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.


Spring & Summer 2025 Essentials Sessions

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. Keep an eye out for a calendar invitation with session details.

Spring / Summer '25 Sessions

Thursday, May 29 from 12:30 - 2:00 pm in the UGL Community Room*

Tuesday, June 10 from 1:30 - 3:00 pm in the UGL Community Room*

Tuesday, June 24 from 3:30 - 4:30 pm on Zoom

Monday, July 14 from 2:30 - 4:00 pm in the UGL Community Room*

Tuesday, July 15 from 1:30 - 3:00 pm in the UGL Community Room*

*Session includes schedule check

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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. Keep an eye out for a calendar invitation with session details.

Spring / Summer '25 Sessions

Wednesday, May 14 at 6:00 pm on Zoom

Wednesday, June 18 from 6:00 - 7:00 pm on Zoom

Tuesday, July 15 from 10:00 - 11:30 am in the University Advising Center Lab*

Wednesday, July 16 from 10:00 - 11:30 am in the University Advising Center Lab*

*Session includes schedule check

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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. 

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. Keep an eye out for a calendar invitation with session details.

Spring / Summer '25 Sessions

Monday, June 23 from 4:00 - 5:00 pm on Zoom

Monday, July 14 from 10:00 - 11:30 am in the University Advising Center Lab*

Wednesday, July 16 from 2:00 - 3:30 pm in the UGL Community Room*

*Session includes schedule check

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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.

Spring / Summer '25 Sessions

Thursday, May 29 from 3:00 - 4:00 pm in the UGL Community Room

Thursday, June 26 from 3:30 - 4:30 pm on Zoom

Tuesday, July 15 from 3:30 - 4:30 pm in the UGL Community Room

Tuesday, August 19 at 3:30 pm on Zoom

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Pre-Optometry

Are you working on your application to optometry school? If so, we encourage you to join us for a Professional School Application Work Session! The PMHSC is hosting several in-person sessions over the summer to help YOU work on your graduate school applications. These sessions are drop-in style, no RSVP required. Please follow the button below for more information, including dates, times, and locations.

Summer Professional School Application Work Sessions

Pre-Veterinary

Are you working on your application to veterinary school? If so, we encourage you to join us for a Professional School Application Work Session! The PMHSC is hosting several in-person sessions over the summer to help YOU work on your graduate school applications. These sessions are drop-in style, no RSVP required. Please follow the button below for more information, including dates, times, and locations.

Summer Professional School Application Work Sessions


Questions?  Contact us at premedadvising@wayne.edu