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UNC Career Center

Pre-Professional & Pre-Graduate Advising

In addition to the UNC Career Center, there are field-specific career offices that can provide pre-professional and pre-graduate school advising:

PRE-LAW https://careers.unc.edu/pre-law/; UNC Career Center

PRE-GRAD https://careers.unc.edu/thinking-about-graduate-school/; UNC Career Center

All non-healthcare doctoral and masters programs in:

  • Arts and Humanities (Fine Arts, Performing Arts, English, Foreign Language, Literature, etc.)
  • Business (MBA, MAC, etc.)
  • Social Sciences (Psychology, Sociology, Economics, Political Science, History, etc.)
  • STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)
  • Administrative and professional programs (M.Ed., MHA, MPA, MPH, MSW, Ed.D., etc.)

PRE-HEALTH hpa.unc.edu

*Please note, pre-grad advising does not include health professions application advising. Health Professions Advising at UNC is within the College of Arts and Sciences.

  • Medical (including Allopathic, Osteopathic, and MD/PhD)
  • Dental
  • Optometry
  • Nursing
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Chiropractic
  • Pharmacy (i.e., PharmD; PhDs in Pharmaceutical Sciences are covered by Pre-Grad Advising)
  • Physical Therapy
  • Physician Assistant
  • Podiatry
  • Veterinary
  • Speech Language Pathology
  • Acupuncture/Eastern Medicine
  • Athletic Training
  • Complementary/Integrative Medicine
  • and any other program that leads to a more clinical/patient-care career with an application process similar to medical school

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Our offices in Hanes Hall are undergoing light renovations this week, so our team is fully remote. If you’d like to connect with a career coach, please email careercenter@unc.edu.

We look forward to seeing you after Spring Break!