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
Choose one of the following Anatomy courses:4
BIO 214
& BIO 215
Human Anatomy
and Human Anatomy Lab
BIO 224
& BIO 225
Clinical Anatomy
and Clinical Anatomy Lab
Choose one of the following Physiology courses:4
BIO 216
& BIO 217
Human Physiology
and Human Physiology Lab
BIO 226
& BIO 227
Clinical Physiology
and Clinical Physiology Lab
CHE 224
& CHE 225
Organic Chemistry I
and Organic Chemistry I Lab		4
Choose one of the following Biochemistry courses:4
CHE 304
& CHE 305
Essentials of Biochemistry
and Essentials of Biochemistry Lab
CHE/BIO 388
Biochemistry I
CHE/BIO 389
Biochemistry I Lab
Choose one of the following Microbiology courses:4
BIO 234
& BIO 235
Microbiology
and Microbiology Lab
BIO 230
& BIO 231
Clinical Microbiology
and Clinical Microbiology Lab
PHY 202
& PHY 202D
Introductory Physics I
and Introductory Physics I Lab		4
PSY 100Introduction to Psychology3
Choose one of the following Statistics courses:3-4
MAT 207M
Statistical Analysis
PSY 230M
Introduction to Statistical Methods and Experimental Design
HAS 250M
Statistics and Research Methods in Applied Health Sciences
Recommended Courses Offered in the College of Arts and Sciences
PHI 110
Contemporary Moral Issues
Choose one of the following advanced Cellular Biology courses:4
BIO 244
& BIO 245
Pathophysiology and Pharmacology
and Pathophysiology and Pharmacology Lab
BIO 248
& BIO 249
Clinical Pathophysiology and Pharmacology
and Clinical Pathophysiology and Pharmacology Lab
BIO 332
& BIO 333
Genetics
and Genetics Lab
Total Credits34-35