Information and essentials sessions

We offer information sessions in:

Pre-Medicine
Pre-Dental
Pre-Optometry
Pre-Veterinary
Pre-Physician Assistant
Pre-Nursing
Pre-Health Sciences

Information Sessions are designed for undergraduate and post-bachelor students pursuing pre-medical, pre-dental, pre-vet and pre-optometry. Held year-round, information meetings will familiarize students with:

Required and recommended prerequisite coursework
Major and minor selection
Extra curricular activities and health care experiences
Professional exploration
Application time line
Helpful campus resources and websites

Pre-Medicine

Pre-Med 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, September 14 from 1:30-2:30pm in the UAC Computer Lab

Tuesday, October 4 from 11am-12pm in the UAC Computer Lab

Thursday, October 20 from 6-7pm on Zoom

Wednesday, November 2 from 3-4 in the UAC Computer Lab

Thursday, November 17 from 2:30-3:30pm on Zoom

Tuesday, November 29 from 3-4pm in the UAC Computer Lab

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.

Thursday, September 13 from 11am-12pm in the UAC Computer Lab

Wednesday, October 12 from 3:30-4:30pm in the UAC Computer Lab

Thursday, November 3 from 2-3pm on Zoom

Pre-Optometry

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, September 13 from 1-2pm on Zoom

Wednesday, October 19 from 1-2pm on Zoom

Tuesday, November 15 from 1-2pm in the UAC Computer Lab & on Zoom

Pre-Veterinary

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, September 29 from 1-2pm on Zoom

Thursday, October 27 from 1-2pm on Zoom

Thursday, December 1 from 1-2pm in the UAC Computer Lab & on Zoom

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, September 22 from 1:30-2:30pm in the UAC Computer Lab

Tuesday, October 11 from 1:30-2:30pm in the UAC Computer Lab

Thursday, November 3 from 6-7pm on Zoom

Wednesday, November 30 from 3:30-4:30pm in the UAC Computer 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. *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.

Wednesday, August 31 from 2-3pm

Wednesday, September 7 from 1-2pm in the UAC Computer Lab & on Zoom

Thursday, September 15 from 2-3pm on Zoom

Wednesday, September 21 from 1-2pm on Zoom

Tuesday, September 27 from 2-3pm on Zoom

Thursday, October 13 from 2-3pm in the UAC Computer Lab & on Zoom

Wednesday, October 26 from 1-2pm on Zoom

Wednesday, November 16 from 2-3pm on Zoom

Thursday, December 8 from 1-2pm in the UAC Computer Lab & on Zoom

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, September 8 from 2-3pm on Zoom

Thursday, October 13 from 2-3pm on Zoom

Thursday, November 10 from 2-3pm on Zoom

Questions? Contact us at premedadvising@wayne.edu