There is no preferred major for undergraduates seeking entrance into medical, dental, and some other graduate health profession schools. Students are encouraged to pursue the subjects they enjoy and in which they perform well.
Most students tend to select a major in a science area.
Biology, chemistry, physics and mathematics are common among them. However, students with majors in other areas are also successful in gaining admission to medical schools. A balanced program includes the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences and develops the requisite writing and quantitative skills. Some health profession schools have additional requirements. The entrance examinations for all graduate health profession schools such as M.C.A.T. for medicine and the D.A.T. for dentistry, have sections on reading comprehension and quantitative analysis.