One-of-a-kind Pre-Professional Advising and Guarantees
Creighton Pre-Professional Scholars Program (CPPSP)
Because more than half of our students come to Creighton with the goal of pursuing a professional degree, we have created the country’s most comprehensive, intentional pre-professional advising and guarantee program. The Office of Pre-Professional Advising in the Creighton EDGE offers a premier pre-professional advising program to all students that’s unlike any other university.
The Creighton Pre-Professional Scholars Program (CPPSP) provides qualifying students the opportunity to be a part of our extraordinary guarantee program. Each CPPSP program requires an application with specific requirements.
Program Offerings
Benefits Comparison
The checklist below includes benefits that every Creighton student receives through the EDGE and Creighton Pre-Professional Scholars Program (CPPSP). The Creighton EDGE benefits are available to any Creighton student who is interested in pre-professional studies. CPPSP requires eligible students to apply and be accepted to CPPSP to take advantage of the benefits.
| CREIGhton EDGE BEnefits | CPPSP Benefits | |
|---|---|---|
| Learning communities | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pre-professional advising | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mentoring with a current professional school student | ✓ | ✓ |
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Mentorship from the Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship (CURAS) |
✓ | ✓ |
| Shadowing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Internships | ✓* | ✓* |
| Alumni networking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Practice interviews for professional school | ✓ | ✓ |
| Personal statement guidance | ✓ | ✓ |
| Annual alumni networking event | ✓ | |
|
Coffee & Conversations with the Dean or Director of Admissions |
✓ | |
| Guaranteed admission to professional school | ✓* | |
| Guaranteed professional school interview | ✓* | |
| Professional program scholarships | ✓* | |
| Simplified and discounted application | ✓* |
*Available for select programs and subject to certain conditions
Application Process
In order to be considered for CPPSP, your Application for Undergraduate Admission must be submitted by December 1 of your senior year. A separate CPPSP Application is required, with a deadline of January 5 and must include all required materials, as determined by each program. CPPSP Applications will be available in the student portal of eligible students beginning November 1, 2020.