Pre-Health Guide by Stages:
1st Stage - 0-30 Units
- Focus on grades and adjusting to college
- Register as Pre-Health
- Attend Introduction to Health Careers Workshop
- Meet with Pre-Health Advisor once per semester
- Review Pre-Health prerequisites and notify your Academic Advisor that you are Pre-Health and need to include pre-requisite courses in your academic plan
- Investigate different health careers here.
- Explore and select your major
- Sign up for national association newsletters (AAMC Pre-Med Navigator, GoDental, VSES Pathways, etc.)
- Join campus clubs and/or organizations
- Visit HPC to make a “Why I want to be a Healthcare Practitioner” Video
- Focus on establishing strong GPA and keep track with the GPA Calculator!
2nd Stage - 30-60 Units
- Meet with Pre-Health Advisor once per semester
- Attend HPC Workshops and Events
- Seek to attend a Pre-Health conference
- Continue with Major, GE, and Pre-Health prerequisites and maintain strong GPA
- Continue engaging in campus clubs and/or organizations and seek leadership opportunities if interested
- Cultivate relationships with professors and supervisors who make become recommenders
- Seek to gain experience through volunteer or paid clinical experiences
3rd Stage - 60-120 Units
- Continue meeting with Pre-Health Advisor once per semester
- Continue attending Drop-In Group Advising
- Seek to gain clinical experience through volunteer or paid opportunities and seek leadership opportunities if interested
- Seek to gain research experience
- Seek to gain shadowing experience
- Continue attending HPC Workshops and Events
- Attend Pre-Health Conference
- Continue to build relationships with Professors, supervisors and/or mentors who you would like to ask to write you a letter of recommendation
Application Stage
- Attend Application Workshop
- Research and select schools
- Evaluate competitiveness with Pre-Health Advisor and determine application dates
- Study for Entrance Exams through Self-Study or Prep-Course
- Familiarize yourself with relevant centralized application service
- Secure letters of recommendation
- Schedule Mock Interview if offered an interview
General
- Explore and utilize resources at Health Professions Center website.
- Write a resume
- Utilize campus resources such as Academic Advising Centers, University Tutorial Center, University Writing Center, and University Student Union.
- Keep up with current health news through
- Document field experiences