Academic Catalog 2025-2026

M.S. in Physician Assistant at Bethel University

An M.S. in Physician Assistant is offered through the Bethel University Graduate School. The College of Arts and Sciences offers all prerequisites as well as recommended courses for this program. Students must earn a grade of B- or higher in all prerequisites. Completion of these prerequisites and recommended courses does not guarantee admission to Bethel’s Physician Assistant program. Consult the Graduate School catalog for further information.

Required Prerequisites Offered in the College of Arts and Sciences
BIO 216
& BIO 217		Human Physiology
and Human Physiology Lab 2		4
Choose one of the following Anatomy lecture and lab choices:4
BIO 214
& BIO 215
Human Anatomy
and Human Anatomy Lab 1
BIO 409
& BIO 410
Advanced Human Gross Anatomy
and Advanced Human Gross Anatomy Lab 7
Choose one of the following Organic Chemistry lecture and lab choices:4
CHE 224
& CHE 225
Organic Chemistry I
and Organic Chemistry I Lab 3
CHE 226
& CHE 227
Organic Chemistry II
and Organic Chemistry II Lab 8
Choose one of the following Biochemistry lecture and lab choices:3-4
BIO 234
& BIO 235
Microbiology
and Microbiology Lab 6
BIO 332
& BIO 333
Genetics
and Genetics Lab 11
CHE 304
Essentials of Biochemistry 4
CHE 388
& CHE 389
Biochemistry I
and Biochemistry I Lab 5
CHE 396
& CHE 397
Biochemistry II
and Biochemistry II Lab 10
Choose one of the following Psychology courses:2-4
PSY 101
Introduction to Psychology I
PSY 203
Lifespan Development 9
PSY 300
Psychopathology 9
Choose one of the following Statistics courses:4
AHS 250M
Statistics and Research Methods in Applied Health Sciences
MAT 207M
Statistical Analysis
PSY 230M
Introduction to Statistical Methods and Experimental Design
Total Credits21-24
1

BIO 104/BIO 104D, BIO 120/BIO 120D, BIO 122/BIO 122D, BIO 124/BIO 124D, or BIO 128/BIO 128D is a prerequisite for this course.

2

BIO 214/BIO 215 and one of the following: BIO 104/BIO 104D, BIO 120/BIO 120D, BIO 124/BIO 124D, or BIO 218, NSC 130/NSC 130D are prerequisites for this course.

3

CHE 214/CHE 215 is a prerequisite for this course.

4

BIO 120/BIO 120D or BIO 124/BIO 124D and CHE 224/CHE 225 are prerequisites for this course.

5

BIO 120/BIO 120D or BIO 124/BIO 124D and CHE 226/CHE 227 are prerequisites for this course.

6

BIO 218 (may be taken concurrently) or BIO 120/BIO 120D and a course in chemistry is a prerequisite for this course.

7

BIO 214/BIO 215 or Consent of Instructor is a prerequisite for this course.

8

CHE 224/CHE 225 is a prerequisite for this course.

9

PSY 101 is a prerequisite for this course.

10

CHE 388/CHE 389 is a prerequisite for this course.

11

BIO 218 (may be taken concurrently), BIO 124/BIO 124D and two courses in chemistry are prerequisites for this course.

 

Courses whose number is followed by a letter fulfill a General Education requirement.

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