Pre-Professional Time Line
Before Attending Wagner College:
Indicate an interest in the Pre–Professional Health Program on your Academic Advisement Form (for incoming freshmen students).
Register for a science-related freshman learning community.
Explore potential health science careers at ExploreHealthCareers.Org
Freshman Year:
Attend Pre-Health Program Meeting during Freshmen Orientation.
Attend mandatory fall and spring semester Pre-Health Program meetings.
Meet with the Pre–Professional Health Committee and review your course of study.
Engage in community service, extracurricular activity and summer internships which appeal to you.
Research and explore career possibilities within health–related fields.
Maintain minimum 3.2 GPA.
Sophomore Year:
Attend mandatory fall and spring semester Pre-Health Program meetings.
Meet with your pre–health advisor during the academic year.
Obtain two letters of recommendation (one from your academic advisor) and apply for formal admission status.
Complete self-assessment essay.
Engage in community service, extracurricular activity and summer internships which appeal to you.
Begin preparing for the appropriate professional school entrance examinations.
Maintain minimum GPA (program dependent).
Junior Year:
Attend mandatory fall and spring semester Pre-Health Program meetings.
Meet with your Pre–health Program advisor.
Complete the Junior Year Questionnaire (obtain the actual form from the Pre–Professional Health Committee or this website).
Obtain all the documents for requesting the committee recommendation.
Obtain letters of recommendation before the end of the academic year.
Draft your personal statement and preliminary essay.
Arrange a mock interview session with Academic .
Register and attend a preparatory class (Kaplan™, Princeton Review™).
Register and take the appropriate professional examination (spring or summer).
Obtain an application form (summer).
Verify that the Pre–Professional Health Committee has all the required documents on file before the end of the academic year. This includes a written request for a committee letter, letters of recommendation, personal statement, Junior Year Questionnaire, resume and unofficial transcript (WWAM).
Maintain appropriate minimum GPA.
Senior Year:
Attend mandatory fall and spring semester Pre-Health Program meetings.
Send out secondary letters of application to individual schools. Inform the committee so that letters of recommendation can be sent to those schools.
Schedule a mock interview session with the Academic and Career Development Center.
Schedule interviews.
Withdraw acceptances from other schools once you have decided on which school you will attend.
Inform Co-chairs of Program of all acceptances.
Complete all appropriate coursework and maintain minimum GPA.
Provide co-chairs with contact information.