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Good high school and undergraduate college preparation will helpyou get into the health professions education program of yourchoice and help you succeed in your college classes. Competitionfor health professions education is fierce, so you can’t afford totake it easy. And colleges don’t just look at your transcript. Theylook for students who have sought out opportunities to explorethe field of their choice. These steps will help you get ready for ahealth career:

þ Take all the math and science courses your high school has tooffer and keep your grades up;

þ Participate in a health career interest group through your highschool or college, Scouts or 4-H club;

þ Volunteer at a hospital or nursing home;

þ Research health career options through Web sites or libraries;

þ Arrange for a job shadowing experience with someone workingin the health profession that interests you;

þ Work in a summer internship program at your local hospital;

þ Ask lots of questions of your school counselor, people whowork in the field that interests you and colleges that educatethose professionals.

Start your college visits early and look at several that offer theprogram you want to find the best fit for you. AIM HIGH! Your best investment in your future is a good education!

Minnesota HealthEducational Opportunities *

* Degrees: B – Bachelor’s, M – Master’s, D – Doctorate

This brochure includes four-year bachelor’s degrees through doctoral level health professions educational programs available in Minnesota as of August 2006. For detailed information on health professions programs, please contact thecolleges or universities directly. Several health professions education courses and some programs are offered online. Please see www.minnesotaonline.org for specific online options.

Minnesota Public and Private Colleges and Universities with Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctorate Degree

Programs in Health Professions

Argosy UniversityEagan651-846-2882 or 888-844-2004www.argosyu.edu/twincities/

Augsburg CollegeMinneapolis612-330-1000 or 800-788-5678www.augsburg.edu

Bemidji State UniversityBemidji218-755-2001 or 800-475-2001www.bemidjistate.edu

Bethany Lutheran CollegeMankato800-944-3066 or 800-944-3066www.blc.edu

Bethel UniversitySt. Paul651-638-6242 or 800-255-8706www.bethel.edu

Capella UniversityMinneapolis612-339-8650 or 888-227-2736www.capella.edu

Carleton CollegeNorthfield507- 646-4000 or 800-995-2275www.carleton.edu

College of St. BenedictSt. Joseph320-363-2011 or 800-249-9840www.csbsju.edu

College of St. CatherineCAMPUSES: Minneapolis, St. PaulSt. Paul651-690-6000 or 800-945-4599www.stkate.edu

College of St. ScholasticaCAMPUSES: Brainerd, Duluth,Rochester, St. Cloud, St. Paul, Duluth218-723-6000 or 800-249-6412www.css.edu

Concordia CollegeMoorhead218-299-4000 or 800-699-9897www.cord.edu

Concordia University St. Paul651-641-8230 or 800-333-4705www.csp.edu

Crossroads CollegeRochester507-288-4563 or 800-456-7651www.crossroadscollege.edu

Crown CollegeSt. Bonifacius952-446-4100 or 800-682-7696www.crown.edu

Gustavus Adolphus CollegeSt. Peter507-933-7676 or 800-487-8288www.gustavus.edu

Hamline UniversitySt. Paul 651-523-2207 or 800-753-9753www.hamline.edu

Macalester CollegeSt. Paul651-696-6000www.macalester.edu

Mayo Clinic College ofMedicineRochester507-284-3678 or 800-626-9041www.mayo.edu

Metropolitan StateUniversity CAMPUSES: St. Paul, Minneapolis, Midway St. Paul651-793-1212www.metrostate.edu

Minneapolis School ofAnesthesia St. Louis Park952-925-5222www.nurseanesthesia.org

Minnesota StateUniversity, Mankato Mankato507-389-1822 and 800-722-0544www.mnsu.edu

Minnesota StateUniversity, Moorhead Moorhead218-477-4000 or 800-593-7246www.mnstate.edu

North Central UniversityMinneapolis612-343-4400 or 800-289-6222www.northcentral.edu

Northwestern CollegeSt. Paul651-631-5111 or 800-692-4020www.nwc.edu

Presentation CollegeFairmont507-235-4658 or 888-893-4658www.presentation.edu/fairmont

St. John’s UniversityCollegeville320-363-2011 or 800-245-6467www.csbsju.edu

St. Mary’s University of MinnesotaCAMPUSES: Winona, Twin Cities, Rochester Winona507-452-4430 or 800-635-5987www.smumn.edu

St. Olaf CollegeNorthfield507-646-3025 or 800-800-3025www.stolaf.edu

Southwest MinnesotaState University Marshall507-537-7021 or 800-642-0684www.southwestmsu.edu

St. Cloud State University St. Cloud320-308-0121 or 877-654-7278www.stcloudstate.edu

University of Minnesota,DuluthDuluth218-726-7171 or 800-232-1339www.d.umn.edu

University of Minnesota,MorrisMorris320-589-6035 or 800-992-8863www.morris.umn.edu

University of Minnesota,Twin Cities Minneapolis612-625-2008 or 800-752-1000www1.umn.edu/twincities

University of St. ThomasSt. Paul651-962-6150 or 800-328-6819www.stthomas.edu

Walden UniversityMinneapolis312-263-0456 or 800-925-3368www.waldenu.edu

Winona State University Winona507-457-5100 or 800-342-5978www.winona.edu

Minnesota Colleges & Universities Health Care Career ProgramsBachelor’s, Master’s and Doctorate Degrees

These resources can help you learn more about Minnesota’s health professions education opportunities.

Minnesota Area Health Education Centerwww.mnahec.umn.eduBuilding Partnerships in Greater Minnesota by connecting with communities through educational partnerships for a healthy future.

Northeast Minnesota AHEC750 E. 34th Street • Hibbing, MN 55746Brendan L. Ashby, Executive Director218-362-6153 • Bashby1@range.fairview.org

Brittany Morgan, Health Career Specialist218-362-6460 • Bmorgan2@range.fairview.org

Southern Minnesota AHEC301 Becker Ave., SW • Willmar, MN 56201Kathy Huntley, Executive Director320-231-4375 • khunt@rice.willmar.mn.us

Wendy Foley, Health Careers Specialist320-231-4376 • wfol@rice.willmar.mn.us

Central Minnesota AHEC and Northwest Minnesota AHEC are openingsoon. Please check the AHEC Web site for more information.

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

Area Health Education Center