{"id":11753,"date":"2025-10-09T15:42:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T20:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/admissions\/?page_id=11753"},"modified":"2026-02-10T15:55:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T21:55:00","slug":"pre-professional-program-tracks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/admissions\/pre-professional-program-tracks\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Professional Program Tracks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What is Pre-Professional?<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Professional<\/span>\u00a0schools are those\u00a0which offer advanced degrees necessary to be employed in that discipline, areas such as medicine, dentistry, law, physical therapy, and many more.\u00a0 If you are interested in applying to a\u00a0professional<\/span>\u00a0school program following your undergraduate experience then you are a “pre<\/span>–professional<\/span>” student.\u00a0 As a\u00a0pre<\/span>–professional<\/span>\u00a0student you can select any undergraduate academic major.\u00a0 As a\u00a0pre<\/span>–professional<\/span>\u00a0student at MoWest you will work individually with an academic advisor knowledgeable\u00a0in your area of interest and be connected to resources you need to gain experiences and make yourself the most competitive applicant possible.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Who Can Be a Pre-Professional Student?<\/h2><\/div>

At MoWest, anyone can be on a pre-professional track. You can pursue any academic major you like while on your pre-professional track and your advisor will help you identify the required coursework necessary to apply to your professional school.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Pre-Professional Tracks at MoWest<\/h2><\/div>
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MoWest can help you prepare for just about any professional school. This preparation is individualized to the needs of each pre-professional student, each professional discipline, and even sometimes the individual professional schools within that discipline. At MoWest you will never be given a generic, cookie-cutter path to follow on your pre-professional track. Our pre-professional tracks include:<\/p>\n<\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Pre-Health & Veterinary Medicine<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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Pre-Health includes paths to medicine, dentistry, physical therapy, chiropractic, physician assistant, anesthesiologist assistant, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, podiatric medicine, occupational therapy, and more. Because these paths differ so much from one to another, it’s important to work with an advisor to help you pick the courses that are right for you.<\/p>\n

While you can’t obtain your pre-professional certificate here at MoWest, we can help you on your way there! Contact the Pre-Health advisors, Dr. Jason Baker <\/a><\/strong>in Biology or Dr. Justin Kraft<\/strong><\/a> in Exercise and Health Professions, to find your path forward no matter what your major is!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Pre-Law<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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Deciding your Pre-Law pathway is a great way of jump starting your career as a Law professional. If you’re interested in attending law school after your time at MoWest, let us help set you up for success.<\/p>\n

While you can’t obtain your pre-professional certificate here at MoWest, we can help you on your way there! Contact the Pre-Law advisor, Crystal Dowdell<\/a><\/strong>, to find your path forward no matter what your major is.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Pre-Engineering & Architecture<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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Pre-Engineering & Pre-Architecture pathways are unique depending on the area of focus you may wish to pursue after your time with MoWest has come to a close. Whether you’d like to specialize in Civil, Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, or other Engineering area; or if you’re interested in attending a School of Architecture, let us help guide you to the courses that best support your path forward.<\/p>\n

While you can’t obtain your pre-professional certificate here at MoWest, we can help you on your way there! Contact the Pre-Engineering Technology advisor, Dr. Dennis Merritt<\/a><\/strong>, to find your path forward no matter what your major is.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Articulation Agreements & Partnership Programs<\/h2><\/div>

MoWest has a number of agreements and partnerships which allow for easy transitions to graduate and professional schools, or even completing dual degrees.<\/p>\n

View our current partnerships below.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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