Elective Courses

Make career planning part of your academic journey

Take a PREPs elective course and get academic credit for your career planning efforts!

We offer a variety of classes focusing on career planning strategies, major-specific opportunities, and professional overviews.

You can also get credit for your internships and job shadowing projects.

SCI-I 396 Dental School Application Preparation

Semester Offered: Spring

Course Details: 1 credit, Satisfactory/Fail, 100% Online, Department Permission Required, KAPLAN DAT PREP FEE APPLIES

Course Description: The course will prepare students for the dental school application process, including the DAT and the application process. The application portion of the course will cover the ADEA AADSAS application overview, developing and editing a personal statement, identifying and soliciting letters of recommendation, constructing experience descriptions, and interviewing. The DAT preparation portion will focus on the four main areas of the DAT, which include: Natural Sciences, Perceptual Ability, Reading Comprehension, and Quantitative Reasoning. DAT preparation is delivered by Kaplan.

Course Requirements: Minimum 3.0 overall and science GPA (as calculated by AADSAS); have completed at least 75% of dental school prerequisites

Complete the SCI-I 396 course application

 

SCI-I 397 Pre-Professional Planning Seminar

Semester Offered: Spring

Course Details: 1 credit, Graded, 100% Online

Course Description: This course will help students prepare to apply for professional schools (medicine, dentistry, physician assistant, pharmacy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, optometry, and veterinary medicine). Topics covered will include: school selection; application overview; personal statement development; requesting letters of recommendation; interviewing; financing professional school; professionalism; and parallel planning. This course is ideal for juniors or seniors planning to apply in the upcoming cycle.

 

SCI-I 398 Medical School Application Preparation

Semester Offered: Spring

Course Details: 1 credit, Satisfactory/Fail, Department Permission Required, KAPLAN MCAT PREP FEE APPLIES

Course Description: The course will prepare students for the medical school application process, including the MCAT and the application process. The application portion of the course will cover the AMCAS/AACOMAS application overview, developing and editing a personal statement, identifying and soliciting letters of recommendation, constructing experience descriptions, and interviewing. The MCAT preparation portion will focus on the four main areas of the MCAT, which include: Critical Analysis and Reasoning, Chemistry and Physics, Biology and Biochemistry, and Psychology and Sociology. MCAT preparation is delivered by Kaplan.

Course Requirements: Minimum 3.0 overall and science GPA (as calculated by AMCAS); have completed at least 75% of medical school prerequisites

Complete the SCI-I 398 course application

 

SCI-I 494 Internship in Science-Based Fields

Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer

Course Details: 0-6 credits, Graded, Department Permission Required

Course Description: Students complete a semester internship experience in an industrial, government, or business setting matching student’s academic or career objective.

Course Requirements: Students must secure an internship prior to enrolling in the course. 

Complete the SCI-I 494 course application.