Pre-health is an advising category for those who intend to enter a professional health school. Explore areas of health care and chart your career path with 1-to-1 support from an advisor. Pre-health areas are not majors and do not grant baccalaureate degrees. Students can choose any major while also studying any of the 18 pre-health areas. Your major can enhance your career in health care or provide you with career options outside of the field.
Program Features
Professional School Admission Readiness
Admission into a professional school is a holistic process. An Explore Center advisor will partner with you to establish a plan comprised of coursework and extracurricular activities needed to be competitive for admission into a health-related professional school. Have a few professional schools in mind? You can engage with a representative right here in the Explore Center.
Health Care Career Experience
Gain insight into the variety and breadth of opportunities in health care through job shadowing, internships, clinical experience, and a first-year seminar.
Entrance Exam Readiness
Some professional health schools will require standardized entrance examinations. In the Explore Center, we chart a pathway of courses that will equip you with the knowledge needed for these exams.
Outside the Classroom
Community Engagement
Volunteering in the community is a great way to gain experience and demonstrates your commitment to helping others.
Undergraduate Research
Engaging in undergraduate research is a great way to learn more about your areas of interest, collaborate with faculty members, and develop analytical skills.