Pre-Physician Assistant Option
This option is offered within the following major(s):
The BioHealth Sciences major with the Pre-Physician Assistant option is designed to meet most or all of the requirements for admission to PA programs across the U.S. Satisfactory completion of the pre-PA option facilitates, but does not guarantee, admission to a PA program. Admission to physician assistant school is very competitive and student selection is based on grades, GRE scores, clinical experiences and more. Students are urged to carefully check admission requirements at their schools of interest and work closely with admission representatives in order to make sure they are meeting all requirements.
Students may not study the Pre-Physician Assistant option alongside any other option offered with the BioHealth Sciences major (Pre-Medicine/Pre-Podiatry, Pre-Pharmacy, Pre-Clinical Laboratory Science, Pre-Dentistry, Pre-Optometry, Pre-Physical Therapy).
Option Code: 597
Courses may be used to meet requirements for the BHS core and/or bacc core. For the Pre-Physician Assistant option, ST 201 meets the BHS core requirement for a statistics course. H 312, if chosen, will meet the bacc core requirement for a synthesis class in the Contemporary Global Issues category.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BI 331 & BI 332 & BI 333 | ADVANCED HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY and ADVANCED HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY and ADVANCED HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY | 9 |
| BI 341 & BI 342 & BI 343 | ADVANCED HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY and ADVANCED HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY and ADVANCED HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY | 6 |
| H 312 | *HIV/AIDS AND STIS IN MODERN SOCIETY | 3 |
| or H 320 | INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN DISEASE | |
| PSY 350 | HUMAN LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| or PSY 381 | ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY | |
| ST 201 | PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICS | 4 |
| ST 202 | PRINCIPLES OF STATISTICS | 4 |
| Total Hours | 30 | |
| * | Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC) |
Option Code: 597