Master the skills to make a lasting impact in health care. From state-of-the-art labs and expert advising to top internships and caring mentors, you’ll find the resources to thrive in the health sciences.
You’ll work side-by-side with a faculty advisor who will help you identify, refine and pursue your professional goals. You’ll refine your plan regularly in ongoing conversations with your advisor and with additional expert, caring faculty who understand what it takes to enroll in graduate school and succeed in the health professions.
Your advisor will help you design a personal academic plan, will guide you through the graduate school application process, and will connect you with all the people, resources and experiences you need to make your dreams a reality. These productive relationships are at the heart of Dominican’s pre-professional programs.
I was a research assistant with the Behavioral Neuroscience Lab for about two-and-a-half years. Studying sea slugs, I gained a lot of information on how memory works. And gaining research experience helped to make my résumé stand out when I applied to veterinary school.”
Veterinary school entrance requirements vary, so careful planning is important. Your faculty advisor will help you design a curriculum that includes upper-level courses in anatomy, physiology, zoology, microbiology and nutrition.
Most pre-veterinary students select a major in biology, neuroscience, chemistry, or biology-chemistry, though other fields are possible. The academic advisor guides the student’s course choices to ensure that they best suit the student’s career goals. The science curriculum includes the prerequisite courses for admission to veterinary school including general biology, general and organic chemistry, genetics, microbiology, comparative animal physiology, etc. Most students complete an internship or shadowing experience in animal care.
The academic advisor and pre-medical advisor also assist in the professional school admission process. Arrangements for the internship are made by the university.
Most veterinary schools require applicants to take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
Our cutting-edge curriculum includes all the courses you’ll need for success in professional or graduate school. You’ll find a new home in Parmer Hall, the campus’s newest building, with 16 labs and state-of-the-art research equipment. Our internship program draws on Chicago’s world-class research and clinical resources. We make our connections your connections, so you can test-drive your dream job in the real world.
You also can combine academic study with compassionate service to people in need, in the Chicago area and beyond. You’ll start your career knowing from experience how to serve as an effective member of today’s health-care teams.
Dominican has a remarkable record of placing students in outstanding professional and graduate schools. You will find Dominican graduates at work across the full spectrum of the health professions: as physicians, dentists, pharmacists, veterinarians, occupational therapists, optometrists, physician assistants and more.
Some alumni apply their scientific knowledge to careers as clinical psychologists or social workers. Others pursue industrial or academic research. Our graduates are highly trained, open to new ideas, skilled in the lab and ready to thrive through long and meaningful careers. They have earned their way into leadership positions in the health profession of their choice
