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Castleton’s Health Science program prepares students for admission to graduate programs in athletic training, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and professional work in a competitive job market. Our Health Science program offers three distinct concentration tracks, allowing you to focus your studies in a specific area that interests you.
Our Pre-Athletic Training degree track prepares you to continue your education in Castleton’s CAATE accredited Master of Athletic training program. This accelerated program allows you to complete your bachelor’s and master’s degrees in as little as five years. Students may choose to complete the four-year Health Science degree before applying to the MAT program.
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Our Pre-Professional degree track prepares you to apply to professional programs in the health care field, such as chiropractic medicine, occupational therapy, and physical therapy.
Our General Health Science degree track prepares you for a wide range of career paths in health-related fields or graduate programs.
Graduates of Castleton’s Health Science program have gone on to successful careers in a variety of settings, including hospitals, laboratories, fitness centers and sports clubs, sports medicine clinics, private agencies, and more.
You’ll graduate prepared for careers including:
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As a student in Castleton’s Health Science program, you will take courses that will strengthen your knowledge of the human body and how it works. The Health Science core courses help to establish a broad knowledge and skill set, with opportunities to explore certain topics in greater depth as part of your concentration or through a variety of elective courses.
Your professors bring a wealth of knowledge and experience from working as professionals and as skilled researchers in their respective fields. Castleton’s faculty are here to help you make connections for internships and future careers.