Premedical Programs
Prepare for a career in the health field
Premedical Programs is both an academic unit and a service unit. We are home to the Premedicine and Predentistry majors. We also provide a variety of services and programs for students of any major interested in pursuing a health professional career.
Premedical Programs oversees the Bachelor of Science in Premedicine (MED) or Predentistry (DEN), an interdisciplinary curriculum of study. These majors are distinctively designed to provide a biomedical science-based education as a preparation for admission to health professional schools including medical, dental, physician assistant, veterinary, and chiropractic. Find out more about our programs of study on our About the Major Page.
The Premedical Programs Office functions as an information clearing house and provider of services to assist students in their preparation for health professional development courses, application workshops, speakers, DAT/MCAT prep and more.
Premedical Programs staff assist students in planning their individual journeys toward successful matriculation to medical, dental, physician assistant or other health professional school. This includes planning clinical and service activities, preparing for the application process, obtaining letters of evaluation, practice interviewing, and meeting with health professional school representatives during their campus visits.
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Premedical Programs
Who we are and what we do.
Light Your Path
Premedical Programs at the University of Dayton creates successful pathways to medical, dental, physician assistant or other health professional schools.
Light Your Path
Premedical Programs at the University of Dayton creates successful pathways to medical, dental, physician assistant or other health professional schools.
We offer many opportunities for our students to learn, lead and serve through extracurricular activities.
We offer three scholarships annually to Premedical Program majors: the Eleanora S. Everhard Scholarship, the Dr. Steven E. and June H. Szabo Scholarship, and the Carl I. Michaelis Scholarship. Applications open late January and are typically due the first week of March.
UD women's soccer player Jessica Sheldon spent summer 2022 achieving goals in the science lab.
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Nine University of Dayton students and recent graduates won competitive national fellowships to pursue advanced degrees, study internationally or teach abroad during the 2022-23 academic year.
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