Recommended first two year course plan for Pre-Physician Assistant at UW-Parkside
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The Pre-PA program at UW-Parkside has been designed to outline specific courses that students interested in PA School need to take in order to gain acceptance into PA programs throughout the United States.

Students wishing to attend PA school can obtain ANY undergraduate major, however, the vast majority of students applying to and accepted into professional PA programs major in some field of Biology or Chemistry.

Minimum course requirements to be considered for acceptance into PA school are:

At least:

1 year of Biology (introductory level) with accompanying laboratories

2 years of Chemistry with accompanying laboratories

    - 1 year Introductory Chemistry

    - 1 year of Organic Chemistry

1 year of Physics (introductory level) with accompanying laboratories

1 semester of Calculus*

1 year of English Literature

Graduate Record Exam (GRE)

* Amount of Required mathematics varies depending on individual PA programs