Accelerated Curriculum Suggested Course of Study

Applicable to students entering during the 2012-13 school year.
 

First Year
Fall Winter  
BIO 105 Foundations of Biology I with lab 4    
CHEM 125 General Chemistry I with lab 4    
HIST XXX History Sequence I 3    
MATH 165 College Algebra & Trigonometry 3    
PEAC 178 Wellness 1    
RELB 110 Biblical Resources for Understanding Health Care 2    
BIOL 110 Foundations of Biology II with lab   4  
BIOL 130 Career Explorations   1  
CHEM 136 General Chemistry II with lab   4  
ENGL 105 Academic Discourse I   3  
HIST XXX History Sequence II   3  
RELB XXX Religion elective (Spiritual Foundations)   2  
  TOTAL CREDITS 17 17  
         
Second Year
Fall Winter Summer
XXX Humanities Group II elective 3    
CHEM 211 Organic Chemistry with lab 4    
COMM 214 Speech Communication 3    
PHYS 141 General Physics with lab 4    
PSYC 112 General Psychology 3    
XXX Humanities Group II elective   3  
CHEM 222 Organic Chemistry II with lab   4  
ENGL 218 Writing and Research in the Sciences   3  
PHYS 152 General Physics II with lab   4  
SOCI 115 Sociology   3  
BIOL 151 Microbiology (major elective)     4
PSYC 138 Human Growth & Development     3
  TOTAL CREDITS 17 17 7
         
Third Year
Fall Winter Summer
BIOL 210 Human Anatomy with lab 4    
BIOL 315 Molecular Biology with lab 4    
BIOL 430 Seminar in Biology 1    
GSCI 410 History & Philosophy of Science 3    
MATH 215 Probability & Statistics 4    
RELX XXX Religion elective 2    
BIOL 305 Human Physiology with lab   4  
BIOL 305 Genetics with lab   4  
BIOL 340 Biochemistry with lab   4  
BIOL 430 Seminar in Biology   1  
PEAC XXX Physical education elective   1  
RELX 3XX Upper division religion elective   2
 
Entry point to physician assistant program
PHAS 500 Introduction to the PA Profession*     1
PHAS 506 Basics of Pharmacology*     2
PHAS 511 Patient Interviewing & Documentation     3
PHAS 551 Behavioral Medicine*     2
PHAS 553 Clinical Genetics*     2
RELP 315 Spirituality in Healing & Healthcare*     2
  TOTAL CREDITS 18 16 12
         
Note: to progress from summer to fall semester at this point, official record of prerequisite requirements must have been documented in the college admissions office prior to the end of summer semester.
         
Fourth Year
Fall Winter Summer
PHAS 508 Evidence-Based Medicine 1    
PHAS 512 CMM Dermatology 1    
PHAS 513 CMM Hematology & Oncology 1    
PHAS 514 CMM Infectious Disease* 1    
PHAS 516 CMM ENT 3    
PHAS 517 CMM Cardiovascular Medicine 9    
PHAS 522 CMM Endocrinology* 3    
PHAS 528 CMM Nephrology 2    
RELP 253 Morality & Medicine*   2  
PHAS 518 CMM Pulmonology*   5  
PHAS 526 CMM Gastroenterology   6  
PHAS 527 CMM Musculoskeletal Medicine   8  
PHAS 523 CMM Neurology   3  
PHAS 543 Case Studies in Faith, Diversity & Ethics     2
PHAS 561 Pediatrics     2
PHAS 562 Women's Health     2
PHAS 566 Surgical & Emergency Care     3
PHAS 567 Integration of Clinical Medicine Seminar     1
  TOTAL CREDITS 21 24 10
         
Fifth Year
Fall Winter Summer
PHAS 620 Clinical rotation 2.5    
PHAS 621 Clinical rotation 2.5    
PHAS 622 Clinical rotation 2.5    
PHAS 623 Clinical rotation 2.5    
PHAS 639 Capstone Prep 1    
PHAS 600 Seminar in PA Professional Development   1  
PHAS 624 Clinical rotation   2.5  
PHAS 625 Clinical rotation   2.5  
PHAS 626 Clinical rotation   2.5  
PHAS 627 Clinical rotation   2.5  
PHAS 615 Objective Structured Clinical Examination     1
PHAS 628 Clinical rotation     2.5
PHAS 629 Clinical rotation     2.5
PHAS 641 Capstone Project     1
  TOTALS 11 11 7
         
* Course required to meet the human biology major