Take a PREPs elective course and get academic credit for your career planning efforts!
We offer a variety of classes focusing on career planning strategies, major-specific opportunities, and professional overviews.
You can also get credit for your internships and job shadowing projects.
Course Details: 1 credit, Satisfactory/Fail, Department Permission Required, KAPLAN DAT PREP FEE APPLIES, Offered Spring Semesters Only
Course Description: The course will prepare students for the dental school application process, including the DAT and the application process. The application portion of the course will cover the ADEA AADSAS application overview, developing and editing a personal statement, identifying and soliciting letters of recommendation, constructing experience descriptions, and interviewing. The DAT preparation portion will focus on the four main areas of the MCAT, which include: Natural Sciences, Perceptual Ability, Reading Comprehension, and Quantitative Reasoning. DAT preparation is delivered by Kaplan. This course requires permission; students must have a 3.0 overall and science GPA, have completed at least 75% of dental school prerequisites, and complete a course application.
Course Details: 1 credit
Course Description: This course will help students prepare to apply for professional schools (medicine, dentistry, physician assistant, pharmacy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, optometry, and veterinary medicine). Topics covered will include: school selection; application overview; personal statement development; requesting letters of recommendation; interviewing; financing professional school; professionalism; and parallel planning. This course is ideal for juniors or seniors planning to apply in the 2023–2024 cycle.
Course Details: 1 credit, Satisfactory/Fail, Department Permission Required, KAPLAN MCAT PREP FEE APPLIES, Offered Spring Semesters Only
Course Description: The course will prepare students for the medical school application process, including the MCAT and the application process. The application portion of the course will cover the AMCAS/AACOMAS application overview, developing and editing a personal statement, identifying and soliciting letters of recommendation, constructing experience descriptions, and interviewing. The MCAT preparation portion will focus on the four main areas of the MCAT, which include: Critical Analysis and Reasoning, Chemistry and Physics, Biology and Biochemistry, and Psychology and Sociology. MCAT preparation is delivered by Kaplan. This course requires permission; students must have a 3.0 overall and science (BCPM) GPA, have completed at least 75% of medical school prerequisites, and complete a course application.
Course Details: 0-6 credits, Graded, Department Permissions Required
Course Description: Students complete a semester internship experience in an industrial, government, or business setting matching student’s academic or career objective. This course requires permission; students must secure an internship and complete a proposal process prior to enrollment. Interested students should email the instructor at jsperan@iu.edu to begin the process. For departmental permission, please complete the course application.