Pre-Professional Graduate Programs: Advising and Events

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What is Pre-Professional Graduate Programs Advising?

L&S Advising provides advising for undergraduates pursuing: 

  • Medical or health professions programs
  • Law School
  • Masters or PhD programs

We can help with:

  • Exploring and evaluating interests in graduate and professional school programs
  • Carefully considering undergraduate course choices to prepare for graduate and professional school programs
  • Identifying campus resources that provide opportunities and support in preparing for graduate and professional school programs and admissions
  • Providing advice about contacting professors for mentorship, advice, research opportunities, and letters of recommendation 
  • Processing decision-making for selecting graduate program areas and specific school choices

L&S Pre-Professional Graduate Programs Advising is an advising support resource that complements others available on campus, such as the Career Center, the Career Counseling Library, the Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarships, the L&S Mentors Program, the Graduate Diversity Program, and the Graduate Assembly, amongst many other campus resources, along with individual professors and current graduate students. 

Meet with a Pre-Professional Graduate Programs Adviser

  • Premedical advising: Brenaia Blue or Greg Cera
  • Pre-health careers advising: Brenaia Blue or Greg Cera
  • Pre-masters/PhD advising: Anthea Yugawa or an L&S Mentor
  • Pre-law advising: Greg Cera

Schedule an appointment with the lead adviser for the pre-professional graduate program area in which you’re interested when they have appointment availability. Otherwise, you are free to make an appointment with any of the L&S Pre-Professional Advisers who can provide you with general information and appropriate referrals about your graduate programs of interest.

Weekly Small Group Advising Sessions

Every Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. PT

Join on Zoom at: https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/5944965389

An L&S Pre-Professional Graduate Programs Adviser is available to answer your questions about premedical and pre-health careers programs, pre-law, and pre-masters/PhD preparation. Drop by for a quick question, or stay for the whole hour. Come and go as you please. 

Available: Summer, Fall, Spring

Spring 2023 Events

Register early for the events below to receive email reminders for your events. 

Register Here

Premedical and Health Careers Advising Events:

Premedical and Health Careers Planning Session

Co-facilitated by L&S Advising and the Career Center

Come learn about planning for premedical and pre-health careers' course requirements, academic considerations, extracurricular expectations, advising services/resources, and other factors to keep in mind as you pursue your studies.

Pre-Law Advising Events:

Pre-Law Summit (Day 1): Is Law School Right for Me?

Co-sponsered by L&S Advising, the Career Center, and the ASUC

  • Tuesday, February 21 from 4pm to 7pm (PT): Register via Handshake

Considering a legal career? Day 1 of the Pre-Law Summit is designed to help you gain clarity on questions such as:

  • What are different fields of law and specialization?
  • What is law school like? What should I consider when deciding if law school is right for me?
  • What are other potential opportunities in the legal field?
AGENDA

4:00-5:00pm Pathways in Law

5:00-6:00pm Current Law Student Panel

6:00-7:00pm Opportunities Beyond Law School

Pre-Law Summit (Day 2): Taking Action in the Application Process

Co-sponsered by L&S Advising, the Career Center, and the ASUC

  • Monday, February 27 from 2pm to 5pm (PT): Register via Handshake

Ready to take action and apply to law school? Day 2 of the Pre-Law Summit is designed to help drive you one step closer to your goal.

AGENDA

2:00-3:00pm Law School Application Process

3:00-4:00pm Preparing for the LSAT

4:00-5:00pm Financing Your Legal Education

Pre-Masters/PhD Advising Events:

Pre-Masters/PhD Planning Sessions

Co-facilitated by L&S Advising, the L&S Mentors, and the Career Center

A presentation designed to provide resources and advice to assist you as you plan and prepare to go onto a masters or PhD program after undergraduate school: How to prepare, course choice considerations, working with professors, and exploring academic graduate program options.

Berkeley Campus and External Events for Pre-Professional and Graduate Programs Advising

The Pre-Professional Graduate Programs advisers maintain a list of events that are put on by other offices or outside the university that still may be helpful in pursuing your goals. 

Berkeley Campus and External Events List