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Prerequisites

MASTER OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES

  • All science courses must be for science majors. 
  • All prerequisite courses must be completed by the end of the fall semester of the application period. 
  • All science prerequisite coursework must be for science majors and must include the accompanying laboratory session. Technical courses and introductory courses generally do not meet science prerequisites.
  • All pre-requisite courses must be passed with a C or better.

Applicants without a baccalaureate degree must complete the Texas Core Curriculum that consists of 42 semester credit hours. Some courses that satisfy core curriculum requirements may also be used to satisfy program prerequisites. For further information see the Texas General Education Core Web Center.

Program Prerequisites
General Biology I with lab
4
General Biology II with lab
4
General Chemistry I with lab
4
General Chemistry II with lab
4
Human Anatomy with lab or Anatomy and Physiology I
4
Human Physiology with lab or Anatomy and Physiology II
4
Microbiology with lab
4
Organic Chemistry with lab
4
Introduction to Statistics
3
Introduction to Psychology 
3
Electives
25
Total
63

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