The ENMU-Portales campus will be closed tomorrow (Friday, January 10, 2025) in an abundance of caution due to winter weather and hazardous road conditions. Essential personnel from the Department of Public Safety and the Physical Plant will be required to show up to work at regularly scheduled times unless otherwise directed by a supervisor. Please feel free to contact the Department of Public Safety at 575.562.2393 or 575.760.2945 with any questions, comments, or concerns you may have.

Pre-Physician Assistant

Admission requirements for physician assistant programs vary from school to school. If you are interested in becoming a physician's assistant, you should make early contact with the schools of your choice for specific admission requirements. Commonly, students must have 60 semester hours that include the following:

Course Area Credits

General biology

4

General chemistry

8

Human anatomy and physiology

8

General psychology

3

College algebra

3

English composition

3

Expository or technical writing

3

Cross-cultural course

3

Anthropology or sociology

3

Humanities (literature, history or philosophy)

6
Two multicultural courses 6


Note: It is important you check with your school of choice to make sure the courses you take at ENMU are going to be accepted for credit toward your pre-physician's assistant bachelor's degree.