Special Requirements for Transfer Student Applicants

WHY SHOULD I JOIN THE PRE-HEALTH PROGRAM AT HUNTER? The Pre-Health Office at Hunter College provides a structured and robust program of student advising, skills development, access to programs and resources, application planning and review, and guided student support throughout your time at Hunter College as you prepare to apply to health professions graduate schools. The students who work closely with our office have a high rate of acceptance to health professions graduate programs, a rate that is well above the national average. Our office also provides a repository for you to store your letters of recommendation and instructor evaluations. Pre-Health Transfer Students who choose not to join the Pre-Health Program are typically at a disadvantage as they navigate the application process without the support and guidance provided by our office.

As a Transfer Student to Hunter College, how do I become a part of the Pre-Health Program?

In short, becoming a part of the Pre-Health Program is a multi-step process.

You must (1) attend the professional development seminars listed below, (2) submit a Pre-Health Program Application, (3) apply for a Pre-Health File after attending the last seminar: Everything You Need to Know about Being a Pre-Health Student, (4) sign a Pre-Health Professions Advising Student Contract, (5) complete 9 credits in chemistry, biology, or physics at Hunter College, (6) attain to a minimum science GPA of 3.3 and cumulative GPA of 3.3, and (7) officially open your Pre-Health file.

PRE-HEALTH DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS: You will need to attend the following Pre-Health Portfolio Development seminars culminating in the final seminar, Everything You Need to Know about Being a Pre-Health Student.

• Pre-Health Planning 101
• STEM Study Skills for Pre-Health Students
• Resume Writing for the Pre-Health Student
• Networking 101 for Pre-Health Students
• Professionalism 101 for Pre-Health Students
• Stress Management 101 for Pre-Health Students
• Time Management 101 for Pre-Health Students
• Clinical Exposure 101 for Pre-Health Students
• Community Service Volunteering for Pre-Health Students
• How to Pursue Research Opportunities for Pre-Health Students
• Effective Communication for Pre-Health Students
• Interviewing 101 for Pre-Health Students
• Mentoring 101 for Pre-Health Students
• Overcoming Procrastination for Pre-Health Students
• Prestigious Scholarships 101 for Pre-Health Students
• Study Abroad 101 for Pre-Health Students
• How to Remember What You Learned
• Building Resilience 101 for Pre-Health Students: Skills for Personal and Academic Success
• Quantitative Analysis and Reasoning Skills for Pre-Health Students
• Letters of Recommendation: Everything You Need to Know
• Everything You Need to Know about Being a Pre-Health Student

You can register to attend the seminars by checking the Pre-Med Listserv for emails indicating dates and times. Click on the registration link contained in the email.

These seminars are designed to assist you in developing the attributes, qualities and core competencies of a strong applicant to health professional graduate schools. THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS TO WORKSHOP ATTENDANCE. You are responsible for keeping your own record of the workshops that you have attended.

YOU MUST LOG IN TO ALL SEMINARS AND STAY FROM BEGINNING TO END WITH YOUR CAMERA ON.  NO EXCEPTIONS!

MAIN WORKSHOP: In order to obtain a Pre-Health Program Contract and Pre-Health Program Application, you must attend the Everything You Need to Know about Being a Pre-Health Student seminar.

Following attendance at this seminar, you will receive an email from our office with a link to the Hunter College Pre-Health Professions Advising Student Contract.

Within 15 days of receiving the student contract, you will receive an email that contains your unique PRE-HEALTH ID and a link to the Pre-Health Program Application.

SUBMIT THE PRE-HEALTH PROFESSIONS ADVISING STUDENT CONTRACT: Please read and sign the contract that sets forth your responsibilities as a student in the Pre-Health Program.

PLEASE SUBMIT THE PRE-HEALTH PROGRAM APPLICATION as soon as as you receive the email with instructions on submission. Do not delay, even if you do not yet have the requisite science credits to open your File. If you wait, the ID will expire, and you you will be required to attend this seminar again. Check to make sure that you have received an email that your application has been submitted.

SCIENCE CREDITS: If you have completed 12 or more credits of chemistry, biology or physics at your prior institution, you must complete 9 credits of chemistry, biology, or physics at Hunter College. If you have completed less than 12 credits of science at your prior institution, then you must complete 12 credits of chemistry, biology, or physics at Hunter College. You can review the required science courses for your intended health profession under the Course Requirements nav link on the homepage of the website.

MINIMUM SCIENCE AND CUMULATIVE GPA: You will need to achieve a minimum science (BCP) and cumulative GPA of 3.3

PRE-HEALTH TRACK SEMINARS. You must attend one of the following seminars depending upon its relevance to your intended health profession:

• Preparing and Applying to Medical School
• Preparing and Applying to Podiatry School
• Preparing and Applying to Dental School
• Preparing and Applying to Occupational Therapy School
• Preparing and Applying to Optometry School
• Preparing and Applying to Pharmacy School
• Preparing and Applying to Physical Therapy School
• Preparing and Applying to Physician Associate/Assistant School
• Preparing and Applying to Veterinary School
• Preparing and Applying to MD-PhD School

As a transfer student to Hunter College, you are officially a member of the Pre-Health Program at Hunter after you complete the multi-step process and open your Pre-Health File.