BW Opens Doors to Healthy Careers
The healthcare profession needs you.
That’s why our health, physical education and sport sciences programs are designed to prepare you for a rewarding, in-demand career.
You’ll learn by doing. First in the classroom and then in the field.
![Meet Shaarav](/undergraduate-admission/first-year/happens-here/_images/health-profile-manav.webp)
Meet Manav
Hometown: Strongsville, OH
Major: Public Health
Activities: Choose Ohio First STEM Scholar, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute student researcher, fraternity, Pre-Medicine Society, Public Health Club, alternative break trip leader
“Because of BW's primary healthcare advancement program, I received acceptance into Northeastern Ohio Medical University in my junior year.”
Did you know?
- Nearby Cleveland's renowned hospitals, clinics, sports medicine facilities and public health organizations provide outstanding internship, clinical and employment opportunities.
- A PA Joint Acceptance program guarantees qualifying undergraduate students a spot in BW's physician assistant program.
- Pre-professional majors and pathway programs at BW are designed to give you the foundational coursework, advanced studies and hands-on learning experiences that can help you gain acceptance to prominent graduate and professional schools.
At BW, health profession students...
Health Science Students Achieve Professional Success
- For the past 25 years, 96% of communication sciences and disorders students who applied to graduate school have been accepted, surpassing the national average of 39%.
- BW pre-allied health/pre-physical therapy students applying to Doctorate of Physical Therapy, Master of Occupational Therapy, Physician Assistant, Accelerated Nursing, Athletic Training or other Allied Health graduate programs have a near perfect acceptance rate. BW has 10 partnership agreements with six universities.
- BW music therapy graduates enjoy a near 100% job placement rate.
- 100% of students taking the ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist Exam passed on their first attempt during the most recent three-year cycle.