Track

Pre-Physician Assistant

As part of a Pre-Health Track, you’ll work with a dedicated Health Professions Advisory Committee (HPAC) advisor to plan your roadmap to a health professions school

Notes:

  • For all physician assistant programs, the listed pre-requisites for each school are a minimum required to apply.
  • To be competitive for admission, consider taking
    •  additional science courses
    •  shadowing a PA
    •  volunteer/community service
  •  Direct patient contact hours are recommended. These include, but are not limited to: EMT, paramedic, scribe, nurse, medical assistant, ER tech, PT aide, pharm tech, clinical research assistant, phlebotomist etc.
  • Each school has different deadlines to complete pre-requisites. Check each particular school for the deadline.

Statistics

Choose one of the following:

Item #
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
3-4.00

Psychology

Item #
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
3

English

Item #
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
3

Additional Requirements

Note: Courses in the groups below are additional requirements for  Physician Assistant programs at Texas schools; therefore, the stated hours in each section are not included in program total. 

Baylor College of Medicine Physician Assistant Program

Additional Psychology, Sociology or Philosophy elective 

Texas Tech Physician Assistant Program:

 No additional courses required

University of North Texas Physician Assistant Program

  • No additional courses required
  • GRE not required

UT San Antonio Master of Physician Assistant Program

No additional courses required

Recommended:

  • Medical Terminology (not offered at UST)
Item #
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
14

UTMB Galveston Physician Assistant Program

  • Additional Psychology or Sociology elective (3 hours)
  •  Medical Terminology (not offered at UST)
Item #
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
4

UT Southwestern Master of Physician Assistant Program:

No additional courses required

Recommended:

  • Medical Terminology (not offered atUST)
Item #
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
14

UT Rio Grande Valley Physician Assistant Program:

 No additional courses required

Hardin-Simmons University Master of Physician Assistant Studies

Additional Psychology or Sociology elective (3 hours)

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Master of Science in Physician Assistant Program

  • No additional courses required
  • GRE not required
Total Credits
44-45