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Academics/Prehealth/Timeline

Pre-Health Application Timeline

Resources Shadowing Academic Partnerships
Student Checklist Prerequisites Selection of Major Prehealth Minor Prehealth Admission Testing
Application Timeline Personal Statement
FAQs Prehealth Advising Post Baccalaureate Certificate
Volunteering Event Calendar Prehealth Club

Application Timeline

optom studentFor 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

optom studentFor 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