Sample curriculum for pre-physician assistant track – applied health science major with health science specialization

This is not an exhaustive list of prerequisite courses. See additional requirements for individual professional programs.

First Year        
Fall Term     Spring Term  

Precalculus Mathematics: MATH 1280
Prereq: Prior Credit in Math 1220 or Math Placement Score

 5   Calculus and Analytic Geometry IA: MATH 1340*
Prereq: C or better in Math 1280 or Math Placement Score of 61		 3

Seminar in Academic Writing: WRIT 1110
Prereq: Placement Score

 3  

Seminar in Research Writing: WRIT 1120
Prereq: Placement Score or WRIT 1110

 3

Concepts in Biology I: BIOL 2040 or Concepts in Biology II: BIOL 2050

 4  

Concepts in Biology I: BIOL 2040 or Concepts in Biology II: BIOL 2050

 4

General Psychology: PSYC 1010 or Principles of Sociology: SOC 1010

 3-4  

General Psychology: PSYC 1010 or Principles of Sociology: SOC 1010

 3-4

Introduction to Health Professions: AHS 1010 or BIOL 2000

 1   BGP Arts/Humanities 3
Second Year        
Fall Term     Spring Term  
General Chemistry I Lecture and Lab: CHEM 1230 and CHEM 1240 or CHEM 1350
Prereq: High School Chem or CHEM 1090. Math 1220 or Math Placement Score		 4+1 or 5  

General Chemistry and General Chemistry Laboratory: CHEM 1270 or CHEM 1370 and CHEM 1280 or CHEM 1380
Prereq: C or better in CHEM 1230/1240 or 1350.

 4+1

Microbiology: BIOL 3130
Prereq: CHEM 1230/1240 or CHEM 1350 and BIOL 2050

 4   Social Psychology: SOC 3010 or PSYC 3110 or Supportive Requirement
Prereq 3010: SOC 1010
Prereq 3110: PSYC 1010 		3

Human Anatomy and Physiology I: BIOL 3310
Prereq: BIOL 1040 or BIOL 2050

 4  

Human Anatomy and Physiology II: BIOL 3320
Prereq: BIOL 1040 or BIOL 2050

 4

Calculus and Analytic Geometry IB: MATH 1350*
Prereq: C or better in Math 1340

 3  

Medical Ethics: PHIL 2420

 3
Third Year        
Fall Term     Spring Term  

Organic Chemistry: CHEM 3410
Prereq: CHEM 1270 or 1370 and CHEM 1280 or 1380

 5   Organic Chemistry: CHEM 3440 and Organic Chemistry Laboratory: CHEM 3460
Prereq: C or better in CHEM 3410		 3+1

Psychology of Abnormal Behavior: PSYC 4050
Prereq: PSYC 1010

 3  

Epidemiology: BIOL 4490 or Disease-Related Course
Prereq: BIOL 2040 and BIOL 2050

 3

College Physics I: PHYS 2010
Prereq: Math Placement or C or better in MATH 1200 or higher

 5  

College Physics II: PHYS 2020
Prereq: PHYS 2010

 5

General Genetics: BIOL 3500
Prereq: BIOL 2040 and BIOL 2050

 4  

Introduction to Statistics: Math 1150 or Fundamentals of Statistics: MATH 2470 or Quantitative Methods 1: PSYC 2700 or Introductory Statistics: SOC 2690.
Prereq 2470: C or better in MATH 1310 or MATH 1350
Prereq 2700: PSYC 1010 and MATH 1220

 3-4
Fourth Year        
Fall Term     Spring Term  

Aging, The Individual and Society: GERO 1010 or Aging Course

 3  

Lifespan Developmental Psychology: PSYC 3100
Prereq: PSYC 1010

 3

Health Care Services Organization: AHS 3250 or Administrative Course

 3  

Introduction to Community Health: PUBH 2100 or Health and Wellness Course

 3

Health and Wellness: HP 2150 or Health and Wellness Course

 3  

BGP International Perspective or Cultural Diversity**

 3

Research Methods in Public and Allied Health: PUBH 3300
Prereq: A stats course above

 3  

Introduction to Economics: ECON 2000 or Administrative Course

 3

BGP International Perspective or Cultural Diversity**

 3  

Medical Terminology: AHS 3010

 2

*An alternative to the two-semester calculus sequence of MATH 1340 (3 credits) and MATH 1350 (3 credits) is the one semester course, MATH 1310 (5 credits)

**An International Perspective (IP) course and a Cultural Diversity (CD) course need to be completed. Designated courses can simultaneously fulfill the IP or CD requirement and a BGP Arts & Humanities or BGP Social Science requirement. Intermediate Foreign Language Courses such as Spanish 2010 fulfill this requirement.

  • A total of 122 units needs to be completed for graduation.
  • A total of 40 units at the 3000/4000 level needs to be completed for graduation.
  • Two approved BGP courses in the Arts and Humanities need to be completed.
  • PHIL 2420, Medical Ethics, fulfills one of these requirements.
  • Two approved BGP courses in the Social Sciences need to be completed. These requirements can be fulfilled with two of SOC 1010, PSYC 1010 and ECON 2000.
  • The following courses should ideally be completed by the end of Year 1: WRIT 1110. WRIT 1120. BIOL 2040. BIOL 2050.
  • The following courses should be ideally completed at minimum by the end of Year 2: MATH 1310 or MATH 1350. CHEM 1230 or CHEM 1350. CHEM 1270 or CHEM 1370.
  • The following courses should be ideally completed at minimum by the end of Year 3: CHEM 3410. CHEM 3440. CHEM 3460.

Updated: 08/15/2024 03:18PM