Admission Cycle

All prerequisite coursework and the bachelor’s or master’s degree must be completed from a United States regionally accredited institution. Prerequisite courses completed at foreign or other institutions that are not regionally accredited in the United States are not accepted. Course and transcript evaluations of equivalency are not accepted.

Applicants must successfully complete all of the following prerequisite courses with a grade of “C” or higher prior to the program start date. All prerequisite coursework must be completed prior to matriculation and must be from a regionally accredited institution (no equivalency will be accepted).

     
  • Human anatomy & physiology with lab – minimum 8 semester credits (If you have taken a combined anatomy & physiology course, you must have two or more semesters (each with lab) totaling 8 semester credits)
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  • Microbiology (with or without lab) – minimum 3 semester credits
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  • General chemistry (with or without lab) – minimum 6 semester credits
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  • Biochemistry (with or without lab) – minimum 3 semester credits
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  • Psychology – minimum 6 semester credits
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  • College algebra – minimum 3 semester credits
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  • Social sciences – minimum 6 semester credits
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  • Medical terminology – minimum 1 semester credit

NOTE: The Central Coast Physician Assistant Program (CCPAP) supports all educational experiences from either U.S. regionally accredited colleges and universities, by residential, hybrid, or online instruction.