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.

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.

Winter '25 Sessions

Wednesday, January 22 at 2pm on Zoom

Tuesday, February 11 at 10am in the University Advising Center Lab

Thursday, February 27 at 5pm on Zoom

Wednesday, March 19 at 2:30pm in the University Advising Center Lab

Monday, April 14 at 2pm, in the University Advising Center Lab

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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.

Winter '25 Sessions

Wednesday, January 15 at 6pm on Zoom

Thursday, February 13 at 2pm in the University Advising Center Lab

Wednesday, March 12 at 6pm on Zoom

Thursday, April 17 at 2pm in the University Advising Center Lab

Wednesday, May 14 at 6pm on Zoom

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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.

Winter '25 Sessions

Tuesday, January 28 at 10am in the University Advising Center Lab

Monday, February 24 at 2pm in the University Advising Center Lab

Thursday, March 20 at 5pm on Zoom

Wednesday, April 16 at 2pm in the University Advising Center Lab

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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.

Winter '25 Sessions

Monday, January 27 at 10am on Zoom

Wednesday, February 26 at 2pm in the University Advising Center Lab

Thursday, March 20 at 2:30pm in the University Advising Center Lab

Wednesday, April 2 at 10am on Zoom

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Pre-Optometry

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. 

Winter '25 Session

Wednesday, February 19 at 3pm in the University Advising Center Lab

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Pre-Veterinary

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.

Check back for Winter 2025 dates!

Questions?  Contact us at premedadvising@wayne.edu