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The Physician Associate Program does not offer or accept advanced standing credit for any course offered within the program. Students are required to complete all courses during their academic career in the program.
Prerequisite Completion- No more than one science and one non-science prerequisite can be in progress after December 31st of the year before enrollment in the program.
PA Prerequisites
The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education require that all applicants meet minimum academic requirements to be eligible. The following courses are required with a letter grade of "C" or better:
- College Algebra or higher
- Introduction to Psychology
- Psychology elective (must have PSYC/PSY/PSYCH prefix)
- General Chemistry I with lab
- General Chemistry II with lab
- Human Anatomy with lab*
- Human Physiology with lab*
- Microbiology with lab
- Upper-level Pathogenic Microbiology, Immunology, Virology, or Genetics (Must be a 3000 or 4000-level course)**
* Note: One semester of Human Anatomy with lab and one semester of Human Physiology with lab OR two semesters of a combined Anatomy and Physiology course (A&P). A cadaver course is preferred, although not required. Kinesiology and Exercise Science courses will not meet the requirement.
** Must be taken at a four-year college or university.
Please be aware that prerequisite coursework with titles that include "Essentials of," "Survey of," or "Introductory to," unless specifically designed for science majors, are considered less competitive. Basic science courses should be those for science majors.