<p>There is a “pathways” program for those who wish to major in a health science, but are unsure of which major (physical therapy, nursing, pharmacy, speech pathology, athletic training, etc.) After three semesters (mid-sophomore year), you choose your major.</p>
<p>NEU has closed pharmacy to outside transfers, but still allows transfers within NU to the pharmacy major.</p>
<p>As far as graduate school in the health sciences, many of the programs are 5-6 years and the student finishes with doctor of pharmacy (pharmD) or doctor of physical therapy (DPT), etc. so I suppose you could say that graduate school is built into those programs. (At other universities, students apply to graduate schools afterwards in order to get those degrees.) At NU after the second year, those students are in the professional program which is the same as graduate school at many other universities.</p>