Options for Professional Study Beyond the Bachelor’s Degree

A science or engineering degree is a great starting point for careers in medicine, dentistry, optometry, or law.

NJIT offers you both standard and accelerated tracks to these professional programs.

Accelerated Programs

Qualified Honors students may apply for accelerated study in medicine, dentistry, optometry, physical therapy or law. These seven-year (health professions) or six-year (law) programs combine a Bachelor’s degree at NJIT with a choice of several professional degree programs.

Accelerated Pre-Health Programs
Composite SAT scores refer to Critical Reading + Math, and are very strict requirements. SAT II is not required. For detailed requirements and descriptions of pre-health programs, go HERE.

• M.D. at the New Jersey Medical School of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), Newark. Applicants must have a composite SAT I score of 1400 in one sitting, or an ACT score of 32.

• M.D. at St. George’s University Medical School, Granada, West Indies. Two years in Grenada, two final years of clinical training at St. Michael’s Medical Center, Newark. Composite SAT I score of 1300 or ACT of 29 required. Online forum for SGU students and potential students
• D.M.D. at UMDNJ-New Jersey Dental School, Newark. Composite SAT I score of 1250 or ACT 28 required.
• D.D.S. at the NYU College of Dentistry. Composite SAT I score of 1250 or ACT 28 required.
• Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) at UMDNJ School of Health Related Professions, Newark. Composite SAT I score of 1250 or ACT 28 required.
• O.D. at the SUNY College of Optometry. Composite SAT I score of 1250 or ACT 28 required.

Accelerated Law Program

• J.D. at Seton Hall Law School. Composite SAT I score of 1300 or ACT score of 29 required.

There is an early application deadline for accelerated programs: November 1, except for the DPT and JD programs, January 15. Applications received after these dates have a lower chance of acceptance.

Please see the list of Majors Available for Accelerated Programs.

These programs are highly competitive. For all of these programs, applicants must be in the top 10 percent of their graduating class (DPT program, top 15%).  Accelerated students complete their undergraduate requirements in three years. Summer research and class work may be necessary.  Students must be accepted by their professional schools prior to entering the freshman year at NJIT, and are promised admission to the professional school if they meet all requirements of the Honors College and the professional school, and maintain a 3.4 GPA for the UMDNJ medical and dental programs or 3.2 for other programs. Some programs require students to take a professional test, either the MCAT, LAST or LAST. For a chart of these details of admission and program requirements, please go HERE.

See Tips for Writing an Honors College Essay.

All accelerated programs - except the M.D. at NJMS - are also open to students currently enrolled at NJIT or, in some cases,  transferring to NJIT. Policies vary by program; please go HERE for details.

Policies for Accelerated Students Enrolled in the Honors College

Regular 4-year Track

At NJIT, you will have valuable opportunities for study and research with our faculty. Participating in these wide-ranging options will help you to develop the thinking and problem-solving skills you need to pursue a medical or dental degree or graduate study leading to a career in medical research.

We also offer many possibilities for interaction with corporations that serve the medical field, and with doctors and researchers at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) and St. Michael's Medical Center, both adjacent to NJIT.

Multi-disciplinary research projects on campus may involve you in areas of study as diverse as motion analysis, neurophysiology; biosignal processing, rehabilitation engineering, tissue engineering, biomaterials, stress and strain analysis in the cardiovascular system, optimal patterns of wound suturing, mathematical modeling of blood flow, medical imaging, neural networks, pattern recognition, biomedical optics, neurophysiology of rhythmic patterns, ECG and EEG signal analysis, and engineering applications to ophthalmology.

If you wish to discuss some of the options at NJIT for Pre-Health students, please call the Associate Dean (973-642-7664) or email honors@njit.edu.

How to Apply