Health Sciences Advising Introduction
A strong application to med school and other health profession schools starts early in college! This page contains info to get you started, and all Bio Sci advisors provide pre-heath advising.
How to Contact Us for Pre-Health Advising
For pre-health advising, use Bio Sci Chat or schedule an appointment with an advisor:
- Chat for quick questions (15 minutes or less)
- Schedule an appointment for conversations longer than 15 minutes
Before scheduling an appointment, please watch the Preparing for Health Professional Schools: Part 1 & 2 video clips.
New incoming freshman or transfer students can attend the workshops above and will learn more about pre-health planning in Bio Sci 2A or Bio Sci 190.
Pre-Health Workshops
SPRING 2025 Dates:
All workshops will be held via Zoom.
- April 10, 2025, 11AM-12PM
- April 11, 2025, 1PM-2PM
- May 5, 2025, 3PM-4PM
- May 7, 2025, 2PM-3PM
- June 3, 2025, 1PM-2PM
- June 5, 2025, 11AM-12PM
Preparing for a Health Profession
Pre-Health Advising Resources
Health Profession Programs Prerequisites and Academic Requirements
Components of an Applicant Profile
Clinical and Community Volunteer Opportunities
Dental
- AADSAS – Associated American Dental Schools Application Service
- Dental School Requirements
- Dental schools – American Dental Education Association
- ADEA – Preparing for Dental School
- Mouthing Off: Blog of the American Dental Student Association
- Dental Applicant and Matriculation Statistics
Medical (Allopathic and Osteopathic)
- AMCAS – American Medical School Application Service
- Allopathic medical schools (MD) – Association of American Medical Colleges
- AAMC Applicant Interview Preparation Guide
- AACOMAS—American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Application Service
- Osteopathic medical school (DO) –American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
- Medical School Requirements
- Medical School Admission Requirements (MSAR)
- Preparing for DO Medical School
- Medical Applicant and Matriculation Statistics
Nursing
- Nursing programs and resources – American Association of Colleges of Nursing
- Pathways to Nursing
Optometry
- OPTOMCAS-Optometry Centralized Application Service
- Optometry School Requirements
- Optometry schools – Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry
- Optometry Admissions Blog
Pharmacy
- PharmCAS—Pharmacy Centralized Application Service
- Pharmacy School Requirements – ref. PSAR Table 1, 6, & 8. and Course Pre-Requisites by School
- Pharmacy schools – American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
- Pharmacy Is Right For Me
Physical Therapy
- PTCAS—Physical Therapy Centralized Application Service
- Physical Therapy programs – American Physical Therapy Association
Physicians Assistant
- CASPA—Centralized Application Service for Physicians Assistant
- Physicians Assistant programs – Physicians Assistant Education Association
- PAEA Program Directory
- PA-CAT Admissions Entrance Exam *new
Public Health
- SOPHAS—Schools of Public Health Application Service
- Public Health programs – Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health
Veterinary Medicine
- VMCAS—Veterinary Medical College Application Service
- Veterinary School Requirements
- Veterinary medical schools – American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges
Application Resources for All Health Professions
- Financial Assistance and Free Resources For Pre-Health Applicants
- How to ask for a Letter of Recommendation
Additional Online Resources
- ExploreHealthCareers – “Everything you want to know about a wide variety of health careers”
- Literature Suggestions – A list complied by NAAHP pre-health advisors, current medical professionals, and health profession admissions representatives
UC Irvine Health Professions Programs
- UC Irvine School of Medicine
- UC Irvine School of Medicine Postbaccalaureate Program (Academic Enhancer)
- UC Irvine Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences Baccalaureate Premedical Program (Career Changer)
- UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing | Contact and Email (nssao@uci.edu)
- UC Irvine School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences PharmD. Program *Inaugural class entering 2021
- UCI School of Medicine – PRIME Academy