Pre-Physician's Assistant (BS)
The following requirements are in addition to the Bachelor of Science core requirements, found here. (does not require a minor)
Required Courses
Note: Students pursuing the PA pre-professional major should be aware that graduate PA programs vary greatly in the prerequisite courses required to enter those programs. Electives should be chosen to satisfy the entry requirements for the school of interest to the student. Note that in addition to the curricular requirements, most PA graduate programs require from 500 to 1000 verified hours of health care or helping care experience.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Biology Core Courses | ||
| BIO-151 | GENERAL BIOLOGY | 4 |
| BIO-241 | ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I | 4 |
| BIO-242 | ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II | 4 |
| BIO-351 | GENETICS | 4 |
| BIO-352 | MICROBIOLOGY | 4 |
| BIO-400 | CAPSTONE SEMINAR: BIOETHICS & ARGUMENT | 3 |
| SCI-361 | EVOLUTION & ORIGINS | 3 |
| SCI-380 | INTERNSHIP | 3 |
| SCI-495 | SENIOR RESEARCH PROJECT | 1 |
| SCI-496 | SENIOR RESEARCH SEMINAR | 1 |
| Pre-Physician's Assistant | ||
| Choose one of the following: | 2-4 | |
| INTRO TO NUTRITION | ||
| PATHOPHYSIOLOGY | ||
| MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY | ||
| ANATOMICAL KINESIOLOGY | ||
| EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| EXERCISE TESTING & PRESCRIPTION | ||
| MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY | ||
| PHARMACOLOGY | ||
| NEUROSCIENCE | ||
| Required Cognates (satisfies minor requirement) 1 | ||
| Required Courses | ||
| CHM-121 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I | 4 |
| CHM-122 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY II | 4 |
| CHM-212 | PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIC & BIOCHEM | 4 |
| MAT-151 | STATISTICS | 3 |
| or BIO-121 | BIOSTATISTICS | |
| PSY-111 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| PSY-235 | LIFESPAN DEV PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| MAT-121 | COLLEGE ALGEBRA | 3-4 |
| or MAT-122 | PRE-CALCULUS | |
| Choose one of the following: | 4-5 | |
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB I and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS I | ||
| Total Hours | 61-65 | |
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A cognate is a course that supports the success of completing the major program.