Master of Science Physician Assistant Studies Six-year Program Pre-professional Courses
Year One: Fall
| Department |
Course Number |
Course Name |
Credits |
Course |
| BIOL |
121 |
Bioscience I |
3 |
UG |
| BIOL |
123 |
Bioscience Lab I |
1 |
UG |
| CHEM |
121 |
General Chemistry I |
3 |
UG |
| CHEM |
123 |
General Chemistry Lab I |
1 |
UG |
| ENGL |
113 |
College Writing I |
3 |
UG |
| EMSM |
115 |
Emergency Medical Technician-Part I (Basic) |
4 |
UG |
| EMSM |
114 |
CPR Class |
0.5 |
UG |
| PAST |
101 |
PA Seminar I |
1 |
UG |
| |
|
Fall Total |
16.5 |
|
Year One: Spring
| Department |
Course Number |
Course Name |
Credits |
Course |
| BIOL |
122 |
Bioscience II |
3 |
UG |
| BIOL |
124 |
Bioscience Lab II |
1 |
UG |
| CHEM |
122 |
General Chemistry II |
3 |
UG |
| CHEM |
124 |
General Chemistry Lab II |
1 |
UG |
| ENGL |
114 |
College Writing II |
3 |
UG |
| EMSM |
116 |
Emergency Medical Technician-Part II |
4 |
UG |
| PEAC |
N/A |
PE Elective/Outdoor Pursuits |
1 |
UG |
| |
|
Fall Total |
16 |
|
| |
|
Fall and Spring Total |
32.5 |
|
Year Two: Fall
| Department |
Course Number |
Course Name |
Credits |
Course |
| BIOL |
250 |
Human Anatomy & Physiology I |
3 |
UG |
| BIOL |
252 |
Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab I |
1 |
UG |
| CHEM |
221 |
Organic Chemistry I |
3 |
UG |
| CHEM |
223 |
Organic Chemistry Lab I |
1 |
UG |
| MATH |
125 |
Pre-Calculus I |
3 |
UG |
| HLTH |
100 |
Wellness |
3 |
UG |
| PAST |
102 |
PA Seminar II |
1 |
UG |
| PEAC |
N/A |
PEAC Elective |
1 |
UG |
| |
|
Fall Total |
16 |
|
Year Two: Spring
| Department |
Course Number |
Course Name |
Credits |
Course |
| BIOL |
251 |
Human Anatomy & Physiology II |
3 |
UG |
| BIOL |
253 |
Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab II |
1 |
UG |
| CHEM |
222 |
Organic Chemistry II |
3 |
UG |
| CHEM |
224 |
Organic Chemistry Lab II |
1 |
UG |
| GENED |
N/A |
General Education Course(s) |
6 |
UG |
| PEAC |
N/A |
PEAC Elective |
1 |
UG |
| |
|
Fall Total |
15 |
|
| |
|
Fall and Spring Total |
31 |
|
Year Three: Fall
| Department |
Course Number |
Course Name |
Credits |
Course |
| BIOL |
331 |
Biochemistry |
3 |
UG |
| N/A |
N/A |
Upper-level Science Course |
3 |
UG |
| N/A |
N/A |
Upper-level Science Course Lab |
1 |
UG |
| GENED |
N/A |
General Education Course(s) |
9 |
UG |
| PAST |
221 |
PA Seminar III*** |
1 |
UG |
| |
|
Fall Total |
17 |
|
Year Three: Spring
| Department |
Course Number |
Course Name |
Credits |
Course |
| BIOL |
214 |
Medical Microbiology |
3 |
UG |
| GENED |
N/A |
General Education Course(s) |
9 |
UG |
| N/A |
N/A |
Upper-level Science Course |
3 |
UG |
| N/A |
N/A |
Upper-level Science Course Lab |
1 |
UG |
| |
|
Spring Total |
16 |
|
| |
|
Fall and Spring Total |
33 |
|
Year Four: Fall
| Department |
Course Number |
Course Name |
Credits |
Course |
| HSRS/PSYC/MATH |
325/211/215 |
Statistics |
3 |
UG |
| GENED |
N/A |
General Education Course(s) |
9 |
UG |
| N/A |
N/A |
Upper-level Science Course |
3 |
UG |
| N/A |
N/A |
Upper-level Science Course Lab |
1 |
UG |
| PAST |
222 |
PA Seminar IV*** |
1 |
UG |
| |
|
Fall Total |
17 |
|
*You need a minimum of 40 general education credits to graduate. The general education credits are dependent on course selection and may vary.
**You must include enough elective credits by December of your fourth year to total 112 credits. BIOL 276, PAST 515, and PAST 540 (which you will take in the spring) will be added to those 112 credits to total the 120 credits needed to complete a bachelor's degree. RSCH 610 and 620, which are also taken in the spring, will be recorded on your graduate transcript and cannot be included as part of your 120 undergraduate credits.
***Seminar III and IV must be taken in the fall semester as outlined above. These courses cannot be waived and must be taken sequentially.
You must take three upper-level science courses from the list below
| Department |
Course Number |
Course Name |
Credits |
Course |
| PHYS |
210 |
Physics I |
3 |
UG |
| PHYS |
212 |
Physics I Lab |
1 |
UG |
| PHYS |
211 |
Physics II |
3 |
UG |
| PHYS |
213 |
Physics II Lab |
1 |
UG |
| BIOL |
310 |
Evolution |
3 |
UG |
| BIOL |
316 |
Virology/Immunology |
3 |
UG |
| BIOL |
420 |
Cellular Physiology |
3 |
UG |
| BIOL |
421L |
Cellular Physiology Lab |
1 |
UG |
| BIOL |
341 |
Developmental Biology |
3 |
UG |
| BIOL |
311 |
Human Histology |
3 |
UG |
| BIOL |
312 |
Human Histology Lab |
1 |
UG |
| BIOL |
408 |
Ressearch Methods in Cell Biology |
3 |
UG |
| BIOL |
409 |
Research Methods in Cell Biology Lab |
1 |
UG |
| CHEM |
321 |
Organic Reactions and Mechanisms |
3 |
UG |
| NUSC |
261 |
Introduction to Nurtition |
3 |
UG |
| NUSC |
250 |
Nutritional Assessment |
3 |
UG |
| NUSC |
300 |
Advanced Nutrition and Metabolism |
3 |
UG |
| NUSC |
361 |
Applied Nutrition |
3 |
UG |
Professional Courses
Year Four: Spring
| Department |
Course Number |
Course Name |
Credits |
Course |
| RSCH |
610 |
Foundations & Methods |
3 |
Grad |
| RSCH |
620 |
Education & Psychological Statistics I |
3 |
Grad |
| PAST |
540 |
Ethics and Professional Issues |
3 |
UG/Grad |
| BIOL |
276 |
Medical Genetics |
3 |
UG/Grad |
| PAST |
515 |
Clinical Human Anatomy & Physiology I |
2 |
UG/Grad |
| |
|
Spring Total |
14 |
|
Year Four: Spring/Summer Intersession
| Department |
Course Number |
Course Name |
Credits |
Course |
| RSCH |
612 |
Proposal Design |
2 |
Grad |
Year Four: Summer
| Department |
Course Number |
Course Name |
Credits |
Course |
| PAST |
512 |
History & Physical I |
4 |
Grad |
| PAST |
524 |
Clinical Medicine I |
6 |
Grad |
| PAST |
513 |
Mental Health Issues |
3 |
Grad |
| PAST |
523 |
Pharmacology I |
2 |
Grad |
| |
|
Summer/Spring Total |
17 |
|
Year Five: Fall
| Department |
Course Number |
Course Name |
Credits |
Course |
| PAST |
522 |
History & Physical II |
4 |
Grad |
| PAST |
525 |
Clinical Human Anatomy & Physiology II |
2 |
Grad |
| PAST |
534 |
Clinical Medicine II |
6 |
Grad |
| PAST |
533 |
Pharmacology II |
2 |
Grad |
| PAST |
521 |
Applied Clinical Skills I |
2 |
Grad |
| |
|
Fall Total |
16 |
|
Year Five: Spring
| Department |
Course Number |
Course Name |
Credits |
Course |
| PAST |
532 |
History & Physical III |
4 |
Grad |
| PAST |
544 |
Clinical Medicine III |
6 |
Grad |
| PAST |
531 |
Applied Clinical Skills II |
2 |
Grad |
| PAST |
543 |
Pharmacology III |
2 |
Grad |
| EMSM |
251 |
Advanced Cardiac Life Support |
1 |
UG |
| |
|
Spring Total |
15 |
|
Year Five: Summer
| Department |
Course Number |
Course Name |
Credits |
Course |
| PAST |
672 |
Family Medicine |
6 |
Grad |
| PAST |
673 |
General Surgery |
6 |
Grad |
| PAST |
640 |
PA Seminar VIII |
1 |
Grad |
| PAST |
626 |
PA Research Project |
3 |
Grad |
| |
|
Summer Total |
16 |
|
Year Six: Clinical Year
| Department |
Course Number |
Course Name |
Credits |
Course |
| PAST |
670 |
Inpatient Medicine I |
4 |
Grad |
| PAST |
671 |
Inpatient Medicine II |
4 |
Grad |
| PAST |
672 |
Family Medicine I |
4 |
Grad |
| PAST |
673 |
Family Medicine II |
4 |
Grad |
| PAST |
674 |
Emergency Medicine |
4 |
Grad |
| PAST |
675 |
Obstetrics & Gynecology |
4 |
Grad |
| PAST |
676 |
General Pediatrics |
4 |
Grad |
| PAST |
677 |
Pyschiatry |
4 |
Grad |
| PAST |
678 |
Surgery |
4 |
Grad |
| PAST |
679 |
Preceptorship I |
4 |
Grad |
| PAST |
680 |
Preceptorship II |
4 |
Grad |
| |
|
|
|
|
| PAST |
640 |
PA Seminar VIII |
1 |
G - Summer |
| PAST |
626 |
PA Research Project |
3 |
G - Summer |
| PAST |
650 |
PA Seminar IX |
1 |
G - Fall |
| PAST |
660 |
PA Seminar X |
1 |
G - Spring |
| |
|
Year 6 Total |
50 |
|
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