PrerequisitecoursesforMSinPA

PrerequisiteCourseWorkForPhysicianAssistantProgram

PrerequisiteRequirements

Thefollowingcoursesmustbecompletedpriortomatriculationintotheprogram.AdvancedplacementorCLEP
coursesarenotacceptedtowardsmeetingprerequisitecourserequirements.

PrerequisitecourseworktakenataregionallyaccreditedinstitutionofhighereducationintheUS,including
classestakenatcommunitycollegesandonlinecoursesofferedbytheseprogramswillbeconsideredfor
admission.

Candidatesmusthaveatleastfouroftherequiredcoursescompletedatthetimeofapplicationsubmission.

CoursegradesofCorbetteraremandatoryforallprerequisitecourses.CourseswithgradesofBorbetterare
consideredcompetitiveforadmissionconsideration.

Minimum
SemesterCredit
Hours
3

Minimum
QuarterCredit
Hours
4

5combined

7combined

Biochemistry

Microbiology(withLabpreferredbutnotrequired)

Psychologyorequivalentcourseworkinthebehavioralsciences

ProfessionalPrerequisites
HumanAnatomy
HumanPhysiology
ORatwocoursesequencecombinedHumanAnatomy&Physiology
course

Statistics
TOTAL

18andabove

24andabove

Itisstronglyrecommendedthatallcoursesbetakenwithinseven(7)yearspriortoapplicationtotheprogram.

ThefollowingcoursesMUSTBEtakenwithinthepastsevenyearspriortoapplicationtotheprogram.Ifanyof
thefollowingclassesweretakenbefore2010,theywillnotcounttowardsadmission:
HumanAnatomy
HumanPhysiology
Biochemistry
Microbiology