Pre-Professional Program Requirements

The Pre-Professional Program is designed to help students gather the necessary tools to be successful during the junior and senior years of their degree program. To view Pre-Professional course requirements please visit the general catalog.

To apply for admission into the Professional Program students must complete the Pre-Professional Program major courses and meet these major-specific admission requirements:

Professional Program Admission Requirements

*If you need to repeat a Pre-Professional course for a third time, you will need to meet with you academic advisor for intervention requirements (refer to the catalog)

Students who have not finished all Pre-Professional Program courses but would like to start taking some Professional Program courses can request permission to do so prior to being admitted if they meet the permission requirements:

Permission Requirements

A student can be given permission to take Professional classes for which they have the prerequisite if they meet the following requirements:

1. Have 10 credits or less of Pre-Professional Program classes to complete
2. Meet the required GPA (.2 higher Pre-Professional GPA than the required GPA for admission into the Professional Program)
   • Biological: 2.5
   • Computer, Electrical, Mechanical: 3.0
   • Civil, Environmental: 2.7
3. Register for remaining Pre-Professional classes in the semester they are requesting permission
4. Request permission by completing the form below