Pre-Professional Advising
201 Hannah Hall
244 Meadow Brook Road
Rochester ,
MI
48309-4451
(248) 370-4936
preprofadvising@oakland.edu
Getting Started
Health programs are competitive, so they want to make sure you are a good
fit for their program.
They will be looking to see if you:
- Have explored the healthcare field; specifically their field?
- Would be successful in your coursework in the health program?
- Can pass the licensing exam?
- Care about others, including those different from you?
- Have explored their school and program specifically?
- Have qualities that make you unique?
Healthcare is a great industry to have a career. Are you aware of your different options? Start exploring at explorehealthcareers.org
Sign-up for our Pre-Health Newsletter:
- STEP 1: Search for GrizzOrgs on OU's home page
- STEP 2: Click on Explore - GrizzOrgs
- STEP 3: Click Sign-In, then log-in with your NetID and Password
- STEP 4: Search and click on OU Pre-Professional Advising
- STEP 5: Click Join
You are now signed up for the Pre-Professional Newsletter. Look for the newsletter weekly in your OU email.
To be a COMPETITIVE APPLICANT graduate programs expect to see the following:
Academically
- Required Pre-Req Courses
- Competitive GPA
- Strong Testing Scores (MCAT, PCAT, GRE, etc)
Experiences
- Shadowing in Field
- Community Service in Urban/Rural Settings
- Volunteering in Field
- Active Engagement in Student Organizations (Suggested)
- Research (Highly Recommended)
- Direct Patient Contact Hours (Some Programs Require)
Tip:
- Journal
- Date/s
- Length of experience
- Supervisor
- Supervisor contact info
- What you did?
- What you learned?
- Journal
Letters of Recommendation
- From Faculty
- From Supervisors
- From Healthcare Professions
Timeline
The Sample Timeline will give you an idea of how to spread out the experiences you need to apply.
Fact Sheets
The Fact Sheets will give you what you need to know about applying to a professional program at a glance.
Click here to sign-up for the Pre-Health - Getting Started Workshop.