Pre-Health Professions Advisement Department

The office for Pre-Health Professions Advisement (PHPA) provides valuable assistance as you work towards your career goal of enrolling in a health professional school. PHPA offers guidance to students preparing for admission to professional schools of medicine (MD & DO), dentistry, physician assistant, veterinary, chiropractic, pharmacy, optometry, podiatry, and physical therapy.

Services Provided

Assist in setting up a timeline for the application process
Identify requirements for application and admission to various programs
Advisement with recommended and required courses
Collection of letters of recommendation
Opportunity for a committee interview and letter
Assistance with personal-statement writing
Career counseling
Interview preparation
Assistance with test preparation services
Exposure to professional school recruiters

Availability & Requirement for PHPA

Must be a matriculated Farmingdale State College student in any undergraduate curriculum (Bioscience, Science Technology & Society [STS], Health Sciences, etc.)
Post-baccalaureate students enrolled in the Sciences for the Health Professions Certificate
Recent alumni of Farmingdale State College