Physician Assistant, M.S.
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Curriculum
Prerequisite courses:
The following prerequisites are undergraduate courses. Please refer to the undergraduate catalog for course descriptions.
Biology
* This must be taken at a four-year institution.
General Biology I with lab (course/course or equivalent) Credit(s): 4
General Biology II with lab (course/course or equivalent)Credit(s): 4
Human Physiology for Biomedical Sciences (course or equivalent) Credit(s): 4*
An Advanced Human Biological Science course (course or equivalent) Credit(s): 3 *
Chemistry
General Chemistry I with lab (course/course or equivalent) Credit(s): 4
General Chemistry II with lab (course/course or equivalent) Credit(s): 4
Biochemistry (course or CHEM or equivalent) Credit(s): 3*
Mathematics
Statistics (course or equivalent) Credit(s): 3
Curriculum Course Requirements
Year I:
Summer — 10 weeks
course - Gross Anatomy with Cadaver I Credit(s): 2
course - Gross Anatomy with Cadaver Lab Credit(s): 1
course - Pathophysiology Credit(s): 3
course - Fndmntls Clncl Med I Credit(s): 2
course - Physcn Asstnt Smnr Credit(s): 2
Fall Semester — 15 Weeks
course - Fndmntls Clncl Med II Credit(s): 4
course - Patient Interviewing Credit(s): 1
course- Pharmacology I Credit(s): 3
course - Evidence-Based Medicine Credit(s): 2
course - EKG and Radiology Credit(s): 2
course - Medical Spanish I Credit(s): 1
course - Physical Diagnosis I Credit(s): 2
course - Gross Anatomy with Cadaver II Credit(s): 1
course - Clinical Lab Procedures I Credit(s): 2
Spring Semester — 15 Weeks
course - Fndmntls Clncl Med III Credit(s): 5
course- Pharmacology II Credit(s): 3
course - Prvntv Med, Pblc Hlth Credit(s): 2
course - Commctn in Mdcl Encntr Credit(s): 2
course - Clncl Decsn Mkng Prblm Slvng Credit(s): 3
course - Medical Spanish II Credit(s): 1
course - Physical Diagnosis II Credit(s): 2
course - Clinical Lab Procedures II Credit(s): 2
Year II:
Summer — 10 Weeks
course - Clinical Clerkship I Credit(s): 4
course - Clinical Clerkship II Credit(s): 4
course - Clinical Clerkship III Credit(s): 2
Fall Semester — 15 Weeks
course- Clinical Clerkship IV Credit(s): 4
course - Clinical Clerkship V Credit(s): 4
course - Clinical Clerkship VI Credit(s): 2
Spring Semester — 15 Weeks
course- Clinical Clerkship VII Credit(s): 4
course - Clinical Clerkship VIII Credit(s): 4
course - Clinical Clerkship IX Credit(s): 2
Year III:
Summer - 10 Weeks
course- Smnr in Cmnty Hlth Rsrch Credit(s): 3
course - Epidemiological Methods Credit(s): 3
course - Master’s Project Seminar Credit(s): 6