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 Berkeley Career Engagement, the Career Counseling Library, the Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarships, the Graduate Diversity Program, and the Graduate Assembly, amongst many other campus resources, along with individual professors and current graduate students. 

To access Berkeley Career Engagement's pre-law and pre-masters/PhD counselors please schedule appointments through Handshake, and to view information about Berkeley Career Engagement's premedical/pre-health programs advising services, please visit Career Engagement's Pre-Health Advising page. 

Meet with a Pre-Professional Graduate Programs Adviser

Pre-professional graduate program advisers can provide general advising on all specialties. Their primary specialties reflect extra levels of expertise and focus. 

Primary Specialties:

  • Premedical advising: Sakiya Gallon, Tim Cahill, Greg Cera
  • Pre-health careers advising: Sakiya Gallon, Tim Cahill, Greg Cera
  • Pre-masters/PhD advising: Delia Neyra Tercero, Greg Cera
  • Pre-law advising: Ben Hernandez, Melissa Calderon, Greg Cera

Book an L&S Pre-Professional Advising Appointment here

1:1 appointments support students with advising questions related to Pre-Law, Premed/Pre-health, and Pre-Masters/PhD

Access Weekly Small Group Advising Sessions here (Every Wednesday, 4-5pm PST)

Virtual drop-in session 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!

L&S Pre-Professional Graduate Programs Advising Interest & Contact Form

To receive occasional emails with reminders about upcoming sessions, events, and resources click here!

Fall 2026 Events

Pre-Med and Pre-Health Programs Advising Events:

Pre-Med and Pre-Health Programs Planning and Preparation Session

Co-facilitated by L&S Advising: Sakiya Gallon and Greg Cera, along with a Berkeley Career Engagement Premed/Pre-Health Adviser(s) 

Thursday, September 10, 2026 from 3:30-5pm PT

Virtual on Zoom (link here)

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

Pre-Med and Pre-Health Student Organization Presentation Session

Co-facilitated by L&S Advising: Sakiya Gallon, Berkeley Career Engagement Premed/Pre-Health Adviser(s), UC Berkeley Pre-Health/Pre-Med Student Organizations 

Thursday, September 24, 2026 from 3:30-5pm PT 

Virtual on Zoom (link here)

Hear from pre-med and pre-health student organizations about their initiatives and opportunities. Gain insights on how to get involved and ways to gain experiences for medical school and other health professions programs.

Pre-Law Advising Events:

Pre-Law Orientation

Co-sponsored and co-facilitated by L&S Advising: Ben Hernandez and Greg Cera, Berkeley Career Engagement: Jeremy Brooks

Tuesday, September 8, 2026 from 3-4pm PT

Register through Berkeley Career Engagement on Handshake here

Learn about departments and student organizations on campus that can support you as you explore law as a future career while at UC Berkeley!

Law School Admissions Panel (in-person event)

Co-sponsored and co-facilitated by L&S Advising: Ben Hernandez and Greg Cera, and Berkeley Career Engagement: Kelly Li

Blue & Gold Room
2440 Bancroft Way - Berkeley Career Engagement

Friday, September 25, 2026 from 1-2pm PT

Register through Berkeley Career Engagement on Handshake here

Whether you are applying this fall or considering law school for your future, come learn about the application process, including timeline, the components of your application, and writing an effective personal statement.

Pre-Law Planning for First and Second Year Students

Co-sponsored and co-facilitated by L&S Advising: Ben Hernandez and Greg Cera, and Berkeley Career Engagement: Jeremy Brooks

Thursday, October 8, 2026 from 3-4pm PT

Register through Berkeley Career Engagement on Handshake here

Learn about on-campus opportunities that will help you develop critical skills for law school and how to find opportunities outside of UC Berkeley in the legal and adjacent fields. Gain clarity on the timeline for applying to law school. 

Pre-Masters/PhD Advising Events

Pre-Master's/PhD Preparation and Planning Session

Co-facilitated by L&S Advising Delia Tercero and Greg Cera from L&S Advising, Berkeley Career Engagement: Daniel Shaw, and along with Berkeley graduate students

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 from 3:30-5pm PT 

Virtual on Zoom (link here)

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

Quick Guides

Click on the links below for quick guides filled with valuable information as you pursue Premed/Pre-Health, Pre-Law, or Pre-MA/PhD pathways! These guides are a great way to get started and a helpful reference point throughout your time at Cal.

Quick Guide: Premed & Pre-Health
Quick Guide: Pre-Law Planning
Quick Guide to Undergrad Research
Quick Guide: Pre-Master's & PhD