Physician Assistant

Kyle Craig, Academic Advisor.

There is a wide variation in the prerequisites for entrance into a Physician Assistant program. A minimum of 3.0 G.P.A. is usually required for science courses. A bachelor degree is required for admittance into many programs. Usually a minimum of 2,000 hours of clinical experience involving patient contact is also required. Physician Assistant programs are a Master's level program.

Requirements may include the following courses; however students should request information about current admission requirements from the professional school they plan to attend.

Required Courses:

BIOL 121Anatomy and Physiology

4

BIOL 122Anatomy and Physiology

4

BIOL 123Anatomy and Physiology

4

BIOL 141General Biology

4

BIOL 142General Biology

4

BIOL 143General Biology

4

BIOL 222Microbiology

5

CHEM 141General Chemistry

3

CHEM 142General Chemistry

3

CHEM 143General Chemistry

3

CHEM 144General Chemistry Laboratory

1

CHEM 145General Chemistry Laboratory

1

CHEM 146General Chemistry Laboratory

1

ENGL 121College Writing I

3

ENGL 122College Writing II

3

ENGL 223Research Writing

3

HLTH 217First Aid

2

HLTH 220Human Nutrition

4

MATH 106Introduction to Statistics

4

MATH 121Precalculus I

4

MATH 122Precalculus II

4

PSYC 130General Psychology

4

PSYC 215Developmental Psychology

4

SOCI 204General Sociology

4

SPCH 101Fundamentals of Speech Communication

4

Recommended Courses

BIOL 381Cell Biology I: Structure and Bioenergetics

4

BIOL 382Cell Biology II: Genetics and Molecular Biology

4

BIOL 464Animal Physiology

4

CHEM 321Organic Chemistry

4

CHEM 322Organic Chemistry

4

CHEM 324Organic Chemistry Laboratory

1

CHEM 325Organic Chemistry Laboratory

1

CHEM 431Foundations of Biochemistry

4

PSYC Additional Psychology courses

CHEM 431: 1-2 quarters; lab may be required.