FAQs
Every student at WSU is assigned an academic advisor, dependent on the degree the student is pursuing. Academic advisors advise students on their major and UCORE requirements, graduation requirements, and support their progress toward degree completion.
In contrast, specialists advise students on the specific requirements associated with different professional and graduate programs. Rather than advising students on the specific requirements of their undergraduate degree, the specialists on the HPSC team advise students on the pre-requisite courses, co-curricular experiences, and placement tests students need to be admitted to advanced degree programs.
Though some activities of academic advisors and specialists are similar (i.e., both advise on course selection), the purpose behind that advising is different. In addition, academic advisors have one specific role that specialists do not: Academic advisors can lift advising holds. Specialists cannot.
All pre-professional healthcare students have to continue to study math and science at college. To prepare, our best advice is that you continue to take demanding math and science classes throughout high school.
The answer may vary depending on your interest area and the professional program you hope to pursue. While there is no specific major you need to declare, choosing a major outside of the science disciplines may make fulfilling prerequisites a bit more difficult, due to less overlap between degree requirements and prerequisite courses. In those instances, careful academic planning is an important component. Our team can assist you!
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