Preprofessional – Allied Health
As a liberal arts university, Dakota Wesleyan University prepares students for a variety of professions in leadership and service.

Medical and Allied Health
This program is designed for students who wish to pursue careers in Allied Health areas including, but not limited to: Pre-medical, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physician Assistant, Chiropractic, Dental, Optometry, and Pharmacology. Students in health-related occupations, including dentistry and medicine, should obtain catalogs from the schools where they intend to complete their professional programs. During registration, students should contact a member of the science faculty to assist them in arranging their schedules. The faculty adviser will aid students in scheduling the courses from the university’s curriculum that fit most closely with the requirements of the professional schools. In the event that a student has not decided where he/she will finish, a suggested curriculum is offered below that meets most of the requirements of standard professional schools. Each student is ultimately responsible for ensuring that his/her program of study at DWU satisfies the requirements for the professional school(s) he/she wishes to attend.

All Professional programs have different prerequisite courses for admittance. You are encouraged to research these program prerequisite criteria early in your college career (during second year) to create a plan of study.

Pre-professional/Allied Health Minor
All students should select a major: athletic training, biology or biochemistry – (Although these are not the only majors allowed to pursue an allied health graduate degree, these are the most common at DWU.)

Allied Health Core

Nursing – (see nursing section of the catalog)

Other Programs
Additional pre-professional programs can be found in the following catalog sections:

• Pre-engineering – Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy
• Pre-theology – Religion and Philosophy
• Pre-law - History