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Pre-Physician Assistant - Minor

Nazareth University · Rochester, NY

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Program
Award
Minor
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The Pre-Physician Associate/Physician Assistant (PA) minor enhances the competitiveness of students interested in applying to PA schools. The American Association of Physician Assistants (AAPA) recommends that interested students, regardless of the major chosen, should select courses that emphasize the skills of the effective and appropriate application of medical knowledge, interpersonal and communication skills, patient care, professionalism, practice-based learning and improvement, and systems-based practice.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
193584
CourseShelf checklist
CK_193584_bd89b6e9
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Pre-Physician Assistant Minor Courses

8 items
  1. Required Courses
    Not resolved to a course
  2. HHS 498
    Contemporary Issues in Interprofessional Team Practice
    Not resolved to a course
    1
  3. SCI 100
    Healthcare Careers: Meet Your Team
    Not resolved to a course
    1
  4. SCI 300
    Pre-Health Professional Core Competencies: Becoming Your Best Candidate
    Not resolved to a course
    1
  5. SOC 333
    Medical Sociology
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  6. Highly Recommended Course
    Not resolved to a course
  7. SCI 350
    Foundations in Human Gross Anatomy
    Not resolved to a course
    2
  8. SCI*350 requires an overall GPA of 3.4 and 100 clinical hours
    Not resolved to a course

Pre-Physician Assistant Minor Electives

32 items
  1. Choose at least three credits from the following (Psychology and Ethics):
    Not resolved to a course
  2. BLDR 410
    Leadership and Ethics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. PHL 233
    Ethics, Health and Wellness
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. PHL 391
    Biomedical Ethics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  5. PSY 221
    Development I: Infancy and Childhood
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  6. PSY 224
    Adolescence and Early Adulthood
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  7. PSY 226
    Adulthood and Late Life
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  8. PSY 256
    Health Psychology
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  9. PSY 355
    Aging and Community Service
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  10. Choose at least three credits from the following (Electives, possible Integrative Studies courses):
    Not resolved to a course
  11. BLDR 222
    Organizational Behavior
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  12. DAN 260
    Integrated Somatic Anatomy and Kinesiology
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  13. PBH 101
    Introduction to Public Health
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  14. PBH 202
    Global Health
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  15. PSC 341
    Healthcare Politics: U.S. Policy in Comparative Perspective
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  16. RES 230
    Meditation and Mindfulness: From Suffering to Freedom
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  17. RES 366
    Meaning of Death
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  18. RES 376
    Religion and Healing: A Global Perspective
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  19. Choose at least three credits, and associated 1 credit lab if available, from the following (Upper Level Science):
    Not resolved to a course
  20. BIO 220
    Principles of Toxicology
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  21. BIO 301
    Cancer Biology
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  22. BIO 304
    Reproduction and Development
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  23. BIO 331
    Cellular Toxicology
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  24. BIO 332
    Clinical Environmental Medicine
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  25. BIO 345
    Virology: A Whole New World
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  26. BIO 410
    Cell Biology
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  27. CHM 437
    Thermodynamics of Drug Design
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  28. CLS 301
    Clinical Chemistry
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  29. CLS 302
    Diagnostic Microbiology
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  30. CLS 305
    Clinical Blood Banking
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  31. CLS 306
    Clinical Hematology
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  32. Additional Course Students must earn 18 credits to complete the Pre-PA minor. Take 3 additional credits from any of the courses previously listed (plus lab if it is a required corequisite). See advisor if 2 credits in this section meets 18 credit minimum for the minor.
    Not resolved to a course

Courses Required for PA School Application

19 items
  1. Biology Requirements
    Not resolved to a course
  2. BIO.Q 103 - Biological Systems I
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. BIO 104
    Biological Systems II
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. BIO 210
    Human Anatomy and Physiology I
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  5. BIO 211
    Human Anatomy and Physiology II
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  6. BIO 310
    Genetics
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  7. BIO 318
    Clinical Microbiology
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  8. Chemistry and Biochemistry Requirements
    Not resolved to a course
  9. CHM.Q 140 - General Chemistry: Molecules, Matter And Mayhem
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  10. CHM 225
    Analytical Chemistry
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  11. CHM 251
    Organic Chemistry I
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  12. CHM 252
    Organic Chemistry II
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  13. BCH 421
    Biochemistry I
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  14. ​Math Requirements
    Not resolved to a course
  15. MTH 208
    Statistics for Scientists
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  16. ​English Requirements
    Not resolved to a course
  17. ENGW 101
    Exposition
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  18. ENGW 102
    Argument and Research
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  19. ​Humanities/Social Science Requirements 2 semesters, varies across schools
    Not resolved to a course

Additional Information

0 items
    Source. Nazareth University, catalog 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog — https://catalog.naz.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=110&poid=14568&returnto=3147. Captured page pages/0054.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.