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.
Biology
Must take in Order
Item #
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
23
Chemistry
Must take in order:
Item #
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
12
Statistics
Choose one of the following:
Item #
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
3-4.00
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
4.0
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
4.0
Sub-Total Credits
4
UT Southwestern Master of Physician Assistant Program:
No additional courses required
Recommended:
- Medical Terminology (not offered atUST)
Item #
Title
Credits
4.0
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