Pre-Physician Assistant
A candidate for admission to the Physician Assistant Program at the University of
Nebraska Medical Center must have successfully completed a Bachelor's Degree and the
following required courses. Students should check with the specific school(s), other than
the University of Nebraska Medical Center, to which they intend to apply to ensure that
all requirements are fulfilled. Competition to gain a place in physician assistant school
is keen and cannot be guaranteed.
- Take ONE of the following options:
- Take 2 courses:
- BIOL 225, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours (Prereq:
CHEM 145 or CHEM 150 or CHEM 160; three years of high school science including biology and
a minimum score of 20 on the ACT or equivalent or a college science course)
- BIOL 226, Anatomy and Physiology - 4 hours
- OR take 2 courses:
- BIOL 215GS, Human Physiology - 4 hours
- PE 460, Gross Anatomy of Movement - 3 hours (Prereq: PE 360, or BIOL 225 and BIOL 226)
- Take 1 course:
- MATH 102*, College Algebra - 3 hours
- *Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher
level.
- Take 1 course from:
- STAT 241, Elementary Statistics - 3 hours
- PSY 250, Behavioral Statistics - 4 hours (Prereq: PSY 203GS)
- Take all of the following:
- BIOL 400, Microbiology - 4 hours (Prereq: 8 hours of
Biology)
- BIOL 401, Principles of Immunology - 4 hours (Prereq:
8 hours of Biology)
- CHEM 160GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours (see prerequisites)
- CHEM 160LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- CHEM 161GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours
- CHEM 161LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- CHEM 250, Elementary Organic Chemistry - 5 hours
- CHEM 351, Biochemistry - 4 hours
- ENG 101GS, Expository Writing I - 3 hours
- ENG 102GS, Expository Writing II - 3 hours
- PSY 203GS, General Psychology - 3 hours
- PSY 230GS, Human Development - 3 hours
- PSY 231, Abnormal Behavior - 3 hours
- Additional electives should be chosen from the humanities and social sciences in areas
such as psychology, sociology, critical reasoning, literature and foreign language.
- Strongly recommended:
- BIOL 325, Medical Terminology - 1 hour (Prereq: A
college Biology course)
- BIOL 309, Cellular Biology - 4 hours (Prereq: BIOL 104GS, BIOL 107GS, CHEM 161GS, CHEM 161LGS and CHEM
250)
- BIOL 360, Genetics - 4 hours (Prereq: 8 hours of
college Biology)
- BIOL 465, Physiology - 3 hours (Prereq: BIOL 107GS, BIOL 309, CHEM 161GS, CHEM 161LGS and organic chemistry)
- FCSC 110GS, Introduction to Nutrition - 3 hours
- HSCI 225, Introduction to Hematology - 2 hours
(Prereq: 8 hours of BIOL)
- PSY 313, Physiological Psychology - 3 hours
- PSY 318, Experimental Social Psychology - 3 hours
- PSY 465, Psychopharmacology - 3 hours
- SPCH 100GS, Fundamentals of Speech
Communication - 3 hours
Students pursuing a program of study in pre-physician assistant are expected to choose
a major so that they can be working towards a baccalaureate degree concurrently with the
pre-physician assistant program. This requires a major/minor combination or a
comprehensive major as well as completion of the UNK general studies requirements and
other degree requirements as set forth in the college catalog. (Students who are accepted
into physician assistant school prior to completing a baccalaureate degree at UNK may be
eligible to receive a BS degree in Health Science if they have
completed all General Studies requirements and have at least 90
semester hours completed in pre-PA studies.)
16 May 2005
