Q: Can I apply to medical, dental, and veterinary schools as a student admitted via the Pathway to Campus Enrollment (PaCE) program?
A: Currently, not all health-related professional schools accept online undergraduate courses. As a result we suggest, in coordination with your advisor, that PaCE students interested in health-related professional schools take all perquisite courses as a residential student. Additional information can be found below.
A pre-professional pathway is possible in PaCE through the Microbiology and Cell Science and Nutritional Sciences majors in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS). However, health-related professional schools often recommend taking critical-tracking courses face-to-face at the state college or university level. Currently, not all health-related professional schools accept online undergraduate courses. We suggest that students admitted to UF through PaCE who are interested in health-related professional schools coordinate with their academic advisor to take all prerequisite courses in a face-to-face format.
We recommend taking prerequisite courses residentially at a state college or university. If you take your critical-tracking courses at a state college or university (other than the University of Florida) your pathway to campus admission is:
- Accept admission to UF through PaCE and select Microbiology and Cell Science or Nutritional Sciences as your major
- Plan on taking the pre-health prerequisite courses such as biology, chemistry, and possibly others face-to-face (not as an online course) as a transient student at a state university or college. Talk to your academic advisor about which courses should be taken face-to-face rather than online
- Complete the rest of the PaCE requirements
It is essential that you coordinate your course selection with your UF advisor to ensure that you stay on track to graduate from the University of Florida. Questions about the pre-professional path through PaCE can be directed to CALS-Dean@ufl.edu.