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Pre-Health Workshop Series: How to Find Clinical Experience

A guide for finding meaningful clinical opportunities in healthcare 

Join us for this Pre-Health virtual workshop to:

  • Learn strategies to find work or volunteer opportunities in clinical settings from a panel of pre-health students
  • Discover the amount and types of clinical exposure you need for a future career in healthcare

All students, freshmen through post-bac, are welcome!

This workshop is for anyone interested in a health professions career, such as:

  • Medicine
  • Dentistry
  • Nursing
  • Podiatry
  • Physician Assistant
  • Physical Therapy
  • Optometry

How to Find Clinical Experience

A guide for finding meaningful opportunities in healthcare.

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Pre-Health Post-Bac - Apply for Fall by April 15

Are you planning to go to medical school or nursing school? 

Complete the prerequisites in two years with SF State's Pre-Health Professions Post-Baccalaureate program, intended for students who have already earned a bachelor's degree and wish to apply to U.S. health professional schools.

Application Period: October 1 - April 15
Deadline: April 15, 8:59 p.m. PT/11:59 p.m. ET

Who Should Apply in Fall

  • Pre-Nursing Post-Bac: You must have completed a basic biology course and a college math course. If you have not taken a basic biology course, please consider applying for the summer cycle.
  • Formal Post-Bac:
    • Career Changer Track (CCT): You must have completed the major’s level General Chemistry I and a college math course. If you have not taken General Chemistry I, please consider applying for the summer cycle.
    • Academic Enhancer Track (AET): All applicants are welcome.

Fall Application

Find the fall application and apply by April 15.

Pre-Health Post-Bac - Apply for Summer by March 1

Are you planning to go to medical school or nursing school? 

Complete the prerequisites in two years with SF State's Pre-Health Professions Post-Baccalaureate program, intended for students who have already earned a bachelor's degree and wish to apply to U.S. health professional schools.

Application Period: October 1 - March 1
Deadline: March 1, 8:59 p.m. PT/11:59 p.m. ET

Who Should Apply in Summer

  • Formal Post-Bac:

    • Career Changer Track (CCT): This application cycle is ideal for applicants who have not taken General Chemistry I during their undergraduate education.
    • Academic Enhancer Track (AET): All applicants are welcome.
  • Pre-Nursing Post-Bac: This application cycle is ideal for applicants who have not taken a basic biology course during their undergraduate education.

Summer Application

Find the summer application and apply by March 1.

Information Session

Find out all about the program at an online information session.

Pre-Health/Pre-Nursing Post-Bac Summer 2023 Info Session

Please join the Pre-Health Professions program for an online information session about our Pre-Health and Pre-Nursing Post-Bac.

We will include a short presentation by the program co-director and admissions staff about curriculum, advising, program benefits and financial aid, followed by Q&A.

We will be using Zoom to conduct the meeting. Please RSVP to obtain the meeting ID and instructions.

Pre-Health/Pre-Nursing Post-Bac Fall 2023 Info Session

Please join the Pre-Health Professions program for an online information session about our Pre-Health and Pre-Nursing Post-Bac.

We will include a short presentation by the program co-director and admissions staff about curriculum, advising, program benefits and financial aid, followed by Q&A.

We will be using Zoom to conduct the meeting. Please RSVP to obtain the meeting ID and instructions.

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