Post-Baccalaureate Certificate

Pre-Anesthesiologist Assistant Studies

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Health Professions Advisory Committee

REQUIREMENTS 

  • Must have a Baccalaureate degree*
  • Complete at least 30 credits at UST from the BIOL, CHEM, PHYS, MATH classes below or other UD courses in these subjects
  • Obtain a 3.0 cumulative GPA or above in courses at UST
  • Must attend the HPAC Introductory Workshop during the first semester of enrollment
  • Students who do not need 30 credits to complete their prereqs, should apply to the Post-Baccalaureate Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Program (non-certificate)

* GPA and other requirements as per office of admissions

Biology

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15

Chemistry

Must take in order:

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12

Chemistry Additional Courses

These courses are preferred but not required. 

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4

Physics

Choose one pair of courses:

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Sub-Total Credits
8

Statistics

Choose one of the following:

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Sub-Total Credits
4

Calculus

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Sub-Total Credits
4

English

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Sub-Total Credits
3

REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSIDERATION INTO UST-CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY (CWRU) ARTICULATION AGREEMENT PROGRAM

  • Post-baccalaureate students must complete at least 40 credits at UST from the requirements course list*
  • Obtain a 3.25 cumulative GPA
  • Obtain a B- or above on all prerequisite courses
  • Obtain a B- or above on all non-prerequsite courses (any C grade in non-prerequsite courses must have a written explanation submitted with the application. Any grade of D or F will disqualify the candidate from the program.
  • Within 3 years of application deadline, obtain a minimum
    • MCAT score of 500 or higher OR
    • GRE score of at least: 153 Verbal, 156 Quantitative Reasoning, 4.0 Analytical Writing
  • Shadowed with Anesthesiologist Assistants 
  • Applications interested in this program will submit a form to HPAC by April.  A formal application must be submitted to CWRU by August 1 once approved by HPAC.
  • All application documents, including Altus Suite, must be submitted to CWRU Master's in Anesthesia Program by August 1.
  • Students that do not meet the above criteria, can still apply on their own to CWRU or other Anesthesiologist Assistant Programs

* All courses must be taken within 7 years of application deadline. An MCAT score of 500+ waives the time-limit on prerequisite courses

For the CWRU/UST program, the following courses MUST be taken at UST within 5 years of application deadline:

  1. A&P I
  2. Biochemistry

Contact your HPAC advisor if you have any questions. 

Total Credits
46-50