Students considering any of these professions should contact the health professions advisor for additional information. The University offers a predental program that satisfies the require-ments for admission to OHSU School of Dentistry and to all other accredited dental schools. Although a bachelor's degree is not required for admission, the OHSU School of Dentistry and most other dental schools recommend that their students complete an undergraduate degree. Courses required by the dental schools can be used to complete a Biology major prior to entering dental school. The University offers a premedical program that satisfies the requirements for admission to OHSU School of Medicine and all other American Medical Schools.
Most medical schools give preference to students with bachelor's degrees in academic subjects.
Any major is acceptable to medical schools and recent research has demonstrated that there is no bias against the nonscience major. Within the sciences, a student can complete the prerequisites with Biology, Chemistry, and Physics majors. These requirements can be met while completing either the biology or life science major. The University offers a program that fulfills admission requirements to the Oregon State University School of Pharmacy and other accredited pharmacy schools. The University offers courses which satisfy the requirements for admission to United States schools of occupational therapy and lead to a degree in Biology or Life Science.