Health Science

Prepare for a future in healthcare with a health science degree from Gordon College. Through science coursework, hands-on learning, and pre-health advising, you’ll build a strong foundation for graduate health programs and healthcare careers.

As a health science major, you’ll study subjects such as anatomy, physiology, immunology, and microbiology while developing the scientific knowledge, practical skills, and ethical perspective needed for work in health-related fields.

You can focus your preparation through one of nine concentrations:

• Pre-medicine
• Pre-dentistry and optometry
• Pre-nursing
• Pre-pharmacy
• Pre-physician assistant
• Pre-veterinarian
• Public health
• Professional health science

Why earn a health science degree at Gordon College?

Gordon College prepares health science students for competitive graduate health programs through rigorous coursework, hands-on learning, and early pre-health advising. Graduates have a 79 percent acceptance rate when applying to medical school, compared to a 41 percent national rate, and a 90 percent acceptance rate for pre-health profession students applying to allied health and other programs.

In the Health Professions Seminar, you’ll explore healthcare career options, discuss ethical issues in medicine from a Christian perspective, and connect with Gordon alumni across the industry.

Gordon’s North Shore location also places you near Boston, one of the nation’s leading centers for healthcare, treatment, and research. On campus, you’ll gain hands-on experience through dissection in Gordon’s advanced human anatomy lab, a distinctive opportunity for undergraduate students.

How can Christian values shape health science?

Health science gives students a way to care for people, animals, and communities with skill and compassion. At Gordon College, students consider how Christian values can shape their approach to healthcare, research, public health, and service.

As future healthcare professionals, students are encouraged to practice with humility, hospitality, and respect for the dignity of every person. For students pursuing fields such as veterinary medicine or public health, this calling can also include care for animals, communities, and the broader created world.