Physician Assistant

The courses listed below are currently offered at Hope and are required for most PA schools. Be sure to check with the individual school or thehealth professions advisorfor more information. A list of PAEA accredited schools is available on theirProgram Directory.

BIOLOGY

• General Biology I and Lab: Biol 105 & 107
• General Biology II and Lab: Biol 106 & 108
• Human Physiology: Biol 221
• Microbiology for the Allied Health Professions: Biol 231orGeneral Microbiology: Biol 301
• Genetics: Biol 356

CHEMISTRY

• General Chemistry I and Lab: Chem 125 & 127*
• General Chemistry II and Lab: Chem 126 & 128*
• Organic Chemistry I and Lab: Chem 221 & 255
• Organic Chemistry II and Lab: Chem 231 & 256
• Biochemistry I: Chem 311
  
  *Accelerated General Chemistry and Lab, Chem 131 & 132, may be taken in place of Chem 125–128.

ADDITIONAL REQUIRED COURSES

• Expository Writing: Engl 113
• 1 upper-level English course
• Human Anatomy: Kin 200/Biol 222
• Introductory Statistics: Math 210
• Introduction to Psychology: Psy 100
• Developmental Psychology: Psy 230

ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDED COURSES
(REQUIRED FOR SOME PA SCHOOLS)

• Introduction to Nutrition: Kin 208
• Medical Terminology for Health Care Professionals: Kin 209
• Pathophysiology: Nurs 320
• Applied Ethics: Phil 245orEthics: Phil 345
• College Physics I and Lab: Phys 105 & 141orGeneral Physics I and Lab: Phys 121 & 141
• College Physics II and Lab: Phys 106 & 142orGeneral Physics II and Lab: Phys 122 & 142
• Sociology and Social Problems: Soc 101