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 121	Anatomy and Physiology	4
BIOL 122	Anatomy and Physiology	4
BIOL 123	Anatomy and Physiology	4
BIOL 222	Microbiology	5
BIOL 445	Advanced Microbiology	4
CHEM 141	General Chemistry	3
CHEM 142	General Chemistry	3
CHEM 143	General Chemistry	3
CHEM 144	General Chemistry Laboratory	1
CHEM 145	General Chemistry Laboratory	1
CHEM 146	General Chemistry Laboratory	1
ENGL 121	College Writing I	3
ENGL 122	College Writing II	3
ENGL 223	Research Writing	3
MATH 121	Precalculus I	4
ANTH 225	Cultural Anthropology	4
	or
SOCI 204	General Sociology	4
	or
PSYC 130	General Psychology	4
	or
PSYC 215	Developmental Psychology	4
	Religion (4 credits per year)

Recommended Courses

MATH 106	Introduction to Statistics	4
NRSG 234	Medical Terminology	2
SPAN 101	Elementary Spanish	4
SPAN 102	Elementary Spanish	4
SPAN 103	Elementary Spanish	4