A medical foundation to lead and serve in healthcare
Pre-Med Majors Go Beyond the Basics
As a Pre-Medicine/Pre-Dentistry major, you will learn to integrate faith with learning in biology and be able to discuss ethical implications, even at the global level, in biology. You will develop competency in biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, genetics, organismal biology (e.g., botany, zoology, microbiology), anatomy and physiology, environmental science, and scientific literacy. You will learn many tools utilized in biology, including many types of microscopes (e.g., fluorescent, electron, polarizing), spectrophotometers, electrophoresis apparatus, computer-based data acquisition equipment, many physiological instruments and various types of other equipment used in a laboratory and research setting.
Prepare for dental or medical school
You might consider a Pre-Med major if you have a desire to advance to medical or dental school or plan on a career in health services or the healthcare industry. Your faculty advisor will work with you to help you fulfill your medical school requirements during your undergraduate degree program at SWU.
I didn’t realize how much of a privilege it was to have the opportunity [to do research with a faculty member] in undergrad until I got to medical school and found out that most of my classmates with that sort of research experience were only able to do so in a master’s or Ph.D. program.
- Reagen Welch, Biology Pre-Med Graduate