The pre-professional component consists of 88 credits of humanities, basic sciences and medical sciences. This educational component is completed in three academic calendar years.

The professional component is completed over 27 months, consisting of 90 credits, and is divided into two phases.

Phase 1 is composed of 14 months of didactic and case-based courses in clinical and behavioral sciences, clinical laboratory science, and applied clinical skills.

Phase 2 consists of 12 months of Supervised Clinical Practices, in which students participate in the evaluation and management of patients in a wide variety of clinical areas. Students also participate in case-based coursework, as well as complete an evidence-based medicine Master's project, suitable for publishing.

First Year

Fall Semester - 16 credits
Research & Info Skills Lab - 1 cr.
Thinking and Writing ... - 3 cr.
Biology I - 4 cr.
Biology I Lab - 0 cr.
Fund. of Chem I/Lab - 5 cr.
Faith & Reason Core - 3 cr.

Spring Semester - 15 cr.
Elements of Computer Science - 2 cr.
Preparing for Clinical Practice - 1 cr.
Imaginative Lit. & Critical Writing - 3 cr.
Biology II - 4 cr.
Biology II Lab - 0 cr.
Fund. of Chem II/Lab - 5 cr.

Second Year

Fall Semester - 16 cr.
Introduction to Psychology - 3 cr.
Social Justice Core - 3 cr.
Creative Arts Core - 3 cr.
Physics for Life Sciences I /Lab - 4 cr.
Introduction to Biostatistics - 3 cr.

Spring Semester - 16 cr.
Basic Philosophical Questions - 3 cr.
Global Diversity Core - 3 cr.
Theology Core - 3 cr.
Intro to Microbiology - 3 cr.
General Microbiology Lab. - 1 cr.
Health Care Ethics - 3 cr.

Third Year

Fall Semester - 15 cr.
Communication and Prof. Civility - 3 cr.
Anatomy I - 5 cr.
Physiology I- 4 cr.
Medical Sciences I - 3 cr.

Third Year (cont.)

Summer Semester - 13 credits
Intro to PA Profession - 1 cr.
History & Physical Exam I / Lab - 3 cr.
Clinical Lab Methods - 3 cr.
Pathophysiology - 4 cr.
Patient Counseling and Education - 2 cr.

Fourth Year

Fall Semester - 17 cr.
Clinical Medicine I / Lab - 3 cr.
Neuroscience - 4 cr.
Clinical Pharmacology - 4 cr.
Applied Clinical Methods I / Lab - 3 cr.
History & Physical Exam. II / Lab - 3 cr.

Spring Semester - 18 cr.
Health Policy - 2 cr.
Clinical Medicine II / Lab - 3 cr.
Applied Clinical Methods II / Lab - 3 cr.
Clinical Seminar I - 3 cr.
Fund. of Pediatrics / Lab - 2 cr.
History & Physical Exam. III / Lab - 3 cr.
Principles of Research - 2 cr.

Summer Semester - 12 cr.
Clinical Seminar II - 3 cr.
Fund. of Surgery / Lab - 3 cr.
Clinical Medicine III / Lab - 3 cr.
Applied Pharmacology - 2 cr.
Patient Counseling & Education - 1 cr.


Fifth Year

Fall Semester - 12 cr.
Clinical Seminar III - 3 cr.
Clinical Externship I - 3 cr.
Clinical Externship II - 3 cr.
Clinical Externship III - 3 cr.

Spring Semester - 9 cr.
Clinical Externship IV - 3 cr.
Clinical Externship V - 3 cr.
Clinical Externship VI - 3 cr.