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.