Pre-Anesthesiologist Assistant

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.

Must take in order:

Chemistry Additional Courses 

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

Choose one pair of courses:

Choose one of the following:

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

• 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.