First and Second Year Student Preparation for Pre- Professional Programs Beginning your Pre-Professional Journey: Presented by the CLAS Academic Advising Center’s Pre-Professional Advising Team: -JoAnn Litton, Senior Academic Advisor for Pre-Professional Programs -Julie Amon, Academic Advisor -Joanie Hodson, Office Coordinator
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First and Second Year Student Preparation for Pre-Professional
Programs
Beginning your Pre-Professional Journey:
Presented by the CLAS Academic Advising Center’s Pre-Professional Advising Team:
-JoAnn Litton, Senior Academic Advisor for Pre-Professional Programs
Utilize www.explorehealthcareers.org to explore other careers of interest to you
Interview a professional in the field
What is this Profession all about?
Building Your Application Objectively
Start off strong and stay strong!Course work
(http://gvsu.edu/clasadvising/clas-major-requirements-guides-28.htm)Science GPA and Overall GPAFew or no Repeated coursesAP Credit and Community College Courses
Select a Major/Minor/gen ed & electivesMajors Fair Wednesday, November 2; 11 am-2 pm,
GRRmyPathYou can choose any major you like so long as
you’ve fulfilled the pre-requisites for your professional program
Women’s CenterOffice of Multicultural AffairsOffice of Student Life
Students Against Cancer, Alternative BreaksAmerican Red Cross Club
Join a Pre-Professional OrganizationLeadership
Building your application subjectively
Shadowing Contact Lists by Program(http://www.gvsu.edu/clasadvising/professional-programs-14.htm)
Area HospitalsSpectrum HealthSt. Mary’sMetro Health
Red CrossHumane SocietyWalker Medical (CNA/Phlebotomy Training)
Study Abroad
Building your application subjectively
ResearchFacultyVan Andel InstituteStudent Scholarship DaySummer research opportunitiesOffice of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship (OURS)-10/2; 5-7 pm in KC
Relationships Meet your faculty advisor and
professors!Professionals in the fieldThe CLAS Academic Advising Center’s
Pre-Professional Advising TeamTo support the process of developing a pre-
professional planTo assist in the development of parallel
plansTo be a resource for questions on preparing
for and applying to professional programs
Your pre-professional journal
Update your journal as you get more experiences
Periodically assess: Is this what I want to do?
myPath (myBanner.gvsu.edu) –Student Records
Mapworks
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