- Applied Mathematics (B.S.)
- Biochemistry (B.S.)
- Biology (B.A., B.S.)
- Chemistry (B.A., B.S.)
- Earth & Environmental Sciences (B.A., B.S.)
- Global Health (B.A.)
- Health, Exercise, & Sport Studies (B.A.)
- Mathematics (B.A., B.S.)
- Physics (B.A., B.S.)
- Psychology (B.A., B.S.)
- Sustainability & Environmental Studies (B.A.)
- Neuroscience (minor)
Science & Health
Gain a competitive edge for your future.
Whether you have your eye on traditional STEM careers or healthcare careers, Denison prepares you with strong faculty mentoring, research opportunities, and access to competitive internships. Specialized career guidance that starts in your first days on campus.
“I feel like I’m building on my skills as a scientist. I’ve learned so much in this lab that I would not have learned just by attending classes.”
Biana Qiu ’26
Challenging academics. Career-ready skills.
Our academic programs are rigorous, and that’s exactly why employers want our graduates. Denison’s Science & Health Pathway draws students with a range of majors, from STEM disciplines such as physics and chemistry to psychology and health, exercise, & sport studies.
But you’re not limited to those majors. Whatever you study across our curriculum, you’ll sharpen skills that transcend any one discipline.
Where do our grads work?
Denison graduates build careers at leading science and health organizations.
Premium resources & real-world experiences
Denison provides the professional-grade tools, expert mentorship, and hands-on opportunities that transform students into competitive job candidates.
Undergraduate research
Denison students work alongside professors on groundbreaking research, through the Summer Scholars program, the depths of space, and the shallows of the Caribbean Sea.
Access to top scientists
The Anderson Lecture Series brings speakers to Denison to connect with students.
Pre-health career advisors
Denison has a focused pre-health career advisor to support your path forward.
Beyond the classroom
Join one of Denison’s many science and health-related organizations, including the Pre-Dental Club, the Pre-Med Association, the Pre-Vet Medical Association, and the Society of Physics Students.
Free Kaplan programs
Denison offers Kaplan exam preparation at no cost.
Grad school partnerships
We offer preferred access to programs through specialized application pathways and scholarship opportunities, such as the one with Carnegie Mellon University and its master’s in healthcare policy and management.
How will you gain professional experience?
We help you find internships and create opportunities that exist nowhere else.
Micro-internships
Paid short-term projects allow students to explore careers and build skills before committing to full summer positions.
Executives-in-residence
CEOs, CFOs, founders, and board directors are engaged in teaching and mentoring students, bridging academic learning and professional reality.
$1 million in internship stipends
Annual funding helps ensure cost doesn’t prevent you from accepting valuable professional opportunities.
Lifetime career support & success
The Knowlton Center for Career Exploration helps you build your career from day one. Dedicated science and health career advisors provide personalized coaching, mock interviews, and strategic planning tailored to your goals.
Connect with alumni and professionals at networking events and career panels — and with leaders at firms where you want to work. Internship funding helps ensure financial constraints don’t limit your opportunities.
Career-relevant support continues for a lifetime. You’ll have advisers, connections, and resources as a first-year student and as you make career pivots decades later.
Denison alumni network
When Denison alumni see your resume, you’re not another applicant — you’re part of the Big Red family. The scientists, psychologists, and surgeons who have graduated from Denison all started where you are, and they remember.
Denison’s alumni network actively supports students pursuing science & health careers through mentorship, internship creation, strategic introductions, and direct advocacy in hiring processes.
They host career treks to their offices, return to campus as experts in their fields, conduct mock interviews, and open doors that traditional applications can’t.
Denison alums in science and health include:
- Brant B Bowers ‘16, Physicist, IonQ
- Rachel Berger Connolly ’96, Research Scientist, MIT Media Lab
- Sam Crane ’22, Microbiology Technician, Battelle
- Corinne Haines Strawser ’14, Bioinformaticist Senior, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
- Courtney Testani ’15, Primary Care Physician, Arlington Family Practice, PC
- Quinn Wagner ’22, Senior Biobank Scientist, AstraZeneca
Ready to explore science & health at Denison?
Build technical expertise, adaptable skills, professional experience, and a network that supports your career for life.