Bachelor of Science in Health Science with Pre-Physician Associate Prerequisites
Catalog Term: Fall 2025
This plan reflects one possible path toward completion of degree requirements plus
required and recommended courses for the WSU Physician Associate program. Your CHP
Academic Advisor can assist you in creating your own personalized plan.
Admission into the Physician Associate program is highly competitive. Review the program website for more information about application
requirements.
FIRST YEAR: FALL SEMESTER
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14 |
| Course Number |
Course Name |
Credit Hours |
| ENGL 101 |
College English I |
3 |
| MATH 111 |
College Algebra |
3 |
| CHEM 211 |
General Chemistry I with Lab |
5 |
| |
First Year Seminar or Electives+ |
3 |
FIRST YEAR: SPRING SEMESTER
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|
16 |
| Course Number |
Course Name |
Credit Hours |
| ENGL 102 |
College English II |
3 |
| MLS 303 |
Medical Terminology |
3 |
| CHEM 212 |
General Chemistry II with Lab |
5 |
| HS 290* |
Human Anatomy and Physiology with Lab |
5 |
SECOND YEAR: FALL SEMESTER
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|
15 |
| Course Number |
Course Name |
Credit Hours |
| CHEM 531 |
Organic Chemistry I with Lab |
5 |
| BIOL 210 |
General Biology I with Lab |
4 |
| COMM 111 |
Public Speaking |
3 |
| PSY 111 |
General Psychology |
3 |
SECOND YEAR: SPRING SEMESTER
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|
16 |
| Course Number |
Course Name |
Credit Hours |
| BIOL 211 |
General Biology II with Lab (BIOL 419 prerequisite) |
4 |
| HS 390 |
Human Anatomy and Physiology 2 with Lab |
3 |
| PHS 300 |
Careers in Health Care |
3 |
| PHS 100 or PHS 404 |
Intro to Aging Studies or Psychology of Aging |
3 |
| PSY 324 |
Psychology of Personality |
3 |
THIRD YEAR: FALL SEMESTER
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|
14-15 |
| Course Number |
Course Name |
Credit Hours |
| BIOL 419 or BIOL 309 |
Genetics or Human Heredity |
3-4 |
| PHS 325 |
Epidemiology |
3 |
| BIOL 220 or 330 |
Microbiology |
4-5 |
| PHS 331 |
Principles of Diet and Nutrition |
3 |
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Elective if Needed* |
1 |
THIRD YEAR: SPRING SEMESTER
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|
15 |
| Course Number |
Course Name |
Credit Hours |
| PHS 356 |
Healthcare Policy, Law, & Ethics |
3 |
| PSY 301 |
Psychological Statistics |
3 |
| HS 301 |
Clinical Pharmacology |
3 |
| PSY 544 |
Abnormal Psychology |
3 |
| MLS 311 |
Biochemistry |
3 |
FOURTH YEAR: FALL SEMESTER
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|
14 |
| Course Number |
Course Name |
Credit Hours |
| PHS 344 |
Culturally Informed Healthcare |
3 |
| PHS 408 |
Adaptive Leadership |
3 |
| HS 600* |
Clinical Anatomy |
5 |
| PHS 310 |
Intro to U.S. Healthcare and Administration |
3 |
FOURTH YEAR: SPRING SEMESTER
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|
16 |
| Course Number |
Course Name |
Credit Hours |
| PHS 410 |
Health Communication |
3 |
| HS 400 |
Pathophysiology |
4 |
| PHIL 327 |
Bioethics |
3 |
| PHS 101 |
Intro to Public Health |
3 |
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GEN ED: Fine Arts/Humanities, not PHIL |
3 |
+If you are not required to take a first-year seminar, consider taking PHS 300 this
semester and moving electives to a later semester.
* Students who successfully complete HS 290, HS 600, and HS 585 Clinical Neuroscience
(3 credits( are eligible to earn the Certificate in Human Anatomy.
