preprofessional

American  

[pree-pruh-fesh-uh-nl] / ˌpri prəˈfɛʃ ə nl /

adjective

1. of or relating to the time preceding one's concentrated study or practice of a profession.

   preprofessional training.

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Etymology

Origin of preprofessional

First recorded in 1945–50; pre- + professional

Example Sentences

My efforts to persuade my classmates to give optional writing or language classes a try are ignored, as to many of them it’s all just too squishy and unnecessary, and not sufficiently preprofessional.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2023

The USL is also launching a preprofessional W-League for women next year.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2021

According to Savannah Williams, director of external affairs for Duke Ellington School, it is the only combined preprofessional training arts program and college preparatory program in the District.

From Washington Post • Sep. 14, 2021

So the ensemble, directed by Keith Saunders, is something more than a preprofessional operation but not yet entirely professional.

From New York Times • Jun. 25, 2010

What course or courses in this subject should be part of the general curriculum or be prescribed for students in art, in science, in modern languages, or in the preprofessional or professional groups?

From College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College by Klapper, Paul