The foundation of a successful journey in healthcare lies in early and consistent advising. Our dedicated advisor stands by students throughout their undergraduate journey and beyond, offering the necessary guidance and motivation to fuel their pursuit of professional goals. Whether students are on the path to admission in fields such as medicine, dentistry, veterinary sciences, or various allied health disciplines, or if they are still in the process of charting their career trajectory, Providence College is committed to providing unwavering support on their journey.

As part of the Health Professions Advising Program, a student works in collaboration with their academic advisor and the health professions advisor to make critical decisions that include course selection, engagement in extracurricular activities, exploration of research opportunities — concluding with one-on-one support throughout the application process. Students, regardless of academic major, have access to these essential resources.

Brown Medical School Early Identification Program (EIP): The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Providence College EIP program provides selected students a place in the medical school following the student’s graduation.

Combined Degree Program with New England College of Optometry: This program provides a unique educational opportunity for the highly motivated student with a professional goal in optometry. It allows for completion of the B.A. or B.S. degree in biology and the O.D. (Doctor of Optometry) degree in seven years rather than the usual eight.

Providence College affiliation with Johnson & Wales University Center for Physician Assistant Studies: The articulation agreement between Providence College and Johnson & Wales Center for Physician Assistant Studies facilitates preferred admission for up to six qualified students each year. Articulation agreements are subject to change.

Providence College Pre-Law Advising Program provides several social and developmental opportunities to students, including …

Organizational Meeting: Pre-Law students gather in the fall to discuss the upcoming year.

Alumni Panel: A panel of law students and lawyers who graduated from PC offer insight into law school and a variety of legal practices.

Law School Panel: Representatives from four to six schools give students an insider’s view of the application process. The panel then breaks up into a fair, where students can have one-on-one conversations with admissions officers.

Law and Current Events: We periodically organize sessions on contemporary controversies, such as confirmation hearings of Supreme Court justices, ongoing legal debates, and major cases.

Personal Statement Workshop: We usually hold two sessions for juniors and seniors working on law school applications in the fall.

Résumé Workshop: We host one session in the fall on putting together a strong résumé for applications. We provide advice regarding class selection and internship opportunities. We place a significant emphasis on the major criteria considered by competitive law schools in order to maximize the potential of each candidate.

Career Counseling: We meet with students and discuss a variety of possible paths after graduation, including, but not limited to, the practice of law.

Application Guidance: We actively assist students during all phases of the application and matriculation processes.

While students are ultimately responsible for their own choices and for conducting their own major search processes, undeclared advisors are encouraged to guide them toward prudent exploratory course selections as they test various major options. Their advice is supplemented with targeted seminars and workshops to help students select a suitable major. The director of the program is responsible for selecting and assisting faculty advisors to advise undeclared students in their orientation to the College, course selection, exploration of academic goals and major program options, as well as the transition process into their declared majors.

Transitioning from high school to college can be a challenge. The academic experience is more rigorous. There’s a new social environment and campus culture to navigate. Students are challenged to manage their own time and activities in a way many have never done before. In other words, there is a lot of knowledge related to what college is and how to be successful in college that many incoming first-year students do not have.

To help fill this gap, we offer a 1-credit course for first-semester students called “Introduction to Providence College.” The goals of this course are two-fold: to help students integrate meaningfully into the PC community through educating them about campus resources, building relationships, and participation in a wide variety of campus experiences and to introduce students to key academic skills they need to be successful in their PC coursework.

The primary benefit of this course is that it is offered in multiple sections, taught by a student’s academic advisor, which means that students can form meaningful relationships with their advisor early.