Physician Assistant

Kyle Craig, Academic Advisor.

There is a wide variation in the prerequisites for entrance into a Physician Assistant program. A bachelor degree is required for admittance, typically with a minimum science GPA of 3.0. Clinical experience involving direct patient care is required. The number of hours of clinical experience also varies widely. Loma Linda requires a at least 2,000 hours. 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 222Microbiology

5

BIOL 445Advanced Microbiology

4

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

MATH 121Precalculus I

4

ANTH 225Cultural Anthropology

4

or

SOCI 204General Sociology

4

or

PSYC 130General Psychology

4

or

PSYC 215Developmental Psychology

4

Religion (4 credits per year)

Recommended Courses

MATH 106Introduction to Statistics

4

NRSG 234Medical Terminology

2

SPAN 101Elementary Spanish

4

SPAN 102Elementary Spanish

4

SPAN 103Elementary Spanish

4