For additional Information visit the Pre-Health Professions website or contact Dr. Gwen Kinebrew.
Pre Medical and Pre Dental Students
Students majoring in biology and planning to apply to medical school, dental school, or other health-care professional schools are strongly advised to take biochemistry, biostatistics, calculus, and physics in order to prepare best for these highly competitive programs. Medical schools require a year of physics for admission.
Pre health professional students are strongly urged to contact the chair of the Health Professions Advisory Committee at John Carroll for other information and for assistance in planning educational programs and application to professional schools. Students are also advised to consult current publications relevant to the proposed area of study and preferred colleges, including Medical School Admission Requirements of U.S. and Canada, Admission Requirements of U.S. and Canadian Dental Schools, similar publications for osteopathy, chiropracty, podiatry, and optometry, as well as other profession specific publications.
Doctor of Nursing Program
Biology majors interested in nursing as a career may choose to enter a seven year 3/4 cooperative program in pre nursing/nursing and earn the bachelor of science degree from John Carroll University and the doctor of nursing degree from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University. Students in this program normally attend John Carroll for three academic years and complete all university Core and major requirements including cognates, except two upper level electives in biology (NUND 342 and NUND 412). After successful completion of one year at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, the student will be awarded the bachelor of science degree with a biology major by John Carroll University. To be eligible for this program students must complete at least 60 semester hours of credit at John Carroll, apply in writing to the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences by the end of the first semester of the junior year, and be accepted by the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing in the usual manner. Students planning to follow this course of study should contact the department chair during the first semester of their sophomore year. A list of suggested courses is available from the department.
Pre Veterinary Students
Biology majors who plan to apply to veterinary colleges should visit the American Veterinary Medical Association for up-to-date information on course and experience requirements at veterinary schools accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education. A list of JCU courses required for admission to The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine is available in the Biology Department. A minimum of 80 hours’ work with a veterinarian is required by OSU and most schools of veterinary medicine. Pre-vet students should contact the Biology Department chair during their freshman year for assistance in planning and for information on specific requirements and application procedures.
