Health Professional School Linkage Programs
Linkage Programs are formal agreements between various health professional schools and California State University Fullerton (CSUF), that offer students special consideration for admission. Linkage programs accelerate the application process, and eliminate the need to apply to multiple schools; this significantly reduces the cost of the application process since travel expenses for interviews can cost up to $5,000 each application cycle.
Pre-Health Postbaccalaureate Program students have the added benefit of saving time by skipping the "glide year", which is the year between completing the program and entering a professional school that is used to prepare professional school applications.
Please review the current linkages for specific information regarding eligibility, requirements, benefits, and the application process.
For specific questions or concerns please schedule an appointment via the first page of our website. Our office also advises high school students with questions regarding linkages.
Available for both CSUF Undergraduates and
Pre-Health Postbaccalaureate Program
American University of Antigua College of Medicine is an innovative medical school dedicated to providing a learner-centric education of the highest quality, providing opportunities to underrepresented minorities, fostering a diverse academic community, and ensuring that its graduates develop the skills and attitudes of life-long learning, compassion, and professionalism.
Available for CSUF undergraduates and
Pre-Health Postbaccalaureate Program
- Ketchum Pharmacy
- Ketchum Physician Assistant
The vision of Marshall B. Ketchum University is to seek to reimagine the future of health care education. The MKBU mission is to educate caring, inspired health care professionals who are prepared to deliver collaborative, patient-centric health care in an inter-professional environment. Marshall B. Ketchum University is guided by the values of excellence, integrity, innovation, compassion, and respect.
Available for both CSUF Undergraduates and
Pre-Health Postbaccalaureate Program
St. George’s University has joined with CSU Fullerton to offer students an opportunity to obtain a BS/MD degree. Through the partnership, qualified students are able to pursue a career in medicine at St. George’s University following successful completion of the BS degree or pre-health professions certificate at CSU Fullerton.
Available for Undergraduates ONLY
The mission of LECOM is to prepare students to become osteopathic physicians, pharmacy practitioners, and dentists through programs of excellence in education, research, clinical care, and community service to enhance the quality of life through improved health for all humanity.
Available for both CSUF Undergraduates and
Pre-Health Postbaccalaureate Program
For 37 years, Western University of Health Sciences has had a special mission: Educating tomorrow’s health-care professionals with a combination of scientific excellence and a humanistic, compassionate approach to patient care.
Student Responsibilities
Selection Acceptance Process
The linkage programs are designed to provide a limited number of highly qualified CSUF students an early assurance of admission to one of the current linkage programs.
Ross University School of Vet Medicine (RUSVM)
Located in St. Kitts, Ross' exciting international location can be an adventure, offering an opportunity to focus on tropical veterinary medicine, conservation of endangered species, preservation of ecosystems, zoonotic diseases and how they affect livestock, and much more. Through a unique partnership, CSUF students are eligible for the following benefits:
- Application fee and tuition deposit waiver
- Scholarship equal to one semester of tuition
- First semester housing grant
- $1,000 USD flight credit for their flight to St. Kitts
Ross University School of Medicine
Located in Barbados, Ross' unique location exposes students to a hands-on approach to medical education designed to promote health professionals who bring energy and diverse prospectives to healing the world. CSUF students are eligible for the Ross University School of Medicine AIM Scholars Program
, which offers many benefits including:
- Application fee and tuition deposit waiver
- Scholarship equal to one semester of tuition
- First semester housing grant
- Round-trip flight scholarship
Make an appointment with the Health Professions Adivisng Office to learn more about this and our other amazing linkage programs.
