
Undergraduate to Graduate Pathways
Available Pathways
At North Central College, you will graduate prepared to achieve your personal, academic and professional goals. If those goals include pursuing a graduate degree, we’ve designed dedicated pathways to help you create a foundation of knowledge in your undergraduate program and launch a successful post-graduate career.
Explore the variety of pathways offered in:
- Health Science
- Business
- Education
- Leadership
Health Science Pathways
Pathways into several of North Central’s clinical health science graduate programs are available to eligible undergraduate students.
-
NCC DPT Guarantee Admissions into the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
-
Occupational Therapy Dual Admission into the Master of Occupational Therapy Program
-
Selective Internal PA Admissions Pathway into the Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies Program
-
3 + 2 Track into the Master of Athletic Training Program
Additionally, North Central has strategically partnered with Lake Erie College of Medicine and Northwestern Medicine Clinical Schools to offer early acceptance pathways into health science programs North Central does not offer.
Recommended Majors
The chart below demonstrates areas students commonly major in to best prepare them for their desired graduate program. Note: achieving a degree in these undergraduate majors does not guarantee entry into a graduate program.
Undergraduate Major |
Graduate Degree Program(s) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nuclear Medicine Technology (BS)
|
|
|
*Graduate program offered through North Central College School of Graduate and Professional Studies
+ Graduate program offered through partner institution – Lake Erie College of Medicine
++ Graduate Program offered through partner institution – Northwestern Medicine Clinical Schools
Business Pathways
Undergraduate Major |
Graduate Degree Program(s) |
*Students in any major can complete a bachelor’s degree and an MBA in 5 years
Education Pathways
Undergraduate Major |
Graduate Degree Program(s) |
|
Leadership Pathways
Undergraduate Major |
Graduate Degree Program(s) |