Application Details

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The Pre-Health Student Resource Center and the Office of Undergraduate Admissions reaches out to select incoming, admitted University of Minnesota - Twin Cities students via email each spring with an invitation to apply to the Pathways program. 

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These emails will go out on a rolling basis between March - May to admitted students that match Pathways eligibility criteria.

The online application includes demographic questions, questions about the student's health career interests, and a few short-answer reflection questions that will help us learn about the student's motivation in applying for the Pathways program. 

Please Note: The Pathways application will open in mid-March and will be sent out via email from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions to incoming admitted and confirmed students that match Pathways eligibility criteria. 

Students can apply to the Pathways program prior to confirming their enrollment to the University of Minnesota. However, if you do not confirm your enrollment to the U of M by the Undergraduate Admissions confirmation deadline of May 1, your application to the Pathways program will not be considered.

We acknowledge that this is a fast turnaround, especially during the last weeks of high school. We aim to confirm participation in the program in a timely manner because Pathways students have one required Fall course they need to register for during their Freshman Orientation date, which make take place as early as first week of June 2025. 

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