{"id":41,"date":"2018-05-11T18:33:09","date_gmt":"2018-05-11T18:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/prehealth\/pre-pa\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T19:36:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T19:36:34","slug":"pre-pa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/prehealth\/pre-pa\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Physician\u2019s Assistant Pathway (27 credits of Math\/Science courses)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"41\" class=\"elementor elementor-41\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5187521 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5187521\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e63b39 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" 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class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-873556e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"873556e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pre-Physician's Assistant Pathway<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29b5c69 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"29b5c69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-780d03fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"780d03fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Pre-Physician\u2019s Assistant Pathway (27 credits of Math\/Science courses)<\/strong><\/p><p>The pre-requisites for physician assistant programs can <em>vary<\/em>.\u00a0 It is important for students to determine the specific requirements for each physician assistant program they wish to apply to, in consultation with a pre-health advisor.\u00a0\u00a0 Most physician assistant programs require the following courses:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/catalogs\/undergraduate\/sas\/courses\/biology\/\">BIO103\/BIO104 General Biology I &amp; II<\/a> (pre-requisite for microbiology)<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/catalogs\/undergraduate\/sas\/courses\/biology\/\">BIO105\/BIO106 Anatomy and Physiology I &amp; II<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/catalogs\/undergraduate\/sas\/courses\/biology\/\">BIO216 General Microbiology<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/catalogs\/undergraduate\/sas\/courses\/chemistry\/\">CHE110\/CHE111 General Chemistry I &amp; II<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/catalogs\/undergraduate\/sas\/courses\/chemistry\/\">CHE210 Organic Chemistry<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/catalogs\/undergraduate\/sas\/courses\/mathematics\/\">MAT115 or MAT120 Biostatistics or Statistics<\/a><\/li><li>One semester of a writing intensive course<\/li><\/ul><p>Other recommended and\/or required courses:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/catalogs\/undergraduate\/sas\/courses\/biology\/\">BIO312 Genetics<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/catalogs\/undergraduate\/sas\/courses\/chemistry\/\">CHE211 Organic Chemistry II<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/catalogs\/undergraduate\/sas\/courses\/chemistry\/\">CHE421 Biochemistry I<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/catalogs\/undergraduate\/sas\/courses\/mathematics\/\">MAT133 Calculus I with review and\/or MAT181 Calculus<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/catalogs\/undergraduate\/sas\/courses\/psychology\/\">PSY100 Psychology<\/a><\/li><li>Medical terminology (can be taken online)<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Other Requirements:<\/strong><br \/>Schools require between 500 \u2013 3000 hours of relevant patient care experience (paramedic, EMT, nurse, ER tech, CNA, etc).<\/p><p>The GRE (graduate record examination) is required by some schools.<\/p><p><strong>Grades:<\/strong><br \/>Physician Assistant programs are highly competitive.\u00a0\u00a0 While most schools require a minimum GPA of 3.0 to apply, a higher GPA is necessary to be considered.\u00a0 The national average science GPA of students entering into a Physician Assistant program is 3.3.<\/p><p><strong>To help guide you use the following:<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/prehealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2025\/05\/PrePA-Pathways.pdf\">Pre-PA Pathway document<\/a><\/li><li>Organize the prerequisites of the schools you are interested using the following spreadsheet: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/prehealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/03\/PA_SchoolComparisonSpreadsheet_WCSU.xlsx\"> PA School Comparison Spreadsheet<\/a><\/li><li>The information for all accredited PA schools is found <a href=\"https:\/\/paeaonline.org\/our-programs\">in the CASPA Program Directory<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/connapa.org\/pa-programs\/\">Consider joining The Connecticut Academy of Physician Assistants<\/a> to be up-to-date with your future 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