Physician Assistant Studies Program: Required Prerequisites

Prerequisite Course Work For MS in Physician Assistant Studies

The following courses must be completed prior to matriculation into the program. Candidates must have at least five of the required courses completed at the time of application submission. Course grades of 3.0 or better are considered competitive.

Professional Prerequisites

Prerequisites

Minimum Semester Credit Hours

Human Anatomy
3
Human Physiology
3

Or a one- or two- course sequence combined Human Anatomy and Physiology

5 and above

Organic Chemistry (with Lab preferred but not required)

3

Biochemistry

3

Microbiology (with Lab preferred but not required)

3

Psychology or equivalent course work in the behavioral sciences

3

Mathematics (college algebra for above)

3

Statistics

3

Total

24 and above