Pre-Professional Fields

Pre-Professional fields are designations, not degree-granting majors. For example, pre-law and pre-medicine do not result in a bachelor’s degree. They designate a career path that will require a professional school after graduation or completion of necessary prerequisite coursework. Pre-professional students who plan to earn a baccalaureate degree must eventually select a degree-granting major in an academic discipline while also completing courses required for admission to the professional program of interest (e.g., law school). Pre-professional advisors are available to guide students in meeting the specific requirements for entry into a professional school while also exploring their options for degree-granting majors. Pre-professional advising fields include the following:

• Pre-Law
• Pre-Pharmacy
• Pre-Health Fields
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Physician Assistant
  • Medicine
  • Optometry
  • Dentistry

Specific Advising is available through the department in which a student selects a degree-granting major.