Steps to careers in health and medicine | Undergraduate Programs

If you’re considering a health profession such as medicine, rehabilitation, or pharmacy, Waterloo is a great place to start your journey. You’ll learn from top professors while working towards a career in health at a university that’s world-renowned for research and hands-on education.

Many health professions require you to first study at university in what are called undergraduate studies. You would then apply to programs such as medicine, optometry, pharmacy, and dentistry (these are commonly called professional programs because they lead to a profession).

Undergraduate programs, which you would apply to from high school, provide a foundation in science for your further studies. For some professional programs, you can apply after as little as two years in an undergraduate program.