Essentials sessions
We offer essentials sessions in:
- Pre-Medicine
- Pre-Dental
- Pre-Physician Assistant
- Pre-Nursing
- Pre-Optometry
- Pre-Veterinary
- Pre-Health Sciences
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.
Tuesdsay, January 23 at 5pm on Zoom
Wednesday, February 7 at 2pm in the University Advising Center
Thursday, February 22 at 2pm on Zoom
Wednesday, March 20 at 6pm on Zoom
Thursday, April 11 at 3:30pm in the University Advising Center
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, January 25 at 6pm on Zoom
Wednesday, February 21 at 2pm in the University Advising Center
Wednesday, March 20 at 6pm on Zoom
Wednesday, April 24 at 2pm in the University Advising Center
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.
Tuesday, January 20 at 4pm on Zoom
Thursday, February 22 at 6pm on Zoom
Wednesday, March 6 at 5pm on Zoom
Thursday, March 28 at 2pm in the University Advising Center
Tuesdsay, April 16 at 3pm in the University Advising Center
Sign up for a Pre-PA essentials 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.
Wednesday, January 17 at 4pm on Zoom
Thursday, January 25 at 3:30pm in the University Advising Center
Wednesday, February 7 at 2:30pm on Zoom
Sign up for a Pre-Nursing essentials 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.
Tuesday, January 23 at 4pm on Zoom
Thursday, February 22 at 3:30pm in the University Advising Center
Sign up for a Pre-Optometry Essentials Session
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, February 24 at 3pm on Zoom
Tuesday, February 20 at 4pm in the University Advising Center
Sign up for a Pre-Veterinary Essentials Session
Pre-Health Sciences
These essentials sessions are designed for undergraduate and post-bachelor students interested in the pre-health sciences: pre-medical 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, February 22 at 2pm on Zoom
Thursday, March 21 at 2pm on Zoom
Thursday, April 18 at 2pm on Zoom
Sign up for a Pre-Health Sciences Essentials Session
Questions? Contact us at premedadvising@wayne.edu