Pre-Health Advising

Welcome to the Pre-Health Advising Website

This Website will provide information and guidance to all Texas State students who would like to apply to any of the following types of professional schools:

• medical (allopathic and osteopathic)
• dental
• physician assistant
• optometry
• podiatric medicine
• chiropractic medicine
• naturopathic medicine

We highly recommend that you contact one of the pre-health advisors and set up an appointment to discuss your career goals and the steps you should take to prepare to apply to these professional schools.

Click here to find contact information for the pre-health advisors.

 PRE-HEALTH ADVISING APPOINTMENTS

Welcome to the Pre-Health Advising Appointment Online Booking System

If this will be your first pre-health advising appointment, please follow the guidelines within the appointment scheduling program to book an appointment with your designated pre-health advisor.

If you have already met with Dr. Pesthy, you must only meet with Dr. Pesthy.

If you have already met with Dr. Banta, you must only meet with Dr. Banta.

NOTE: For Fall 2018 only, Dr. Banta will not be on campus and will not be holding advising appointments. If Dr. Banta is your designated pre-health advisor you may e-mail her with questions. You may not make an appointment with Dr. Pesthy.

 

CLICK THE "BOOK NOW" BUTTON TO SCHEDULE YOUR PRE-HEALTH ADVISING APPOINTMENT

 

Advising sites for other health-related professional programs:

If you are interested in applying to nursing school or to any of the following health profession programs, please contact an advisor in the College of Health Professions Advising Center.

512.245.3506 or www.health.txstate.edu/advising

Programs offered in the College of Health Professions include:

• clinical laboratory science
• communication disorders (speech pathology/audiology)
• healthcare administration
• health information management
• nursing
• physical therapy
• radiation therapy
• respiratory care
• occupational therapy (not offered at Texas State, but pre-OT advising is available through the College of Health Professions Advising Office)

If you are interested in applying to pharmacy schools, please contact the pre-pharmacy advisor, Dr. Wendi David in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.

wd11@txstate.edu      512.245.3342

If you are interested in applying to veterinary schools, please contact the pre-vet advisor, Dr. Elizabeth Benadvides in the Department of Agriculture.

e.benavides@txstate.edu      512.245.2130

If you are interested in applying to athletic training programs, please contact an advisor in the College of Education Advising Center.

512.245.3050

If you are interested in nutrition programs, please contact an advisor in the College of Applied Arts Advising Center.

512.245.1490