Track

Pre-Anesthesiologist Assistant

Biology

Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
11

Anatomy and Physiology Options

Complete ONE of the following options. If you are a biology undergraduate major:

  • BIOL 3435 and BIOL 3345 can count towards major credits for your degree.
  • BIOL 2445 count only as elective credits for your degree.
Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
4-7

Chemistry Additional Courses 

Note: These courses are preferred but not required, so they are not included in the totals.

Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
4

Physics

Choose one pair of courses:

Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
8

Statistics

Choose one of the following:

Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
4

Calculus

Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
4

English

Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
3

UST/Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) Articulation Agreement Program

The University of St. Thomas has an agreement with Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) that guarantees an early interview for its Master of Science in Anesthesia program to students who meet the criteria outlined below. Students will receive an admission decision within one to two weeks of their interview.

  • Undergraduate students must be working towards or have earned a Bachelor's degree at UST and have completed at least 40 credits at UST from the requirements course list*
  • 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
46-49