Pre-Physician Assistant with B.S. in Biology (Professional Health Sciences Emphasis)
| Freshman Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| BIOL 120 | Orientation to the Biology Major | 1 |
| BIOL 150 & 150L | General Biology I and General Biology I Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 121 & 121L | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Laboratory | 4 |
| MATH 103 | College Algebra | 3 |
| Essential Studies course or course from Group 1* | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOL 151 & 151L | General Biology II and General Biology II Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 122 & 122L | General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Laboratory | 4 |
| MATH 146 | Applied Calculus I | 3 |
| Essential Studies course or course from Group 1* | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Sophomore Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CHEM 341 & 341L | Organic Chemistry I ** or Anatomy for Paramedical Personnel and Anatomy for Paramedical Personnel Laboratory | 4-5 |
| BIOL 315 | Genetics | 3 |
| Essential Studies courses or courses from Group 1 or 2* | 8 | |
| Credits | 15-16 | |
| Spring | ||
| CHEM 342 & 342L | Organic Chemistry II ** or Survey of Organic Chemistry and Survey of Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 4-5 |
| BIOL 341 & 341L | Cell Biology and Cell Biol Lab | 4 |
| Essential Studies courses or courses from Group 1 or 2* | 7-8 | |
| Credits | 15-17 | |
| Junior Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| PHYS 161 | Introductory College Physics I | 4 |
| BIOL 442 & 442L | Physiology of Organs and Systems and Physiology of Organs and Systems Laboratory | 4 |
| Essential Studies courses or courses from Group 1, 2 or 3* | 7-8 | |
| Credits | 15-16 | |
| Spring | ||
| PHYS 162 | Introductory College Physics II | 4 |
| BMB 301 | 3 | |
| Essential Studies courses or courses from Group 1, 2 or 3* | 8 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Senior Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOL 480 | Senior Capstone Seminar | 3 |
| ANAT 204 & 204L | Anatomy for Paramedical Personnel and Anatomy for Paramedical Personnel Laboratory if not taken sophomore year | 5 |
| or Biol requirement or elective from Group 3 or 4* | 3-4 | |
| Biol requirment or elective from Group 3 or 4* | 3-4 | |
| Essential Studies course or elective | 3-4 | |
| Credits | 17-20 | |
| Spring | ||
| MBIO 302 & MBIO 302L | and | 4 |
| Biol requirement from Group 3 or 4* | 3-4 | |
| Essential Studies courses or electives | 8 | |
| Credits | 15-16 | |
| Total Credits | 122-130 | |
*Courses for Groups 1, 2, 3 and 4:
Group 1 courses are required and include: Eng 110 and 130, Psych 111, Psych 250, Psych 270, Soc 110, Comm 110, and a Statistics course (Psych 241, Soc 326 or other course as approved)
Group 2, 3 and 4 courses include options for Biology major requirements/electives or other requirements/sensible electives for PA school:
Group 2 Fall courses: Biol 312, Biol 312R, Comm 212, Med 205, Nutr 240
Group 2 Spring courses: Biol 341, Comm 212, Med 204, Nutr 240
Group 3 Fall courses: Biol 364+L, Chem 333
Group 3 Spring courses: MBio 302+L
Group 4 Fall courses: Biol 378, Biol 390, Biol 420, MBio 328
Group 4 Spring courses: Biol 369+L, Biol 415, PPT 315
**OChem and BioChem requirements vary greatly from PA school to PA school. To be sure most regional PA school requirements are covered, we recommend Chem 341-342 and BMB 301. If, however, a student wishes to only do Chem 340+L and BMB 301, they should take Anat 204+L in place of Chem 341+L (sophomore fall) on the above schedule. Please see Health Sciences Advisor for details and for help with choosing requirements and electives for this program!!
All students must fulfill Essential Studies requirements to graduate: http://und.edu/academics/essential-studies/requirements.cfm