Special Programs

ScienceWorks: Entrepreneurial Studies in the Natural Sciences

ScienceWorks is a unique offering at Carthage. The program focuses on the business of science by integrating important skills such as written and oral communication, graphics and artwork, business accounting, management, and marketing. Students get hands-on experience and coursework that prepares them for the job market and career advancement.

Carthage students regularly present their research at national conferences.

SURE: Summer Undergraduate Research Experience

SURE offers Carthage students the opportunity to work one-on-one with a professor during the summer doing real research work. Students receive a stipend, room and board on campus, and a small research budget. All students and faculty participating in SURE meet weekly for lunch and discussion.

J-Term

J-Term is a month-long period of study in January in which all academic departments offer innovative courses on campus, as well as study tours in other countries. For pre-health students, J-Term offers many benefits. Some pre-health students choose to take a required course during J-Term in order to give the course their full attention. For other pre-health students, J-Term is a chance to conduct field work in another country, such as Belize or Arizona; or to find out what it’s like to treat patients while working in medical clinics in Nicaragua. J-Term allows science majors the opportunity to gain these experiences in the field without disrupting their rigorous academic schedules.

Dual Degree Programs: Medical Physics, Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy

Carthage offers a dual degree programs in medical physics, occupational therapy and pharmacy, in which students complete three or four years of undergraduate study at Carthage, and two years in an partnering graduate program at another school.
Learn more about medical physics.
Learn more about pharmacy.
Learn more about occupational therapy.

Neuroscience

Carthage offers a major in neuroscience, an interdisciplinary program that provides students with both breadth of understanding in basic scientific principles and depth of understanding in the emerging area of nervous system research, preparing students for graduate school and career opportunities in a diverse range of scientific research and medical/therapeutic fields.

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J-Term in Nicaragua

This annual trip allows Carthage students to explore the geography of Ometepe, and treat patients in the island's medical clinics. Watch the video.

Research Opportunities

Summer Undergraduate Research Experience leads to real world success. Read more.

Student Voices

"The thing I love most about Carthage is the feeling of community. Even as I learn to think and act as an individual, Carthage has also taught me the importance of being a part of something bigger than myself."

— Bridget Holck, '11, McHenry, Ill.

Hear what students have to say about studying pre-health at Carthage.