Personalized advising
Work with faculty advisors who understand your goals and the expectations of professional schools.
Prepare for your professional future.
McMurry’s pre-professional pathways help you prepare for admission to graduate and professional programs in healthcare, law, ministry, engineering, and art therapy.
Your preparation starts here
Support for every step
Your goals are individual. Your preparation should be, too.
Prerequisite planning
Pair your chosen major with the courses required for your intended professional program.
Professional experience
Identify shadowing, service, research and leadership experiences that strengthen your preparation.
Application preparation
Prepare for entrance exams, personal statements, interviews and professional-school applications.
Find your direction
Explore pre-professional pathways
Select an area of interest, then work with your advisor to shape a plan around the requirements of your intended professional schools.
Healthcare & Medicine
Prepare for patient-centered careers across medicine, rehabilitation, pharmacy and animal health.
Pre-Allied Health
Explore health careers in laboratory science, imaging, public health and related fields.
Pre-Dentistry
Complete the science foundation and experiences commonly expected by dental schools.
Pre-Medicine
Build strong preparation for medical school through science, service and clinical exposure.
Pre-Occupational Therapy
Prepare to help people participate more fully in everyday activities, school and work.
Pre-Pharmacy
Plan prerequisite coursework for admission to a Doctor of Pharmacy program.
Pre-Physical Therapy
Prepare for entry into a professional Doctor of Physical Therapy program.
Pre-Veterinary Medicine
Combine rigorous science preparation with meaningful animal-care experience.
Law & Ministry
Develop the communication, ethical reasoning and leadership skills needed to serve communities.
Pre-Law
Choose a major that strengthens analytical reading, research, reasoning, communication and writing.
Pre-Ministry
Build a broad liberal arts foundation for seminary, theological education and vocational ministry.
Applied Science
Connect foundational coursework with specialized graduate or professional study.
Pre-Athletic Training
Plan for graduate athletic training study or explore the separate Texas apprenticeship and licensure pathway.
Pre-Engineering
Begin with strong mathematics and science preparation for advanced engineering study.
Art & Human Services
Bring creative practice and behavioral science together in service of others.
Pre-Art Therapy
Combine studio art and psychology coursework in preparation for a master’s-level art therapy program.
Requirements vary by institution. Admission standards, prerequisite courses and entrance-exam policies can change. Work with your advisor and verify current requirements with each professional school you are considering.
P2
Pre-Professional Program
Take your preparation further
Build momentum with P2.
The Pre-Professional—or P2—Program provides additional structure for students preparing for graduate and professional school. Participants receive focused advising, professional-development opportunities and regular progress evaluations.
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Your Next Step
Let’s plan your pathway.
Tell us where you want to go. McMurry faculty and admission counselors can help you explore majors, understand prerequisites and begin building a strong plan.