The office maintains a library of current catalogs and books on admission requirements for professional schools and is an important resource center for preprofessional students. Students considering one of the health professions should contact the College of Arts and Sciences during the first semester at USF to declare their interest in a health professions program. Students are then assigned to the Health Professions Advising Office for curriculum planning, and each semester the office provides students with updated academic records. At the time of application to professional schools, students are provided information about admission tests and the application process, and they are assisted in the process of obtaining faculty evaluations. This program is designed to prepare students for admission to professional schools of dentistry, medicine, osteopathic medicine, and podiatric medicine.
Some schools require calculus and some require one or two courses in biochemistry.
CLEP credit usually is not acceptable to professional schools. An early admission program has been established in affiliation with the University of Florida College of Dentistry, which would allow students to be admitted to dental school after three years at the University of South Florida, completing a baccalaureate degree and dental school in a total of seven years. It is also possible for students to apply for early admission during the freshman and sophomore years at the University of South Florida. Additional information is available in the Health Professions Advising Office. Students should check requirements of individual schools and complete requirements for those schools where they plan to apply for admission.