MCPHS Pathway Programs for Undergraduates
Entering a pathway program at MCPHS means you can start working sooner in your chosen profession.
With a pathway program, you’ll complete your studies in less time than if you had done each degree on its own and leave MCPHS with both a bachelor’s and an advanced degree, either a Master’s or Doctorate. Benefits of these dual degrees include:
- Graduate faster with your bachelor's and advanced professional degree.
- Your undergraduate scholarship renews for all 5/6/7 years of the full pathway
- Priority admissions: Your professional program seat is reserved
- Specialized advising depending on specific program
Pathway Program Options at MCPHS
In this six-year program, enrollees graduate with both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Acupuncture (MAc) degree, or a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine degree. The Bachelor’s degree work takes place in Boston, while the Master’s work is in Worcester. The Japanese Acupuncture track can be added to either Master’s program.
Students must meet program progression requirements.
In this eight-year pathway program, enrollees graduate with a combined Bachelor of Science in Premedical Health Studies degree from MCPHS’s Boston campus and a Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) degree from Lake Erie College of Dental Medicine (LECOM).
Students must meet program progression requirements.
In this seven-year pathway program, enrollees graduate with both a Bachelor of Science in Premedical Health Studies (BS) from MCPHS’s Boston campus and a Doctor of Medicine (MD) from St. George’s University (SGU) School of Medicine.
Students must meet program progression requirements.
In this five-year program, enrollees graduate with both Bachelor of Science and a Master’s in Occupational Therapy degrees. The Bachelor’s is completed on the Boston campus, while the Master’s is completed on either the Worcester or Manchester campuses. OT students at MCPHS enjoy state-of-the-art laboratory spaces, including pediatric and adult rehabilitation labs.
Students must meet program progression requirements.
In this seven-year pathway program, enrollees graduate with both Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Optometry degrees. Bachelor’s work takes place in Boston, while Doctorate work is in Worcester. Students can also earn a dual degree in the Master of Public Health program.
Students must meet program progression requirements.
In these two programs, choose from either a pathway to earn a combined Bachelor of Science in Premedical Health Studies from MCPHS’s Boston campus and a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM), or a pathway to earn a combined Bachelor of Science in Premedical Health Studies from MCPHS’s Boston campus and a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) from A.T. Still University (ATSU).
Students must meet program progression requirements for both the Lake Erie DO program and the ATSU DO program.
In this six-year pathway program, enrollees graduate with both a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences, based on the Boston campus, and a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree on the Worcester campus. You’ll gain clinical exposure starting in your first semester of the DPT and continuing throughout the program.
The PT pathway program is direct entry. This means no PTCAS professional application or interview is required to progress from the undergraduate phase of the program to the professional PT phase. Students who maintain the minimum 3.0 progression GPA are in good program standing.
Graduate with both a Bachelor of Science in Premedical Health Studies (BS) and a Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) in six years instead of the traditional seven. You’ll build an in-depth understanding of the basic behavioral and medical sciences and gain patient care experience before beginning PA school, all on the Boston campus.
Students must meet program progression requirements.
In this eight-year pathway program, enrollees graduate with a combined Bachelor of Science in Premedical Health Studies degree from MCPHS’s Boston campus and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree from St. George's University (SGU) School of Medicine in Grenada.
Students must meet program progression requirements.
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