NSU's Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences - PA Jacksonville

10 | Physician Assistant Program Prospective students are selected by the Committee on Admissions (COA), which considers the overall qualities of each applicant. Areas of consideration include • interpersonal skills • personal motivation • knowledge and understanding of the PA profession • academic performance and level of achievement • life experiences • quality and length of prior health care experience • recommendations/evaluations Requirements for all applicants (unless specifically stated otherwise) include 1. completion of a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or uni- versity, prior to matriculation, with the following GPAs at the time of application and through matriculation • minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 grading scale • minimum cumulative science GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 grading scale Please note that NSU’s Physician Assistant Program— Jacksonville does not grant advanced standing to matriculants who hold an advanced degree. All matriculants must complete the entire curriculum. 2. earned grade of C (2.0) or better in each of the required prerequisite courses REQUIRED COURSES SEMESTER HOURS • College mathematics (other than statistics) 3 • English composition 3 • English 3 • Humanities/arts 3 • Social sciences 9 • General biology (or zoology) with lab 4 • Microbiology with lab 4 • Chemistry I with lab 4 • Chemistry II with lab 4 • Human anatomy* 3 • Human physiology* 3 • Biochemistry 3 • Human genetics 3 • Medical terminology 1 *Human anatomy and human physiology can be taken separately or as a combined sequence of Anatomy and Physiology I and II. Successful applicants typically possess cumulative grade point averages in the range of 3.3 to 3.5 and higher. Did You Know? ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS