About Pre-Health
Develop the expertise and skills needed to pursue in-demand careers or continue your education in various graduate programs.
You’ll work closely with faculty advisors who guide you through course planning, research opportunities, and the professional school application process. Whether your goal is medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, or another health profession, Viterbo prepares you to move forward with purpose and a competitive edge.
Program Highlights:
- 94% acceptance rate into professional and graduate schools
- Challenging, immersive learning for a competitive edge
- Faculty-guided research experiences
- Course-embedded tutoring
- 1:1 personalized advising from a faculty mentor all four years
- Opportunities to connect with leading health care systems like Emplify Health and Mayo Clinic Health System for internships, job shadowing, and employment.
Pre-Health Program Tracks
Pre-Medicine (Allopathic/Osteopathic)
Pre-Anesthesiologist Assistant
Pre-Audiologist
Pre-Chiropractic
Pre-Clinical/Medical Laboratory Scientist
Pre-Dentistry
Pre-Genetic Counselor
Pre-Occupational Therapy
Pre-Optometry
Pre-Pathology Assistant
Pre-Pharmacy
Pre-Physical Therapy
Pre-Physician Assistant
Pre-Podiatry
Pre-Veterinary Medicine
Our science majors have been accepted into these regional professional schools and programs at:
- Carroll University
- Concordia University
- Illinois College of Optometry
- LECOM
- Logan
- Marquette
- Mayo Rochester
- Medical College of Wisconsin
- Michigan College of Optometry
- Palmer College of Chiropractic
- Rosalind Franklin
- University of Iowa
- University of Minnesota
- University of Minnesota-Duluth
- University of South Dakota
- UW-La Crosse
- UW-Madison
- UW-Milwaukee
- UW-Stout
94% acceptance rate into professional and graduate schools
100% of Students Engage in Research with Faculty
1:1 Personalized Advising from a Faculty Mentor All Four Years
Careers in pre-health
Viterbo graduates go on to become:
- Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
- Physician Associate
- Pharmacist
- Pathologists’ Assistant
- Veterinarian
- Dentist
- Physical Therapist
- Travel Nurse
- Anesthesiologist
- Optometrist
- Medical Dosimetrist
- Genetic Counselor
- Physical Therapist
- Occupational Therapist
- OBGYN
- Medical Doctor
- Chiropractor
Why study this program at Viterbo?
Prepared, Confident, and Competitive
Faculty-guided research experiences, course-embedded tutoring, and challenging, immersive learning prepare you for graduate studies and give you a competitive edge beyond Viterbo.
Engaged Faculty
Work closely with faculty in class and research while receiving personalized guidance and support toward your next step.
Ideal location
Pre-health majors benefit from our location in La Crosse, with opportunities to connect with leading health care systems like Emplify Health and Mayo Clinic Health System for internships, job shadowing, and employment.
Faculty
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