The hands-on Health Sciences major prepares you for many careers, and pre-professional paths including medicine, physician assistant, physical therapy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and pharmacy. Professors will work with you to prepare for graduate school admission requirements or direct entry into a career. Join the Health Sciences Club to organize visits to hospitals and presentations from graduate program directors and healthcare professionals. Work with the Athletic Training and Strength and Conditioning staff on campus as they assist the 24 varsity athletic teams. You can even work with faculty to conduct biomedical research sponsored by a grant from the National Institutes of Health, including cutting edge work on the genetic control of fungal infections, the molecular mechanisms of retinal development, or the effects of opioid addiction on brain structure. In our new Exercise Physiology Lab, you can study the impacts of exercise on the cardiovascular, respiratory, and muscular systems.
If your goal is to pursue a career as a physical therapist, Franklin Pierce offers guaranteed admission into the Doctor of Physical Therapy program to highly qualified high school students. This six-and-a-half year Direct Admit offering provides a seamless path to your professional goals upon successful completion of program requirements.
A major is offered.
This educational club will provide you with knowledge in the world of Health Sciences, along with helping you develop contacts and opportunities in this career field.
You have the opportunity to join Franklin Pierce's chapter of the National Science and Mathematics Honor Society if you meet national requirements for induction.
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Download a Health Sciences program sheet to view on-screen or print, or view the College at Rindge Academic Catalog for specific degree requirements and course information.
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