Dominican College will begin offering a new undergraduate degree this fall – a Bachelor of Science in the Health Sciences. The College recently received approval to begin offering the new degree from the New York State Education Department. This degree furthers Dominican College’s long tradition of providing top-notch educational programs, particularly in the fields of healthcare.
Students who study Health Sciences can pursue degrees in a number of Allied Health professions, such as Physical Therapy (PT), Occupational Therapy (OT), Athletic Training, Speech-Language Pathology, or Physician Assistant.
Director of the Allied Health Division Pamela Story, OTD, OTR/L, said there are three tracks offered within the new Health Sciences Program. “We have two tracks specifically designated as pre-professional tracks – one for OT and one for PT,” said Story. “There is a third general track that has a lot of flexibility in it and a lot of space for electives.” The students in the third track can use the electives to take pre-requisites for graduate studies in other fields such as speech-language pathology or athletic training.
Dominican College offers a Master of Science degree in Occupational Therapy and a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree. Most students in those advanced programs earned their undergraduate degrees at other institutions. Students earning the new B.S. in Health Sciences degree at Dominican College may now decide to apply for the OT and PT graduate programs at Dominican College as well.
For more information about the new Health Sciences Program, please contact our office of Admissions at admissions@duny.edu or 1-866-4DC-INFO.