BW Opens Doors to Health 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 Ben
Hometown: Tallmadge, OH
Major: Exercise Science
Activities: Varsity Soccer, Allied Health/Sport Organization Club, BW Wellness Coalition
"The classes I have at BW have exposed me to different career paths and opportunities, thanks to the support and guidance of BW faculty."
Did you know?
- Nearby Cleveland's renowned hospitals, clinics, sports medicine facilities and public health organizations provide outstanding internship, clinical and employment opportunities.
- 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.
- Students majoring in BW's bachelor of science in nursing program receive exceptional learning experiences in our state-of-the-art health sciences building.
- BW offers aspiring physicians an early assurance program to gain acceptance to medical school through BW partner institutions.
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 — 42% in speech-language pathology and 48% in audiology.
- 99% of 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 been accepted. BW has partnership agreements with eight universities for MSAT, DPT, OTD and PA programs.
- BW music therapy graduates enjoy a near-perfect 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.