Required and Recommended Coursework

Required Preparatory Coursework

• Courses must be 3-credit (semester) or 4.5-credit (quarter) hours in length. Preference will be given for courses completed at a regionally accredited institution of higher learning in the United States within the last 7 years (from the date of submission of the CASPA application).
• We do not accept Advanced Placement (AP), College Level Examination Program (CLEP) or audited coursework.
• We do not accept courses taken fully online.
• We do not accept courses as part of dual enrollment while in high school.
• All prerequisite courses must have a grade of C or higher.
• All prerequisite coursework must be for Science Majors.
• Prerequisites will not replace any component of the curriculum. 

• Human Anatomy: As a single course or part of a two-semester combined Anatomy and Physiology Course including lab
• Physiology: As a single course or part of a two-semester combined Anatomy and Physiology Course including lab
•  Biology I with lab
•  Microbiology with lab
•  General Chemistry I with lab
•  Organic Chemistry I or Biochemistry with lab
•  General Psychology or Abnormal Psychology
•  Statistics or Biostatistics
•  Medical Terminology (may be completed as an online or certificate course)

Highly Recommended Courses

The physician assistant program curriculum is extremely rigorous. As applicants prepare for the academic pathway, we highly recommend additional upper -level science courses. These courses are NOT required but are recommended to supplement the knowledge base for the student.

• Biochemistry
• Genetics
• Cell biology
• Molecular biology
• Abnormal psychology
• Embryology
• Histology or immunology