Pre-Dentistry
Dentistry
If the thought of helping people feel better about their smiles is not enough to attract you to dentistry, consider this: dentists are often the first healthcare professionals to recognize and identify many different diseases, including high blood pressure and cancer. It may seem hard to believe, but that relatively small space between your jaws can contain a wealth of information about your body.
About Pre-professional Majors
Pre-professional majors are tracks in undergraduate programs that prepare you for a professional degree after your bachelor’s. A pre-professional major is not a major in the traditional sense, it’s more of a track to follow.
A faculty adviser will help you pick out the best courses and activities to increase your chances of being admitted to your professional program of choice. Wartburg has stellar acceptance rates with top professional and graduate programs, but remember that just because you choose a pre-professional major and completed your plan, does not guarantee you admission to a professional program.
Wartburg Health Science Placement
- Medicine-122 of 149 applicants (82% – more than twice the national average); accepted into M.D. programs at Iowa, Illinois, Creighton, Johns Hopkins, Michigan, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin, Minnesota, St. Louis, American U. of the Caribbean, Emory, Duke, Rush, Penn State, South Carolina; and into D.O. programs at DMU, AT Still, Kansas City, Midwestern, Lake Erie, New England, Rocky Vista.
- Dentistry-23 of 28 (82%); accepted into Iowa, Minnesota, Utah, Midwestern, Colorado, Case Western
- Optometry-15 of 16 (94%); accepted into Illinois, Indiana, Nova Southeastern, Pacific, Southern, Midwestern, Missouri
- Veterinary Medicine-12 of 12 (100%); accepted into Iowa State and Minnesota
- Physical Therapy-52 of 65 (80%); accepted into DMU, Iowa, St. Ambrose, Clarke, Creighton, Briar Cliff, Mayo, Emory, Midwestern, Rosalind Franklin, Utah, AT Still, Colorado
- Occupational Therapy-20 of 27 (74%); accepted into St. Ambrose, Creighton, Wisconsin, Washington U St. Louis, Drake, Minnesota, Maryville
- Pharmacy-13 of 13 (100%); accepted into Iowa, Creighton, Illinois, Midwestern, Minnesota, Nova Southeastern, Wisconsin-Madison
- Physician Assistant-24 of 34 (71%); accepted into DMU, Iowa, Philadelphia, Union, St. Ambrose, Colorado, Boston, Nebraska, Harding, Marquette, Wichita State, Stephens
- Nursing-102 of 102 (100%); accepted into Allen College, St. Louis University, Marymount (DC), Creighton, Grand View, Mercy College (Des Moines), DePaul, South Dakota State, Tennessee-Knoxville
- Medical/Clinical Laboratory Science-8 of 8 (100%); accepted into Mercy (Des Moines), St. Luke’s (Cedar Rapids), Allen
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