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Are you interested in pursuing a career in human or animal medicine, dentistry or chiropractic care? Or, perhaps, you would prefer pursuing a career in a specialty healthcare field, such as Nursing or another allied-health related field. Our Pre-Health Professions Program is designed to provide you the first two years of pre-health coursework so that you can transfer your credits to a four-year school and pursue your studies in a health-related field or prepare you to apply for entry into a Nursing or other allied health-related program.
The opportunities in the workforce will vary depending on the direction you choose for your bachelor’s degree. Our program will allow you to transfer your credits and pursue a bachelor’s degree in one of the following specializations:
This program could be perfect for you if you:
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Our program program is designed for those of you, who wish to pursue careers in health-related fields as it provides you with the foundation necessary to prepare you for admission into one of HACC's health science degrees or transfer into a health science or health professions program at a four-year institution. Our program allows you to choose between two concentrations:
Our General Transfer Concentration prepares you to enter into a bachelor's level program in a health-related field. You complete the first two years of a pre-health profession program and transfer your credits to pursue your education in such fields as:
Our General Allied Health Cconcentration, gives you the chance to focus your studies towards a specialized area within the healthcare field while completing the degree. Through this degree, you can complete the courses necessary to apply to one of HACC's specialized healthcare programs:
Upon successful completion of this degree, you will be able to:
Absolutely! Our Pre-Health Professions General Transfer concentration is designed to help you seamlessly transfer your credits to a four-year school with no loss of credits. It is important that you select a four-year school as soon as possible because each individual school has its own unique program requirements. Knowing these requirements will help you select the proper courses at HACC. If you're enrolled in the General Allied Health concentration, your credits can be counted towards one of HACC's specialized healthcare programs.
Your transfer options include:
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You may complete this program at our Gettysburg, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York campuses through various modalities (e.g., on-campus/in-person instruction, hybrid, synchronous remote instruction and/or asynchronous instruction).
Yes! Thanks to the HACC Foundation, scholarships are available. Please visit hacc.edu/scholarships to learn how you can apply.
You can enroll in the spring, summer and fall. To apply anytime, visit our website. When you submit your application, please include the unique program code 3150. By including this code, you will apply to the correct program.
Future students, we are excited to connect with you and answer your questions. Please choose the option that works best for you to meet with us.
Current HACC students, please contact our Advising Department with any questions.
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