School of Health, Life Sciences, and Education
I’ve experienced instructors who genuinely care about every student and who expect to see you become a better health care professional and a better person!”James Fisher, nursing student, Class of 2021
Choose your Field of Study
The School of Health, Life Sciences, and Education in the Getty College of Arts & Sciences offers several major and minor programs.
Pre-Professional Programs
ONU also has several pre-professional programs to choose from. Your pre-professional program can be declared along with your undergraduate major.
Immerse yourself in labs and clinicals
The best way to prepare for your future career is through hands-on learning. We provide immersive experiences, including labs, clinicals and undergraduate research, starting your first year on campus. Working with advanced equipment and techniques, you’ll receive intense, real-world training from your professors – not graduate assistants or lab instructors.Do more. The opportunities await.
Here you can explore all your interests. Despite rigorous academic programs, our health, life sciences, and education students get involved. They join student organizations, play sports, perform with music ensembles, tackle research projects, present at professional conferences, and volunteer in the community.
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Students in the School of Health, Life Sciences, and Education can study abroad for a semester or for the summer and still graduate on time.
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Assist your professors with research projects, working side-by-side with them in the lab. You could also co-author a paper or present your findings at a professional conference. Most students don’t have these types of research opportunities until graduate school.
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Service learning enables you to practice your patient skills while making a difference. Northern Nurses without Borders travels to the Dominican Republic, delivering medicine and vital medical care to people in need. ONU HealthWise provides preventative screenings and health care services to the campus community and to underserved rural communities. You could volunteer with both these groups.
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Environmental and field biology majors: Explore and learn in natural laboratories, including our Metzger Nature Center, 70 acres of fields, woodlands and streams in the hilly unglaciated Allegheny Plateau, and our Wetlands Restoration Project, 300 acres just 12 miles from campus being restored to its original habitat.
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Forensic biology students: Investigate and solve mock crimes in the ONU Crime House, working alongside real law enforcement personnel.
Follow Your Passion
The health, life sciences, and education fields need competent and compassionate professionals. Our graduates are making a difference in people’s lives, and so will you.
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Paige is a Doctor of Physical Therapy specializing in pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's.
“I love helping children and families tackle mobility obstacles and connecting them with their communities to ensure access. There is nothing better than a child’s smile as they take their first steps.”
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A principal scientist at Corteva Agriculture, Eric leads a team of scientists and engineers focused on improving the efficiency, quality, and safety of agriculture and food production.
“As the population grows and farmland shrinks, we'll have to produce more food on less land with fewer resources."
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Chase is a registered nurse on the medical/surgical unit of New Hanover Regional Medical Center in North Carolina.
“I love that every day as a nurse is different and there are so many areas of health care that you can work in.”
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Dr. Mohn is a physician specializing in neurology and psychiatry. He practices at Henry Ford Medical Center in Detroit, Michigan.
“I love learning about how the body and mind work and synthesizing that information into a holistic treatment plan for my patients.”
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A licensed psychologist and board certified behavior analyst, Allison is the program director for autism services at Akron Children's Hospital.
“I love empowering parents with tools to help their children."
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At Michigan State University, Callie designs strength and conditioning programs and oversees training for Division I athletes across multiple sports.
“It's rewarding to watch athletes develop mentally and physically and know I played a role in their success."
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Cordell teaches English courses at Ashland High School in Ohio.
“What I enjoy the most is watching students persevere, grow, take ownership, and develop as both thinkers and humans."
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A project designer for PGAV Destinations in St. Louis, Missouri, Jonathan designs immersive spaces where humans can connect with wild animals they'd otherwise never encounter.
“I do everything in my power to push the forefront of zoological design for animals.”