Essentials sessions
We offer essentials sessions in:
- Pre-Medicine
- Pre-Dental
- Pre-Physician Assistant
- Pre-Nursing
- Pre-Optometry
- Pre-Veterinary
- Pre-Health Sciences
- Pre-Occupational Therapy
Essentials Sessions are designed for undergraduate and post-bachelor students pursuing pre-medicine, pre-dentistry, pre-PA, and pre-nursing, pre-optometry, pre-veterinary, pre-health sciences, or pre-OT. Held year-round, essentials sessions will familiarize students with the required and recommended prerequisite coursework, major and minor selection, extracurricular activities and healthcare experiences, professional exploration, the application timeline, and other helpful campus resources.
Pre-Medicine
Pre-Med advisors request that you attend an Essentials Session prior to scheduling a one-on-one appointment.
Sessions will be held either in-person or via Zoom. Signing up is recommended. A reminder email will be sent 24 hours before the event.
Friday, March 24 from 2:00-3:00pm on Zoom
Tuesday, April 4 from 2:30-3:30pm in the UAC Computer Lab
Thursday, April 27 from 6:00-7:00pm on Zoom
Pre-Dental
Pre-Dental advisors request that you attend an Information Session prior to scheduling a one-on-one appointment.
Sessions will be held either in-person or via Zoom. Signing up is recommended. A reminder email will be sent 24 hours before the event.
Wednesday, March 22 from 6:00-7:00pm on Zoom
Wednesday, April 26 from 11:00am-12:00pm in the UAC Computer Lab
Sign up for a pre-dental session
Pre-Physician Assistant
Pre-PA Essentials sessions are geared towards students taking undergraduate level coursework at Wayne State in order to apply to any Physician Assistant program in the country. Pre-PA students need to attend an Essentials meeting prior to scheduling a one-on-one appointment. Non-WSU students planning to transfer to WSU are welcome to attend. Please note: These meetings are not an overview of the College of Pharmacy and Health Science Master's in Physician Assistant Studies program.
Sessions will be held either in-person or via Zoom. Signing up is recommended. A reminder email will be sent 24 hours before the event.
Thursday, April 6 from 6:00-7:00pm on Zoom
Sign up for a pre-physician assistant session
Pre-Nursing
These sessions are designed to share the "essentials" of a competitive application to the College of Nursing. Each session includes suggested resources and experiences that pre-nursing students can use as they prepare their applications. The session includes supplemental materials review at the College of Nursing Information Sessions. *Fall 2022 Pre-Nursing Freshmen: Consider being part of a Pre-Nursing First Year Interest Group!
Sessions will be held either in-person or via Zoom. Signing up is recommended. A reminder email will be sent 24 hours before the event.
Tuesday, March 21 from 1:30-2:30pm on Zoom
Monday, April 10 from 2:00-3:00pm on Zoom
Sign up for a pre-nursing session
Pre-Optometry
All sessions will be held via Zoom. Signing up is recommended. A reminder email will be sent 24 hours before the event.
There are no remaining pre-optometry essentials sessions this semester. Please check back for future dates.
Pre-Veterinary
All sessions will be held via Zoom. Signing up is recommended. A reminder email will be sent 24 hours before the event.
Wednesday, March 29 from 1:30-2:30pm on Zoom
Sign up for a pre-veterinary session
Pre-Health Sciences
These essentials sessions are designed for undergraduate and post-bachelor students interested in the pre-health sciences: pre-clinical laboratory science, pre-mortuary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-physical therapy, pre-radiation therapy technology, and pre-radiologic technology. Meetings will cover all aspects of preparing for and applying to the programs.
All sessions will be held via Zoom. Signing up is recommended. A reminder email will be sent 24 hours before the event.
Thursday, April 13 from 2:00-3:00pm on Zoom
Sign up for a pre-health sciences session
Pre-Occupational Therapy
All sessions will be held via Zoom. Signing up is recommended. A reminder email will be sent 24 hours before the event.
Thursday, April 6 from 11:00am-12:00pm on Zoom
Sign up for a pre-occupational therapy session
Questions? Contact us at premedadvising@wayne.edu