While a variety of majors and minors may be of value to a pre-medical student, Concordia University recommends that Concordia students interested in the professional fields of medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, sports medicine, or pharmacy select a Natural Science Major. The pre-medical faculty advisor should approve your ultimate program. Each of the above professional fields has special nuances. For example, the field of pharmacy is very chemistry oriented and therefore students with such interests would be encouraged to take the maximum amount of chemistry.
Sports medicine has many subspecialties, some of which are less scientifically focused.
Our kinesiology program may better serve students interested in those areas. Pre-medical students should expect keen competition for the limited places available in medical schools. Veterinary science continues to be a very competitive field which is made even more so because there are few comprehensive veterinary schools in the country. We strongly encourage students with medical interests to procure the catalog of the professional school to which they will ultimately seek admission, and use the guidelines stated there as programmatic guidelines while at Concordia. The personalized attention at Concordia gives our students the advantage of knowing professors well enough to ask them for letters of recommendation.