Quality advising
Alfred University's Health Professions Advisory Committee guides students through the process that will make them competitive candidates for admission to the health-related profession or graduate program of their choice. Committee members are full-time teaching faculty from a wide variety of disciplines who are knowledgeable about admission requirements. The committee

• Advises on course selection
• Assists with finding internships and health-related experiences
• Preparation for standardized tests
• Assists with all phases of the application process
• Prepares composite letters of evaluation of applicants
• Arranges for mock interviews for students prior to professional school interviews

Program flexibility
Health professions programs look for diversity in their applicants and Alfred University is ideally suited to providing students interested in pre-health with a well-balanced education because undergraduates are able to take courses outside their major and in different colleges within the University as well.

Coursework
The basic course requirements for different health professions are virtually the same, including two semesters of each of the following

• English Composition
• Mathematics
• General Biology (with lab)
• General Chemistry (with lab)
• Organic Chemistry (with lab)
• General Physics (with lab)

Because AU is a university it offers a diversity of curricular opportunities not typically found in a liberal arts college. Programs in Cell and Molecular Biology (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences) and Biomedical Engineering Material Science (Kazuo Inamori School of Engineering) are examples of the distinctive programs of special interest to prospective health professions students.

Health-related elective courses provide additional perspectives on medicine. Classes offered in our world-renowned School of Art & Design can be useful as well. For example, painting and sculpture might be useful for a future reconstructive plastic surgeon, or pottery for a future dentist. Students interested in veterinary medicine can cross-register for courses in animal nutrition and management at neighboring Alfred State College.

Independent study and internships
Alfred University students have interned in places as diverse as

• Oak Ridge
• Los Alamos National Laboratories
• Roswell Park Cancer Institute
• Arthritis Foundation
• Laboratories in major research institutions
• Zoos
• Physicians in hospital and office settings

Independent study and research opportunities are available in all colleges of the University. Learn more about research opportunities >>> or independent study in biology >>>

Lectures and Events
Prominent guest lecturers enhances our students' understanding of current issues and trends in the health professions. Learn more about lectures and events >>>

Graduate School
Alfred University graduates have a successful record of acceptance at medical and professional schools in the health field, including the following:

• Albany Medical College
• The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
• New York College of Osteopathy
• SUNY Upstate Medical University College of Medicine
• University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
• Columbia University
• Tufts University
• Boston University
• Yale
• RIT
• University of Pennsylvania

More information
For information on the pre-health program at Alfred University you may email Dr. Cheryld Emmons, Biology Department chairperson, or phone 607.871.2846; you may also contact the Admissions Office for information or to arrange a campus visit, at 800.541.9229, or email Admissions.