Get on track for a professional degree

From 医疗 school to engineering to law, pre-professional tracks in our undergraduate programs prepare you for a professional degree. A pre-professional track is a series of courses taken in addition to the required curriculum in your major that ensures you'll be ready for the next step in your professional career. 

Pre-健康 Professions

We are here to further the opportunities of students interested in 健康 Professions by providing individual guidance to any student, regardless of their major. 

Pre-健康 students major in a variety of disciplines and may decide to pursue study in a variety of fields after graduation, 包括, 但不限于: 医疗, 牙科, 兽医, 物理治疗, occupational therapy, 护理.

Meet with your success coach for major discernment, field of study and degree planning, application and personal statements. Meet with a career coach for understanding and navigating 研究生院 process. Meet with your faculty advisor to talk about course content, 度发展, career or pre-health exploration. 

前期 

的 pre-engineering coursework provides a strong foundation in science, mathematics, engineering. 

St. 爱德华的 University offers a variety of essential engineering courses as well as several partner programs, 包括: 

  • Science and Engineering: Wash U -  a 5-year program with Washington University in St. 路易 in which students earn a bachelor’s degree in 数学 from St. 爱德华的 and a bachelor’s degree in Bio医疗, 化学, 电, 机械, or Systems Engineering from Washington University. 

St. 爱德华的 also offers 尊敬:巴黎圣母院, an innovative 11-month entrepreneurship master's program through our sister school, Notre Dame. 

的se educational pathways are attractive not only to our students, but to the engineering faculty at our partner institutions as well as prospective employers for the program graduates. With a solid liberal arts foundation, students who proceed through these dual degree programs are well-prepared for their engineering coursework and careers. In particular, the St. 爱德华的 curriculum helps students to develop outstanding communication skills in multiple media, strong problem-solving skills through challenging courses, a solid grounding through an understanding of the broader societal context that is developed via the Holy Cross approach to higher education and through the humanities and social science courses that are part of our general education curriculum.

法律系的

的 法律系的 建议 Program helps students develop the communicative, 分析, methodological skills important to the legal profession. 的 American Bar Association does not recommend any particular undergraduate majors, as students are admitted to law school from almost every academic discipline. 

Many students choose to major in subjects considered to be traditional preparation for law school, 比如历史, 英语, 通信, 业务, or political science. We recommend students explore a broad liberal arts education to prepare for law school, 研究生院, or employment in the public or private sector.

Meet with your success coach for major discernment, field of study and degree planning, application and personal statements. Meet with a career coach for understanding and navigating 研究生院 process. Meet with your faculty advisor to talk about course content, 度发展, career or pre-law exploration.