Choose Ohio First Grant
Grants of $3,000 are available to students who are Ohio residents and a female or ethnic minority in STEM, or a male in nursing. Must be accepted to Bluffton University by Dec. 1.
Dr. David Yost '83
In 2015, Dr. Yost was appointed to the CDC on-call team of experienced infectious disease experts to track Ebola in the U.S.
Pre-medicine major
A pre-medicine major will prepare you for medical school. It combines chemistry, biology and physics courses and is a good plan to follow if you are quite sure about attending medical school. However, upon graduation you will be several courses short of either a biology or chemistry degree. If you then elect not to attend medical school, your employment options are uncertain.
Medical schools do not require a pre-medicine major and most Bluffton students who have entered health professions have majored in biology or chemistry or both.
Caleb Bell, a pre-medicine and biology double major from Logan, Ohio, has a passion for helping people and the drive to succeed. So, it’s no surprise the 2023 graduate is headed to medical school.
“I feel like the rigor of the coursework, specifically the biology classes, and the pace has prepared me for medical school.”
Courses totaling 70 semester hours are required for the pre-medicine major and are pulled from the chemistry, physics, biology and mathematics majors.
Guildlines to complete the pre-medicine major in four years.
- Dentistry
- Optometry
- Chiropractic
- Physical therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Pharmaceutical research
A university endowment funded by Dr. John Kraft, class of 1958, provides a $5,000 loan/grant to a graduating senior who enrolls in and completes one full year of medical school.
This financial support is awarded in the form of a loan that is cancelled upon completion of the first year of medical school. Recipients are chosen by a faculty award selection committee in consultation with the academic dean.
Interested students should contact the pre-med program advisor for more information or to apply for this award.
Find your greater purpose
Choose Ohio First Grant
Grants of $3,000 are available to students who are Ohio residents and a female or ethnic minority in STEM, or a male in nursing. Must be accepted to Bluffton University by Dec. 1.
Dr. David Yost '83
In 2015, Dr. Yost was appointed to the CDC on-call team of experienced infectious disease experts to track Ebola in the U.S.