The courses and sequence listed below are subject to change. Please consult the course catalog for additional information.
START YOUR APPLICATIONBeginning with the 2025-2026 academic year, a trimester course sequence will be implemented for summer 2025. View the 2025-2026 course structure for additional details.
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| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | Hours | |
| Summer | ||
| PHYA 502 | Human Gross Anatomy | 6 |
| PHYA 519 | Human Physiology | 4 |
| Hours | 10 | |
| Term 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| INDP 100 | Inter Professional Appreciation and Caring Communities | 0 |
| PHYA 501 | Pharmacologic Concepts and Pharmacotherapeutics | 2 |
| PHYA 503 | History Taking and Physical Exam | 6 |
| PHYA 514 | Professional Practice Issues and Health Policy | 2 |
| PHYA 531 | Community Health Service | 2 |
| PHYA 534 | Introduction to Pathogenesis and Clinical Genetics | 1 |
| PHYA 542 | Research Methods | 2 |
| PHYA 549 | Radiology for the Physician Assistant | 3 |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Term 3 | ||
| Spring | ||
| INDP 100 | Inter Professional Appreciation and Caring Communities | 0 |
| PHYA 510 | Clinical Medicine I | 8 |
| PHYA 511 | Clinical Medicine II | 8 |
| PHYA 515 | Medicine, Law, and Health Care Ethics | 1 |
| PHYA 520 | Pharmacology I | 2 |
| PHYA 521 | Pharmacology II | 2 |
| PHYA 535 | Pathophysiology I | 2 |
| PHYA 536 | Pathophysiology II | 1 |
| PHYA 543 | Evidenced-Based Medicine | 2 |
| Hours | 26 | |
| Term 4 | ||
| Hours | 0 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Term 1 | ||
| Summer | ||
| PHYA 512 | Clinical Medicine III | 8 |
| PHYA 522 | Pharmacology III | 2 |
| PHYA 530 | Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry | 1 |
| PHYA 537 | Pathophysiology III | 1 |
| PHYA 513 | Clinical Medicine IV | 7 |
| PHYA 523 | Pharmacology IV | 1 |
| Hours | 20 | |
| Term 2 | ||
| Fall and Spring | ||
| Term 2 & Term 3 (Students will only take 6 of the 7 below, total of 48 credits for Fall and Spring) | ||
| PHYA 550 | Family Medicine Preceptorship | 8 |
| PHYA 551 | Internal Medicine Preceptorship | 8 |
| PHYA 553 | Emergency Medicine Preceptorship | 8 |
| PHYA 554 | Gynecology/Prenatal Preceptorship | 8 |
| PHYA 555 | General Surgery Preceptorship | 8 |
| PHYA 556 | Behavioral Medicine Preceptorship | 8 |
| PHYA 557 | Pediatrics Preceptorship | 8 |
| Hours | 56 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Term 1 | ||
| Summer (Includes Core Preceptorship #7 from list of preceptorships in Second year) | ||
| PHYA 558 | Elective Preceptorship I | 6 |
| PHYA 559 | Elective Preceptorship II | 6 |
| PHYA 560 | Research Practicum | 2 |
| PHYA 562 | Comprehensive Exam Review | 3 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Total Hours | 147 | |
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