Pre-Physician Assistant
The Pre-Physician Assistant pattern is designed to prepare students for entry into an advanced degree program that would lead to certification as a Physician Assistant. Physician Assistant (PA) programs prepare the student to operate as a mid-level practitioner in family practice, preventative medicine, or orthopedic settings (sports medicine), under the supervision of a physician. In addition to course work in biology, chemistry, physics, and psychology, the student must plan to gain experience in a medical-related setting throughout the college experience. Physician Assistant graduate programs are now requiring 2000+ hours of experience in health settings prior to admission. It is strongly advised that the student start to develop a related work dossier upon entry to the university to be able to complete the required hours for admission into graduate schools. To be a viable candidate for admission to a physician assistant graduate program, a student should maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher.
| Courses For Pre-Physician
Assistant Pattern Recommended Minimum GPA- 3.00 |
Semester Hours 26-29 |
| BIOL 108 Introduction to Biology II# | 4 |
| CHEM 121 Chemical Principles II# | 5 |
| CHEM 320 Foundations of Organic
Chemistry (4) OR CHEM 329 Organic Chemistry I (3) and CHEM 330 Organic Chemistry I Lab (1) |
4 |
| ES 370 Field Experience in Exercise Science | 4 |
| Select three(3) courses from the following: | |
| BIOL 304 Microbiology (4) CHEM 331 Organic Chemistry II (3) and CHEM 332 Organic Chemistry II Lab (1) CHEM 421 Biochemistry (4) PHYS 100 Concepts of Physics (4) OR PHYS 185 College Physics I (4) PSYC 366 Psychology of Abnormal Behavior (3) PSYC 369 Behavior Modification (3) PSYC 377 Developmental Psychology (3) |
9-12 |
| #The prerequisites for BIOL 108 and CHEM 121 should be taken to fulfill the Life Science and Physical Science LSP requirements | |