Transfer Students

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Step 1: To apply to the Pre-Health Program, you must complete the requirements below:

• Attend the Pre-Health New Transfer Student Orientation.
• Attend the Pre-Health Professions Advising Pathway (PPAP) seminars. As transfer students, you are required to attend the PPAP 1000: Building Your Pre-Health Credentials Portfolio seminar series, which assists you in being a strong candidate for the health professions.
• Attend the
• The PPAP 1000 seminars are offered each fall and spring Semester on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 2:20 to 3:50 pm. You must attend ALL seminars in the PPAP 1000 series to open your Pre-Health File (See STEP 2 below).
• Here is a list of the PPAP 1000 seminars:
  • Pre-Health Planning 101
  • STEM Study Skills for Pre-Health Students
  • Resume Writing 101 for Pre-Health Students
  • Networking 101 for Pre-Health Students
  • Professionalism 101 for Pre-Health Students
  • Stress Management for Pre-Health Students
  • Time Management 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
• Click here to Register for Upcoming PPAP 1000 seminars.
• You are responsible for keeping a record of the names of all PPAP 1000 seminars you attended and the dates you attended them. You will not receive attendance credit for seminars attended without this record.
• After attending the last PPAP 1000 seminar—Everything You Need to Know about Being a Pre-Health Student—you will receive a Pre-Health Contract and a Pre-Health Program Application.
• Promptly submit your Pre-Health Contract.
• Promptly submit your Pre-Health Program Application using your Pre-Health ID Number.
• NOTE: Submit your Pre-Health Program Application as soon as possible. Failure to do so will result in your Pre-Health ID Number expiring.

Step 2: To open your Pre-Health File, complete the requirements below:

• Complete a minimum of 12 science credits at Hunter (e-Permit courses are not considered)
• Attain a minimum 3.3 GPA cumulative and BCP (Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
• NOTE: Aim to complete all PPAP seminars by the end of your third semester at Hunter College
• Complete and submit the Pre-Health File Checklist and make an appointment with Robert "Bobby" Hieger on Navigate to open your Pre-Health File
  • Click this link for instructions on How to Complete the Pre-Health File Checklist.
  • Click this link to Submit the Pre-Health File Checklist. ( IMPORTANT: Please enter seminars in date order. This will speed the processing of your documentation.)
  • Click this link to book your Pre-Health File Review Meeting. (REMINDER: Please make sure to book your meeting allowing a 72-hour weekday lead time prior to the time slot you book, as required to assure that your documentation will be processed on time for the meeting.)

STEP 1 AND STEP 2 must be completed as soon as possible. Hunter seniors cannot open a Pre-Health File in order to receive a Committee Letter.

The Pre-Health File must be opened while you are a current Pre-Health student at Hunter College. Hunter Alumni cannot open a Pre-Health File.

Please visit the Pre-Health Timeline for more information on expected milestones in the Pre-Health Program.