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CURRICULUM

B.S./M.S. Freshman Admission Option students complete year 1-5
M.S. students complete year 4-5

Pre-Professional Phase
YEAR 1
Fall Semester (B.S. program begins)		Spring Semester
Topics in Professionalism: Physician Assistant	1	Historical Understanding I	3
Writing Seminar I	3	Aesthetics	3
Biology I	4	Biology II	4
Chemistry I	4	Chemistry II	4
Finite Math/Pre-calculus/ Calculus I	3 or 4	Introduction to Calculus/ Calculus II	3 or 4
Physical Education	0.5	Total Credits	17/18
Total Credits	15.5/16.5

YEAR 2
Fall Semester		Spring Semester
Language or Area Studies	3	Language or Area Studies	3
Humanities I	3	Social Science I	3
Introduction to Psychology	3	Developmental Psychology	3
Bio-organic Chemistry	3	Microbiology	3
Anatomy and Physiology I	4	Anatomy and Physiology II	4
Physical Education	0.5	Clinical Interactions	2
Total Credits	16.5	Total Credits	18

YEAR 3
Fall Semester		Spring Semester
Writing Seminar II: Health Professions	3	Humanities/History/ Social Science II	3
Humanities/History/ Social Science II	3	Contemporary Perspectives	4
Abnormal Psychology	3	Principles of Genetics	4
Statistics I	3	Immunology	3
Histology	4	Medical Terminology & Documentation	3
Clinical Interactions II	3	Total Credits	17
Total Credits	19

Professional Phase
YEAR 4
Fall Semester ( foundation courses)		Spring Semester
Advanced Anatomy	5	Clinical Medicine	8
Medical Physiology & Pathophysiology	3	Clinical Skills	2
Medical Genetics Immunology & Microbiology	2	Emergency Medicine	3
Medical & Professional Ethics	2	Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics	4
Medical History & Physical Diagnosis	5	Clinical Laboratory Medicine	2
Applied Behavioral Science	3	Total Credits	19
Total Credits	20

First Summer Session		Second Summer Session
Pharmacotherapeutics Seminar	1	Clinical Rotation	6
Biomedical Literature & Research (Taken 1st & 2nd Summer sessions - 12 weeks)	3	Total Credits	6
Clinical Disciplines Overview (Women's Health, Pediatrics, & Surgery)	6
Advanced Radiology/ECG Seminar	1
Total Credits	11

YEAR 5
Fall Semester		Spring Semester
Clinical Rotation	6	Clinical Rotation	6
Clinical Rotation	6	Clinical Rotation	6
Clinical Rotation	6	Total Credits	12
Total Credits	18
First Summer Session		Second Summer Session
Preceptorship: Primary Care	12	Preceptorship II Elective	6
PA Master’s Project (Taken over entire clinical year)	3	Preceptorship II Floating Medicine Block	6
Total Credits	15	Total Credits	12

Total Credits 123-125 undergraduate 93 graduate

Clinical Phase Experiences
Clinical Rotations (4-6 weeks each): Internal Medicine Surgery Pediatrics Obstetrics and Gynecology Psychiatry/Mental Health Emergency Medicine		Preceptorships: Primary Care (12 weeks) Floating Medicine Block (5-6 weeks) Elective (5- 6-weeks)



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