Essentials sessions
We offer essentials sessions in:
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 on Zoom. The University Advising Center is located at Suite 1600 in the Undergraduate Library. A reminder email, and Zoom link if appropriate, will be sent 24 hours before the event.
Fall '24 Sessions
Tuesday, November 19 at 2pm in the University Advising Center
Thursday, December 5 at 5pm on Zoom
Winter Sessions
Wednesday, January 22 at 2pm in the Academic Success Center Commons
Tuesday, February 11 at 10am in the Academic Success Center Commons
Thursday, February 27 at 5pm on Zoom
Wednesday, March 19 at 2:30pm in the Academic Success Center Commons
Monday, April 14 at 2pm, in the Academic Success Center Commons
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 on Zoom. The University Advising Center is located at Suite 1600 in the Undergraduate Library. A reminder email, and Zoom link if appropriate, will be sent 24 hours before the event.
Winter 25 Sessions
Wednesday, January 15 at 6pm on Zoom
Thursday, February 13 at 2pm in the University Advising Center Lab
Wednesday, March 12 at 6pm on Zoom
Thursday, April 17 at 2pm in the University Advising Center Lab
Wednesday, May 14 at 6pm on Zoom
Pre-Physician Assistant
Pre-PA Essentials sessions for current and prospective Wayne State undergraduates taking classes for any Physician Assistant program in the country. Pre-PA students need to attend an Essentials meeting prior to scheduling a one-on-one appointment. N
Please note: These meetings are not an overview of the College of Pharmacy and Health Science Master's in Physician Assistant Studies program. Their meetings can be found at Before You Apply.
Sessions will be held either in-person or on Zoom. The University Advising Center is located at Suite 1600 in the Undergraduate Library. A reminder email, and Zoom link if appropriate, will be sent 24 hours before the event.
Fall '24 Sessions
Wednesday, November 6 at 11am in the University Advising Center
Monday, November 25 at 5pm on Zoom
Winter Sessions
Tuesday, January 28 at 10am in the University Advising Center Lab
Monday, February 24 at 2pm in the University Advising Center Lab
Thursday, March 3 at 5pm on Zoom
Wednesday, April 16 at 2pm in the University Advising Center Lab
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.
Sessions will be held either in-person or on Zoom. The University Advising Center is located at Suite 1600 in the Undergraduate Library. A reminder email, and Zoom link if appropriate, will be sent 24 hours before the event.
Winter Sessions
Monday, January 17 at 10am on Zoom
Wednesday, February 26 at 2pm in the Academic Success Center Commons
Thursday, March 20 at 2:30pm in the Academic Success Center Commons
Wednesday, April 2 at 10am on Zoom
Pre-Optometry
Sessions will be held either in-person or on Zoom. The University Advising Center is located at Suite 1600 in the Undergraduate Library. A reminder email, and Zoom link if appropriate, will be sent 24 hours before the event.
Fall '24 Session
Thursday, November 21 at 4pm in the University Advising Center
Winter Session
Thursday, January 23 at 2pm on Zoom
Pre-Veterinary
Sessions will be held either in-person or on Zoom. The University Advising Center is located at Suite 1600 in the Undergraduate Library. A reminder email, and Zoom link if appropriate, will be sent 24 hours before the event.
Fall '24 Session
Wednesday, November 20 at 3pm in the University Advising Center
Questions? Contact us at premedadvising@wayne.edu