Micah Scholars

Concordia’s Pre-Health Scholars Program

Concordia University, Nebraska’s Micah Pre-Health Scholars program is designed to support students interested in healthcare careers through hands-on experiences working in healthcare, close relationships with professors, practicing health professionals and peers who share their interests, and graduate or professional school preparation.

What is a Micah Scholar?

In the Bible, the prophet Micah urged God’s people to act justly, love mercy and humbly follow the Lord. Concordia’s Micah Scholars strive to embody these values. The Lord has given them a heart for service and a head for science and a desire to use these gifts in healthcare to demonstrate the mercy of God in service to others.

As a Micah Scholar, you will:

Gain hands-on experience through healthcare-related volunteering, internships and shadowing.
Build meaningful relationships with faculty mentors and practicing healthcare professionals.
Participate in service-focused learning opportunities such as medical mission trips.
Prepare for professional or graduate school with application guidance and mock interviews.
Explore how Christian ethics shape compassionate healthcare practice.

Apply to be a Micah Scholar

Anyone who has been successfully admitted to Concordia University, Nebraska, intends to enter the healthcare vocations and has met the minimum high school academic prerequisites may be eligible to become a Micah Scholar.

To become a Micah Scholar, please indicate an interest in the Micah Scholars program on your application to Concordia.

If you’ve already submitted your application to Concordia but are interested in becoming a Micah Scholar, please email micahscholars@cune.edu.

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“And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God”

(Micah 6:8)

Micah Scholars Timeline

As a Micah Scholar, you’ll follow a four-year pathway designed to help you grow in faith, knowledge and experience, equipping you to serve others through a healthcare vocation rooted in compassion and excellence.

Year 1: Focus on academics and certification

Get CPR and one additional certification
Join a volunteer ministry
Work towards mastery in foundational science courses

Year 2: Focus on gaining experience in healthcare

Use previously obtained certifications to work in healthcare vocations
Volunteer ministry continues
Some “job shadowing” begins
Work toward mastery in advanced science courses

Year 3: Focus on applications and international experience

Complete an international medical mission trip
Study for an entrance exam (MCAT, PCAT, OAT, DAT, GRE, etc.)
Write personal statements and prepare for interviews
Working in healthcare continues
Move into leadership roles in volunteer ministries
Matriculate into professional programs

Year 4: Focus on biomedical research

Work towards mastery in the most advanced courses required for your health professions program and go beyond, pushing the boundaries of what is known in the health sciences by doing original research with a faculty mentor.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the requirements to be a Micah Scholar?

To become a Micah Scholar, you must be accepted into Concordia University, Nebraska and indicate an interest in pursuing a career in healthcare and a dedication to service. You must also have successfully completed high school biology and chemistry with at-least a “B”.
Micah Scholars are expected to participate in development and leadership activities, maintain the GPA expected for the healthcare vocation they are pursuing, achieve at least a C in General Chemistry I and General Biology I and meet the yearly “Micah Scholars Milestones” as determined by the Micah Scholars director.
You are not eligible for sports or performance scholarships while in the program, but you are welcome to participate in performance teams and ensembles.

What are the benefits of being a Micah Scholar?

Micah Scholars receive an annual scholarship of $7,000 each year for up to five years while attending Concordia University.
The program’s real value, however, comes from the intangible benefits of graduate and professional school preparation, continual support from a close-knit community of like-minded individuals and opportunities for spiritual and vocational growth.