should meet annually with the prehealth advisor to plan their class schedules and make sure that they are taking the required courses. The premedical advisor also can suggest other courses that may help improve a student’s performance on the required admissions test.
Students who have received Advanced Placement (AP) credits from their high school science courses should take additional upper-level courses in those sciences to demonstrate proficiency. For example, a student who has placed out of a whole year of general biology should be sure to take an additional year of biology courses with labs to demonstrate the ability to achieve in college-level biology.
For additional information about the prehealth programs, visit their website at wright.edu/pre-health.
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