The undergraduate Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Physician Assistant certificate is designed to give recent college graduates or working professionals who already possess a baccalaureate degree (bachelor's) the opportunity to complete or improve their performance in courses required to successfully apply to Physician Assistant programs. This is an advanced undergraduate certificate for achievement. The certificate requires 24 credits of coursework, individually tailored to each students’ needs to ensure that students take courses that will be most helpful in improving their applications. Students should be able to complete this certificate in 12-24 months.
Required Courses (24 credits)
Choose from the following:
- HSCI.1010 Anatomy and Physiology I
- HSCI.1030 Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory
- HSCI.1020 Anatomy and Physiology II
- HSCI.1040 Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory
- BIOL.1110 Principles of Biology I
- BIOL.1170L Principles of Biology I Laboratory
- BIOL.1120 Principles of Biology II
- BIOL.1180L Principles of Biology II Laboratory
- HSCI.3500 / BIOL.4190 Human Biochemistry / Biochemistry
- HSCI.2110 / BIOL.3010 Clinical Microbiology and Pathology / Microbiology
- HSCI.2130 / BIOL.3030L Clinical Microbiology and Pathology Laboratory / Microbiology Laboratory
- HSCI.2510 / CHEM.1210 Physiological Chemistry I / Chemistry I
- HSCI.2530 / CHEM.1230L Physiological Chemistry I Laboratory / Chemistry I Laboratory
- HSCI.2520 / CHEM.1220 Physiological Chemistry II / Chemistry II
- HSCI.2540 / CHEM.1240L Physiological Chemistry II Laboratory / Chemistry II Laboratory
- BMSC.2420 / CHEM.2210 Organic Structures and Reactions I / Organic Chemistry I
- BMSC.2440 / CHEM.2290L Organic Structures and Reactions Laboratory I / Organic Chemistry Laboratory IB
- PSYC.1010 Introduction to Psychological Sciences
- MATH.2830 Introduction to Statistics
For additional information, contact Kyle Coffey or Michelle Williams, program coordinators.