Prerequisites
Overall Prerequisite Summary
To be considered for admission to the OHSU PA Program, applicants must have:
- A bachelor's degree
- Specific prerequisite courses
- Health care experience
- Letters of Recommendation
Required courses must be taken at regionally accredited community colleges and/or universities. We accept both upper and lower division credits to meet specific prerequisite courses. Please refer to the information included below and within the prerequisite pages for additional details regarding the requirements.
For the 2019-20 application cycle, planned summer 2020 admission, applicants must complete the bachelor's degree and all prerequisite course work with a grade of C (2.0) or better by December 31, 2019. All courses must be taken from a regionally accredited institution. Unless otherwise noted, Pass/No Pass, AP credit, or IB credit will not be accepted to fulfill the prerequisites below.
The requirements indicate the MINIMUM required, competitive applicants will generally apply with more than the minimum.
If you are an applicant who has received their education from an international institution, please refer to the requirements detailed on the international applicants page.
Prerequisite |
Requirement |
Additional Information |
Overall GPA | Minimum 3.0 |
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Bachelor's degree |
Complete by the end of fall term prior to matriculation |
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Overall Biology, Chemistry and/or Physics (BCP) credits |
Minimum of 30 semester credit hours or 40 quarter credit hours |
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Human Anatomy and Physiology with Lab(s) |
2 semester courses or 3 quarter courses of a combined A&P with lab OR 1 semester Anatomy with lab and 1 semester Physiology with lab |
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Microbiology with Lab |
One course with lab; minimum 3 credits (semester or quarter) |
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Biology |
Two courses; minimum 3 credits each (semester or quarter) Lab(s) highly recommended |
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Chemistry |
Two courses; minimum 3 credits each (semester or quarter) Lab(s) highly recommended |
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General or Developmental Psychology |
One course, minimum of 3 credits (semester or quarter) |
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Biostatistics or Statistics |
One course, minimum of 3 credits (semester or quarter) |
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Highly Recommended Courses
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Questions?
Please refer to the prerequisites section of our FAQ page.
If you have specific questions about your coursework that have not been answered by our website, please email us at paprgm@ohsu.edu with the following information and the admissions team will evaluate if the course is acceptable. We are unable to review coursework over the phone.
- Course number/title
- Institution
- Date taken
- Course description
- Syllabus, if available