Pre-Health Application Timeline

For chiropractic, dental, medical, optometry, pharmacy, veterinary

Junior year, spring semester

• Prepare for admissions exam (DAT, GRE, MCAT, OAT, PCAT)
• Solicit recommendation letters from science faculty
• Interview with the premedical advisory committee (dental, medical, and optometry only)

Summer before senior year

• Take admissions exam
• Apply to health professions program

Senior year, fall semester

• Interview with admissions committee beginning in October
• Deadline for applying to program (varies from October to December)

Senior year, spring semester

• Find out if you were accepted into your professional program
• Summer after graduation from College
• Begin your professional program

For allied health programs (dental hygiene, nursing, medical imaging & radiation sciences)

Sophomore year, fall semester

• Solicit recommendation letters from science faculty
• Apply to health professions program (Most deadlines occur between January 15 March 1st)

Sophomore year, spring semester

• Find out if you were accepted into your health professions program
• Summer after sophomore year begin your professional program after acceptance