All appointments will be scheduled through Handshake. Simply log in, select Career Center and then appointments. When you select schedule a new appointment, you'll be asked to choose a category: Pre-Med/Health, Pre-Law, or Considering Graduate School. Select your desired appointment type, and then select your date and time.

We offer personalized advising appointments for students wanting to learn more about a specific post-grad program in addition to more specific appointments reviewing applications, personal statements, and interviews. OPPA also can give presentations to student organizations as well as the general student body.

Our office offers presentations for student organizations on a variety of topics, including professional school requirements, the application process, and personal statement development. To request a presentation, please contact our office at oppa@sc.edu for more information about the process.

OPPA provides advising and resources to all students pursuing an additional degree after their time here including Pre-Med, Pre-PA, Pre-Health, Pre-Law, as well as students interested in pursuing Master’s or PhD programs.

Yes, The OPPA office can assist with application preparation and connection to resources for the desired program.

Please refer to our Health Career Pathways page to learn more about common pre-requisite classes for a specific profession.

When selecting a major or minor, select one in which you are genuinely interested and can excel at academically. See the full list of majors and minors available at USC.

• Join our Pre-Health Listserv to learn about local opportunities
• Obtain health-related certifications at local technical colleges to work in those fields (CNA, MA, EMT, etc.)
• Reach out to local clinics via email, phone, or the “contact us” page on their website, to see if they offer student observation experiences

• Academically, students should pursue a challenging course of study and maintain good academic standing, especially in courses that are pre-requisites for the desired program. Programs will consider GPA as a portion of the application, but it will not be the only aspect they evaluate.
• For application requirements (e.g. observation hours or direct patient care experience), students should focus on meeting and exceeding those expectations where possible.
• Students should spend time doing things that they are passionate about through research, volunteering, leadership positions, involvement in student organizations, etc. It is more important that students display quality experiences than a large quantity of them.
• Overall: maintain good academic standing and demonstrate growth, dedication, and passion in activities.

There are no specific pre-requisites for pre-law students. Students interested in attending law school should pursue a challenging program of study that emphasizes reading and writing. Students should focus on maintaining a high GPA and scoring well on the LSAT. See the full list of majors and minors available at USC.