Health Sciences Major - Physician Assistant Specialization

Description

The interdisciplinary Health Sciences major helps prepare students for graduate and professional programs in the Healthcare field. All Health Sciences majors complete a common core of required courses and a specialized track of required courses specific to their career goal.

Health Sciences Core (40 credits):

• BIO 1111 - Principles of Biology
• BIO 1101 - Principles of Biology I Lab
• BIO 1117 - Topics in Biology
• BIO 1120 - Human Anatomy
• BIO 1104 - Human Anatomy Lab
• BIO 2211 - Human Physiology
• BIO 2011 - Human Physiology Lab
• CHE 1103 - General Chemistry I: Structure and Bonding
• CHE 1001 - General Chemistry I Lab
• CHE 1104 - General Chemistry II: Chemical Reactivity
• CHE 1002 - General Chemistry II Lab
• CHE 1191 - Medical Careers 101
• KIN 2001 - Medical Terminology
• PSY 1106 - Introduction to Psychology
• STA 2215 - Introduction to Statistics

Physician Assistant Specialization (24 credits):

• BIO 2212 - Microbiology
• CHE 2217 - Organic Chemistry I
• CHE 2017 - Organic Chemistry I Lab
• CHE 2218 - Organic Chemistry II
• CHE 2018 - Organic Chemistry II Lab
• CHE 3321 - Biochemistry I
• CHE 3021 - Biochemistry I Lab
• KIN 3309 - Practicum in Health
• PHY 1104 - Introductory Physics I
• PHY 1004 - Introductory Physics I Lab

Capstone & Departmental Writing (4-6 credits):

• CHE 3205 - The Chemical Literature AND
• CHE 4493 - Chemistry Seminar

•      OR

• KIN 3200 - Writing in Kinesiology AND
• KIN 4493 - Research Capstone in Kinesiology

•      OR

• KIN 4490 - Capstone in Kinesiology

Total Credit Hours: 68-70

Recommended:

• BIO 2203 - Genetics
• PHY 1105 - Introductory Physics II
• PHY 1005 - Introductory Physics II Lab
• SOC 1104 - Introduction to Sociology: A Global Perspective
• A course in Communication or English

Requirements for Departmental Honors

Departmental Honors: A 3.50 GPA in all courses taken in the major and recommendation by the Chemistry and Kinesiology departments.