

Gain the groundwork you need to get admitted into professional schools and to succeed in your future health career through the pre-professional programs at Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio. From pre-dentistry to pre-medicine and pre-pharmacy to pre-physical therapy, Franciscan University prepares you to become a compassionate healthcare practitioner — no matter your future specialty.
Answer God’s call
Empower yourself to answer God’s call to serve in the health professions through any one of our pre-professional programs. Each area of pre-professional studies integrates Catholic faith and reason, research opportunities, and directed professional advising. Prepare for a career in:
Here are just a few other ways Franciscan’s pre-professional programs stand out from the rest:
Through the pre-professional programs at Franciscan University you’ll receive an academically strong, ethically sound Catholic education that will prepare you to achieve your goal of getting into and succeeding in medical school or another professional school.
Graduate and Professional Schools for Program Graduates
Potential Job Titles for Pre-Professional Program Graduates
View the Pre-Professional Programs on the Undergraduate Catalog
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The Franciscan Institute for Science and Health (FISH) is an initiative of Franciscan University of Steubenville with a mission to provide real-world experience and hands-on training to every Franciscan undergraduate science major and Engineering Dual-Degree student.
Through Franciscan University’s Omicron Iota chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the international English honor society, you’ll make lasting connections with distinguished English majors on campus and nationally and internationally. Society members serve others through service projects right here in Steubenville, Ohio. You’ll also have opportunities to write for the Sigma Tau Delta literary magazine, which could lead to recognition and awards.
Grow, develop, and be formed into a more mature student by spending a semester in Franciscan’s Austrian program. You’ll expand your major in unbelievable ways by traveling to places such as Rome and the holy sites of Christendom, and through courses taught at a 14th-century monastery that also serves as your home.
Learn to care for the whole person by bringing the sacraments and basic medical care to Ecuador during 10-day spring medical mission trips. Shadow physicians, watch surgeries, and gain vital hands-on experience while demonstrating Christ’s love in the world.
Still undecided? You might also be interested in these other undergraduate degree programs at Franciscan that are similar to the pre-professional programs.