Edward D. Huechtker, Chairperson, Belk Annex 6
Physician assistant majors must pass all health professions and physician
assistant core courses with a minimum numerical grade of 75 percent. A
student earning less than a grade of 75 percent in any of these courses
must petition the Department of Physician Assistant studies for probationary
continuation. A student must have completed all general education requirements
in 1. and 2., below, and must have a minimum cumulative 2.5 GPA to be
eligible to apply for admission into the professional phase of the physician
assistant curriculum. (See physician assistant admissions packet for specific
admission information.) Minimum degree requirement is 136 s.h. of
credit as follows:
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1.
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- General education requirements (See Section 6, Undergraduate Studies,
Requirements for Baccalaureate Degree Programs), including those listed
below.
- CHEM 1150, 1151. General Chemistry and Laboratory I
(3,1) (F,S,SS) (GE:SC) (P: Chemistry placement test or passing grade
in CHEM 0150; P/C: MATH 1065)
- CHEM 1160, 1161. General Chemistry and Laboratory II
(3,1) (F,S,SS) (GE:SC) (P: CHEM 1150, 1151; RC: MATH 1075 or 1085)
- MATH 1065. College Algebra (3) (F,S,SS) (GE:MA) (P:
Appropriate score on mathematics placement test)
- PSYC 1000. Introductory Psychology (3) (F,S,SS) (GE:SO)
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42 s.h.
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2.
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- Health professions core.
- HIMA 3000. Introduction to Medical Terminology (2)
(F,S,SS)
- HPRO 5011, 5012. Gross Anatomy (5,0) (P: Enrolled in
OCCT or PTHE or consent of dept chair)
- PHLY 4330. Human Physiology (5) (F) (P: BIOL 1050,
1051; CHEM 1120)
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12 s.h.
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3.
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- Physician assistant core.
- PADP 3000. The Role of the Physician Assistant and
the History, Philosophy, and Ethics of Medical Practice (1) (WI) (SS)
- PADP 3150. Clinical Medicine I (5) (F)
- PADP 3250. Clinical Medicine II (4) (S)
- PADP 3300. Physical Diagnosis (4) (WI) (F)
- PADP 3400. Communications Skills for Physician Assistants
(1) (WI) (F)
- PADP 3500. Pharmacology (3) (S)
- PADP 3650. Surgery and Emergency Medicine Skills (4)
(S)
- PADP 3800. Behavioral Medicine and Psychosocial Issues
in Health Care (2) (S)
- PADP 3900. Public Health and Preventive Medicine (2)
(S)
- PADP 4310. Behavioral Medicine Clinical Practicum (3)
(F,S,SS)
- PADP 4320. Internal Medicine Clinical Practicum (5)
(F,S,SS)
- PADP 4330. Family Medicine Clinical Practicum (5) (F,S,SS)
- PADP 4340. General Surgery Clinical Practicum (5) (F,S,SS)
- PADP 4350. Emergency Medicine Clinical Practicum (3)
(F,S,SS)
- PADP 4360. Pediatrics Clinical Practicum (3) (F,S,SS)
- PADP 4370. Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinical Practicum
(3) (F,S,SS)
- PADP 4600. Advanced Clinical Practicum (2) (F,S,SS)
- PADP 4700. Advanced Clinical Practicum (2)
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57 s.h.
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4.
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- Cognates.
- BIOL 1100, 1101. Principles of Biology I (4,0) (F,S,SS)
(GE:SC)
- BIOL 2110, 2111. Fundamentals of Microbiology (4,0)
(F,S) (P: 4 s.h. in BIOL; 8 s.h. in CHEM)
- BIOL 2130. Survey of Human Physiology and Anatomy (4)
(F,S,SS) (P: BIOL 1050, 1051; or 1100, 1101)
- BIOL 2131. Survey of Human Physiology and Anatomy Laboratory
(1) (F,S,SS) (P/C: BIOL 2130)
- BIOS 1500. Introduction to Biostatistics (3) (F,S)
(P: MATH 1065 or equivalent or consent of instructor) or MATH 2228.
Elementary Statistical Methods I (3) (F,S,SS) (P: MATH 1065 or equivalent)
- CHEM 1130. Basic General, Organic, and Biochemistry
II (3) (F,S,SS) (GE:SC) (P: CHEM 1120)
- CHEM 1131. Basic General, Organic, and Biochemistry
Laboratory II (1) (F,S,SS) (GE:SC)
- CHEM 2650, 2651. Organic Chemistry for the Life Sciences
(4,1) (F) (P: CHEM 1160, 1161)
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25 s.h.
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