Contents

• Main Site
• Prospective Students
  • About the Health Professions Advising Office
  • FAQs for Prospective Students
  • International Students
  • Parents' Guide
  • Underrepresented Students
  • Visiting Purdue University
• Current Students
  • Applying to a Professional School
    • Professional File Service for letters of recommendation
    • Purdue's Application Guides PDFs
    • Preparing for Interviews
    • Asking for letters of recommendation
    • FAQ for Medical/Dental School Applicants
    • FAQ for all professional school applicants
    • Writing a Personal Statement
    • Aptitude Tests
  • Career Information
    • Information on Specific Careers and Educational Requirements
  • General Information
    • FAQs for Current Students
    • Information for International Students
    • Prehealth Student Organizations
    • Tips for Academic Success
    • Information for Underrepresented Students
• Faculty And Staff
  • General Information
  • Letters of Recommendation
    • FERPA Waivers
    • Purdue's Professional File Service
    • Timing of Letters
    • Tips for Writing Letters
  • Resources
• Links
  • Professional Organizations
  • Application Services
  • Health News Sites
  • Aptitude Tests

About the Center for
Pre-Professional Advising Office

Located on the 8th floor of Young Hall (828 main office), the Center for Pre-Professional Advising office is the main source on campus for information about health and law careers, requirements for specific careers, and applying to professional programs in healthcare and law. The office also offers a professional file service that stores and distributes your collected letters of recommendation to professional programs. Most of the resources developed by the office are available to other advisors on campus, so you can begin your search for information with your Academic Advisor and this Web site. If you don't see the information you need, feel free to contact the Center for Pre-Professional Advising with your questions.

Students from all majors and with interests in any healthcare or law field are welcomed and encouraged to make use of the Center for Pre-Professonal Advising as a supplement to their academic advising. Appointments can be made by calling (765) 496-2690. Students can also e-mail the Center for Pre-Professional Advising at preprofessional@purdue.edu.

The Director of the Center for Pre-Professional Advising

Purdue's Director of the Center for Pre-Professional Advising is Amy Terstriep, Ph.D. As an advisor, she helps students learn about different health careers including information about job tasks, the job outlook, the necessary prerequisite courses and aptitude tests, and any other credentials needed to apply. She also assists students during their application process to professional school to help them make informed decisions and to put together the strongest application possible. As a resource person on campus, she provides information for prospective students and their families, alerts advisors to changes in professional school requirements, and tracks applicant information to improve the services offered at Purdue. Dr. Terstriep is a member of the National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions.

Dr. Terstriep came to Purdue in 2007 after 10 years at Albion College in Michigan. At Albion, Terstriep taught in the Anthropology and Sociology Department for several years, ran the Institute for Pre-Medical and Health Care Studies for five years, and finally worked as the Associate Registrar. Her academic background is in medical anthropology and her research interests include the genetics of deafness as well as clinical and technological approaches to working with deaf people. As part of her training she took courses in medical, dental, and veterinary schools as well as nursing and public health programs.