Pathways to your career

• Your academic major advisor will help you plan the sequencing of courses required to meet your degree requirements for your academic major.
• Your health professions advisor will help you establish long-term academic plans that combine the prerequisites for application to professional schools with the requirements of the major you choose. Health professions advisors also help you navigate the professional school application process to ensure your application is as competitive as possible.

While most students will have two individual advisors serving in these unique roles, pre-veterinary medicine students in the College of Agriculture will have one advisor who serves both as your academic major advisor and your health professions advisor.

In addition to your coursework, K-State offers undergraduates the opportunity to get out from behind a desk to work in research laboratories or units.

• Undergraduate research opportunities offer real world, hands-on experiences and create pathways to connect directly with K-State researchers who are doing groundbreaking, scientific work.
• Research allows you to study topics of interest in greater depth and sharpen your analytical skills.
• These experiences will enable you to develop solid, long-standing relationships with research faculty.

Scholar Development and Undergraduate Research is a centralized resource to learn more about undergraduate research opportunities at K-State.

• Local professionals welcome our students for shadowing and volunteer experiences in Manhattan's local hospital, private practices, clinics and retirement communities.
• Students who volunteer at the Flint Hills Community Health Clinic have the opportunity to get shadowing experience and earn college credit.
• Additionally, K-State's Lafene Health Center and Veterinary Health Center both foster rich pre-professional experiences for dedicated students.
• KU Medical School students, many of whom completed undergraduate degrees at K-State, do clinical rotations at Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan.

There are various ways to explore your future healthcare profession while at K-State, including:

• Mentorship programs in both the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Health and Human Sciences.
• Student organizations across all academic colleges.
• Residential and non-residential health professions communities (CAT Communities).

Regardless of what path you choose, you'll have the opportunity to stay connected and build strong networks.