Pre-Professional Advising at Pacific Lutheran University
At PLU, pre-professional advising and counseling is done by the Health Sciences Committee (HSC) in the Division of Natural Sciences. Each student interested in a career in the health sciences may request an advisor from the committee. Together the student and advisor plan course work, assess progress, and discuss general interests.
At the time of the application, all students who desire a committee recommendation letter make their requests in writing. The students then request letters of evaluation from others who know them well, to be sent directly to the committee. There are 2 forms (available under "Downloads") that are provided for these purposes. Also, the applicant should request that transcripts from any colleges other than PLU be sent to the HSC.
Students will be contacted shortly (within a week after the biographical information form is submitted) confirming receipt of the request for a committee letter, and given access to an "application status" webpage where they can track all the progress of the committee letter.
One member of our committee then prepares a draft recommendation, drawing on information provided by the student, letters of recommendation submitted on behalf of the student, and knowledge gained from personal interactions that committee members may have had with the student. The draft is reviewed, discussed, revised, and finally approved by the group as the recommendation of the PLU Health Sciences Committee.
5 May 2008
Initial design by Kahra Wahler in 2005, content maintained by HSC