Required major courses: BIOL 111 GE: Human Anatomy and Physiology I, BIOL 112 GE: Human Anatomy and Physiology II, BIOL 114 GE: Introductory Biology I, BIOL 115 GE: Introductory Biology II, BIOL 200 General Ecology, BIOL 330 Microbiology, BIOL 331 Genetics, BIOL 340 Animal Physiology, BIOL 410 Histology, BIOL 495 Seminar I, BIOL 496 Seminar II; 5 semester hours of BIOL 486, and an additional 9 semester hours of biology electives is required.
• Corequisite courses: CHEM 121 General Chemistry I, CHEM 123 General Chemistry I Lab, CHEM 124 General Chemistry II, CHEM 126 General Chemistry II Lab, CHEM 233 Organic Chemistry I, CHEM 234 Organic Chemistry II, CHEM 235 Orgnaic Chemistry I Lab, CHEM 236 Organic Chemistry II Lab, PHY 131 or PHY 161, PHY132 or 162, ENGL 162 or 203 or 204, PSY 101, MATH 110 and 135 or 140
• A minimum grade of "C" is required in all required and corequisite courses
• Required quality point average: 3.3 or greater in required and corequisite courses, 3.0 or greater overall. At least one half of the credit hours required in biology must be completed at East Stroudsburg University. Field Experience, Internship, and Research courses will not be included in the QPA calculations to meet the requirements of this program. No more than six credits of field Experience, Internship, and Research courses may be applied toward Biology requirements for this degree

Coordinator: Jennifer White email: jwhite@po-box.esu.edu phone: (570) 422-3712

Students will be evaluated at the end of their junior year (after the sixth semester). Transfer students must meet the same academic standards for acceptance and college coursework. An internship consisting of 200 hrs (the equivalent of 5 full-time work-weeks) of direct patient care in a hospital, clinic, senior care facility, etc. is required after the junior year and can be arranged by the student with the approval of the Pre-Physician Assistant coordinator. An articulation agreement with King's College guarantees a limited number of seats in the professional phase of the Master of Science Physician Assistant Program to successful graduates who also meet certain additional requirements.

Freshmen must meet the following requirements:

Entrance requirements:

• Combined SAT score of 1100 or ACT Score of 24
• High school GPA of at least 3.0
• College-prep curriculum that includes of 4 years of English, 4 years of mathematics, 3 years of science including 1 year each of biology, chemistry and physics
• Class ranking in the top 40% and;
• Permission of the Pre-PA Coordinator. Students will be evaluated after their junior year by the Pre-PA coordinator.

The following are required to remain in the program:

• Completion of the following required coursework: BIOL 114, 115; CHEM 121, 123,124, 126, 233, 234, 235, 236; PHYS 131 or 161, 132 or 162; ENGL 162 or 203 or 204; PSY 101; MATH 110 and 135 or 140
• A 3.3 QPA in required and corequisite coursework, 3.0 QPA overall

Qualified students choosing to remain in the concentration must:

• Enroll in 5 credit hours of BIOL 486 Field Experience and Internship: The internship must be completed prior to November 1 of the senior year
• Take the Allied Health Professions Achievements TEST (AHPAT): The test can be taken as early as April of the junior year, but no later than September of the senior year. Students must request that their scores are reported directly to the Pre-PA coordinator.
• Interview with the Pre-PA coordinator in the fall of the senior year, presenting the AHPAT scores, transcripts, letters of recommendation, comments of internship sponsors, a signed Buckley Amendment Waiver, and registration for spring classes to complete graduation requirements

Students may receive a favorable recommendation from the Pre-PA coordinator by the application deadlines of area PA programs if they adhere to the above schedule. At the discretion of the Pre-PA coordinator, a student who fails to meet the standards for retention after the junior year, may be placed on probationary status for one semester, during which all standards must be met for continuance.