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 via Zoom. In-person sessions will come with schedule checks. Signing up is recommended. A reminder email will be sent 24 hours before the event.
Summer '24 Sessions
Wednesday, May 8 at 6pm on Zoom
Tuesday, May 14 at 3pm in the University Advising Center
Thursday, May 30 at 3pm in the University Advising Center
Monday, June 3 at 3pm in the University Advising Center
Tuesday, June 11 at 10am in the University Advising Center
Tuesday, June 18 at 10am in the University Advising Center
Monday, June 24 at 3pm on Zoom
Friday, July 19 at 1pm on Zoom
Thursday, July 25 at 2pm in the University Advising Center
Sign up for a Pre-Med Summer Session
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, April 24 at 2pm in the University Advising Center
Sign up for a Pre-Dental session
Summer '24 Sessions
Wednesday, May 29 at 6pm on Zoom
Wednesday, July 10 at 2pm in the University Advising Center
Sign up for a Pre-Dental Summer 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.
Tuesdsay, April 16 at 3pm in the University Advising Center
Sign up for a Pre-PA essentials session
Summer '24 Sessions
Thursday, May 16 at 4pm on Zoom
Tuesday, June 18 at 5pm on Zoom
Wednesday, July 17 at 3:30pm on Zoom
Sign up for a Pre-PA Summer 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.
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. All of the winter offerings have been completed.
Summer '24 Session
Tuesday, May 28 at 4pm on Zoom
Tuesday, June 18 at 3pm on Zoom
Thursday, July 25 at 4pm on Zoom
Thursday, August 22 at 3pm on Zoom
Sign up for a Pre-Nursing Summer 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. All of the winter offerings have been completed. Please check back for fall essentials session 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. All of the winter offerings have been completed. Please check back for fall essentials session dates.
Questions? Contact us at premedadvising@wayne.edu