NSU’s Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences PA - Orlando

12 | 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 • a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 grading scale • a minimum science GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 grading scale 2. earned grade of C (2.0) or better in each of the following required courses (Science prerequisites must be completed by the end of the fall semester prior to matriculation.) REQUIRED COURSES SEMESTER HOURS College mathematics* 3 English (including three semester hours of English composition) 6 Humanities/arts 3 Social sciences 9 General inorganic chemistry (I and II) with lab 8 Microbiology with lab 4 General biology (or zoology) with lab 4 Human anatomy** 3 Human physiology** 3 Biochemistry 3 Human genetics 3 Medical terminology 1 *Statistics will not satisfy the college mathematics requirement. **If you take the combination class of Human Anatomy and Physiology I (A&P I), Then you must complete the sequence by taking Human Anatomy and Physiology II (A&P II). Did You Know? Successful applicants typically possessed cumulative grade point aver- ages in the range of 3.3 to 3.5 and higher. ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS