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Discover the mission, vision and goals of the physician assistant program.
318 Everett L. Marshall Building
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
734.487.0090
It is your responsibility to ensure all requirements for the pre-admissions courses are met. All of the following pre-admission courses must be completed by the appropriate deadlines and fulfill all associated requirements in order to be considered for admission.
At least five of the seven pre-admission courses (including associated labs) must be completed at the time of application. This includes the grades appearing and being verified on the CASPA application. All seven required pre-admission courses must be completed by June 1 of the year entering the program (e.g., June 1, 2024 for those starting the program in Sept. 2024).
Each pre-admission course must be successfully completed within 10 years prior to September enrollment. For example, for those applying to start the program in September 2024, all pre-admission courses must be completed more recently than September 2014. All pre-admission courses must fall within this time frame.
May be taken as separate anatomy and physiology courses each being at least three semester credits hours or two semesters of a combined anatomy/physiology course (combined at least six semester credit hours or more) as part of anatomy and physiology I and anatomy and physiology II (must be taken at the same institution). A substantial portion of these courses must focus on humans and encompass virtually all body systems. Taking a lab is recommended, but not required. Contact us about anatomy and physiology courses that do not fit into the notes above.
Requires a lab and lecture. These may be combined as one course (and thus one grade) or taken separately (lecture course, lab course). Only one semester is required if the course is at least three semester credit hours and includes a lab.
May also be taken as a combined organic/biochemistry course with lab. The lecture with lab may be combined as one course (and thus one grade) or taken separately (lecture course, lab course). Only one semester is required if the course is at least three semester credit hours and includes a lab.
Requires a lab and lecture. These may be combined as one course (and thus one grade) or taken separately (lecture course, lab course).
Must focus on psychology across the entire lifespan (birth to death). Common, accepted courses include developmental psychology and lifespan psychology. Courses such as introduction to psychology, general psychology, abnormal psychology or child psychology are not accepted. Contact us if developmental psychology or lifespan psychology are not the titles for the course intended to fulfill this requirement.
May be taken from a variety of departments, including math, psychology or sociology. The main focus must be on statistical analysis and methods with direct content or correlation to using statistics in research studies. Generally, statistics is part of the course title.
Every pre-admission course must be taken according to the information on this page. The program does not allow pre-admission course waivers, testing out or getting credit for personal experience or work history for pre-admission courses. Advanced placement courses/credits are not accepted.
To determine if your courses qualify, follow the guide below:
If the answers to all of these questions are "yes," the course is likely to meet requirements. If you aren't sure if a course qualifies, email [email protected] and include:
Contact us at [email protected] or 734.487.2843.
The PA program admissions requirements are subject to change without advanced notice.
Discover the mission, vision and goals of the physician assistant program.