What is Pre-Professional Health Sciences?
If you’re interested in a career in healthcare, a degree in Pre-Professional Health Sciences, Pre-Chiropractic, Pre-Dentistry, Pre-Medicine, Pre-Physical Therapy, Pre-Physician Assistant, or Pre-Pharmacology from South Dakota Mines will set you
up for success.
These health-based programs will prepare you for admission into a variety of graduate and professional programs, including medical and dental schools, physical and occupational therapy programs, physician assistant
and chiropractic programs, and optometry and radiography programs.
What does a pre-professional health scientist do?
Pre-professional health science students take rigorous science and math courses from across the curriculum to prepare for admission to graduate and professional programs to prepare for a future in the health sciences.
Our program includes
volunteer work in the community and coursework in the humanities and social sciences to help you meet the admissions requirements of health-based professional schools.
Courses for this Degree
• Current Bioethical Issues
• Pathogenesis
• DNA Structure and Function
• Cancer Biology
• Diagnostic Parasitology
• Human Anatomy
• Biomedical Physiology
• Microbial Genetics
• Instrumental Analysis
• Genetics
Course Curriculum
Catalog Links: Pre-Professional Health Sciences
Internships and Co-ops
An average of 77% of South Dakota Mines students accept internships and/or co-ops, earning an average salary of $20.00/hour. Students land internships at organizations and companies such as:
• Microsoft, NASA
• Amazon
• Ford
•
Sanford Health.
• MD Anderson Cancer Center
• Medtronic.
They also work for local physicians and shadow doctors in fields ranging from neurology to orthopedics and emergency room care. Our close relationship with hospitals
both regionally and afar ensures you’ll gain hands-on experience and a competitive edge.