Premedical and Health Studies
Boston
The Premedical and Health Studies major appeals to students seeking focused undergraduate preparation for various professional and graduate programs in health care.
This academic major includes three distinctive and helpful features to students aspiring to be health care practitioners:
- An interdisciplinary health studies curriculum that balances the basic and laboratory sciences with a range of liberal arts courses
- A seminar that introduces students to the full spectrum of professional possibilities in health care
- A number of different professional pathways that facilitate entry into specific professional and graduate programs at partner universities around the country
Professional Pathways
Many students enroll in this program as they begin studies in pursuit of dental, veterinary, and medical careers, or who are considering graduate education in public health, health administration, or other health-oriented fields. We welcome these students as well as those who might be considering one of the following fields where the College has established specific agreements with professional and graduate programs in the United States.
Students may apply to the MCPHS Bachelor of Science in Premedical and Health Studies program as first-year students. In addition, applicants who have not completed a previous baccalaureate degree may apply as transfer students to the MCPHS Bachelor of Science in Premedical and Health Studies program to complete the undergraduate core curriculum.
During the third year of the Bachelor of Science in Premedical and Health Studies, MCPHS students are eligible to apply through CASPA, a national application service, to the MCPHS Physician Assistant Studies program. If accepted, students move into the Master of Physician Assistant Studies program and earn the Bachelor of Science degree in Premedical and Health Studies at the end of the first professional year (their fourth year at the College) and the Master of Physician Assistant Studies degree (MPAS) two years later.
Students earn a Bachelor of Science degree from MCPHS and a Doctor of Optometry degree (OD) from the New England College of Optometry (NECO) in Boston. This seven-year program includes three years of study at MCPHS and four years at the New England College of Optometry. NECO has been the educational and intellectual center of optometry in New England since 1894.
Students earn a Bachelor of Science degree from MCPHS and a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree (DO) from A.T. Still University (ATSU) in Kirksville, Missouri. This eight-year program includes four years of study at MCPHS and four years at ATSU. ATSU offers the oldest program in osteopathic medicine in the United States.
Students earn a Bachelor of Science degree from MCPHS and a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree (DPT) from Simmons College in Boston. This six-year program includes three years of study at MCPHS and three years at Simmons. The U.S. News & World Report has ranked the professional physical therapy program at Simmons among the top 25 in the country.
Students earn a Bachelor of Science degree from MCPHS and a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine degree (DPM) from Barry University in Miami Shores, Florida. This seven-year program includes three years of study at MCPHS and four years at Barry University. Barry offers one of just eight accredited programs in podiatric medicine in the United States.
Students earn a bachelor of science degree from MCPHS and a doctor of medicine (MD) from Ross University School of Medicine in Dominica, West Indies. This eight year program includes four years of study at MCPHS and four years of study at Ross University School of Medicine. Ross University is affiliated with more than 45 teaching hospitals in the United States.
Students earn a bachelor of science degree from MCPHS and a doctor of veterinary medicine (DVM) from Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine in St. Kitts. This eight-year program includes four years of study at MCPHS and four years of study at Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine. Ross University is affiliated with more than 23 American Veterinary Medical Association accredited schools in the United States.
Students earn a bachelor of science degree from MCPHS and a doctor of chiropractic medicine (DC) from D’Youville College in Buffalo, New York. This seven-year program includes three years of study at MCPHS and four years at D’Youville. Nationwide, it is the first chiropractic program integrated within a multi-disciplinary health professions school and liberal arts college.