Evangel University does not offer a "premedical" or other pre-professional major. All students intending to enter these professions will complete a normal academic major. Earning a traditional degree will provide a much better opportunity for doing "something else" if you decide that a career in health care is not for you.
Pre-professional advisors consist of the faculty teaching courses in the pre-professional curriculum.
While programs may vary somewhat, most doctoral programs are surprisingly similar in the minimum requirements: two semesters each of biology, general chemistry, organic chemistry, and general physics, all with laboratories. In addition, courses in sociology and psychology are encouraged. Some schools also require a semester of calculus. Specific requirements for all the accredited medical and dental schools are available in the book Medical School Admission Requirements put out annually by the American Association of Medical Colleges. In addition, most of the professional schools provide information on admissions requirements on web pages. Links to most of the U.S. medical schools are available through the AAMC home page (www.aamc.org). Information on physician assistant programs (http://www.aapa.org/), physical therapy programs (www.apta.org), veterinary schools (http://aavmc.org/) and dental programs (http://www.ada.org/) can be found at their web sites.
There is no particular academic major required for admission to medical, PT (physical therapy), OT (occupational therapy), PA (physician assistant), veterinary, or dental schools. In general, your chances of admission will not be affected by your choice of majors. However, because of the considerable amount of scientific knowledge tested by the MCAT and other admissions exams, and the specific science requirements of the medical, PA, PT, OT, veterinary, and dental schools, most students choose to major in a natural science.
Those students interested in medical school can fellowship together in the Premedical Society of Evangel University. Valuable information about interview experiences and timetables for various stages of the application process are shared here. This group can also act as an MCAT study group.