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Prehealth is not a major but an additional resource for students from any major who aspire to a career in the health industry. The prehealth program offers students access to preprofessional advising and guidance as they prepare for the next step toward their professional education goals.
Students who are interested in pursuing a medical, dental or other health industry career can major in any area they wish as long as they fulfill the particular professional school's prerequisite requirements. Successful applicants have majored in such diverse fields as:
- biology
- chemistry
- economics
- engineering
- English
- global health
- music
- psychology
Arizona State University provides advising and support for prehealth students through internships, research, service experiences, test preparation, application workshops and mock interviews to ensure students are competitive in the application process to medical or professional schools. The preprofessional advising office provides advising for all health professions, including the common fields below:
- chiropractic
- dentistry
- medicine
- occupational therapy
- optometry
- pharmacy
- physical therapy
- physician assistant
- podiatry
- veterinary medicine
- College/school:
- Second language requirement: No
- STEM-OPT extension eligible: No
General university admission requirements:
All students are required to meet general
university admission requirements.
First-year | Transfer | International | Readmission
A current ASU student has no additional requirements for adding the prehealth designation to any major.
Students should visit the Change of Major form for information about how to change a major to this program.
ASU is committed to helping students thrive by offering tools that allow personalization of the transfer path to ASU. Students may use MyPath2ASU® to outline a list of recommended courses to take prior to transfer.
ASU has transfer partnerships in Arizona and across the country to create a simplified transfer experience for students. These pathway programs include exclusive benefits, tools and resources, and they help students save time and money in their college journey.
With over 250 programs in more than 65 countries (ranging from one week to one year), study abroad is possible for all ASU students wishing to gain global skills and knowledge in preparation for a 21st century career. Students earn ASU credit for completed courses, while staying on track for graduation, and may apply financial aid and scholarships toward program costs. https://mystudyabroad.asu.edu/.
Arizona State University is committed to helping students make important decisions about their futures and assisting them with all the technical aspects of the application process for professional health programs.
The very competitive nature of admission to these programs makes it essential for students to work closely with prehealth advisors from the beginning of their studies at ASU. The advising office is located on the Tempe campus (ARM 112) but is available for majors at all four campuses. Students can schedule a meeting with a prehealth advisor by calling (480) 965-6506.
Dean, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
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ARM 112
prehealth@asu.edu
480-965-6506
3 year programs
These programs allow students to fast-track their studies after admission and earn a bachelor's degree in three years or fewer while participating in the same high-quality educational experience of a 4-year option. Students should talk to their academic advisor to get started.
Accelerated master's
These programs allow students to accelerate their studies to earn a bachelor's plus a master's degree in as few as five years (for some programs).
Each program has requirements students must meet to be eligible for consideration. Acceptance to the graduate program requires a separate application. Students typically receive approval to pursue the accelerated master’s during the junior year of their bachelor's degree program. Interested students can learn about eligibility requirements and how to apply.
