2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

Physician Assistant Studies, M.S.

 

Degree Requirements

Fall: Semester One, Year One 12

PAS 5010HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY

3

PAS 5030HUMAN ANATOMY

5

PAS 5100PA PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE ONE

1

PAS 5200PATIENT EVALUATION AND DIAGNOSIS ONE

2

PAS 5400CLINICAL MEDICINE ONE

1

Spring: Semester Two, Year One 18

PAS 5020MEDICAL SCIENCE

3

PAS 5110PA PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE TWO

2

PAS 5210PRINCIPLES OF PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND EDUCATION ONE

3

PAS 5230HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY AND CLINICAL SKILLS

2

PAS 5300PSYCHOSOCIAL MEDICINE

2

PAS 5410CLINICAL MEDICINE TWO

4

PAS 5500CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY ONE

2

Summer: Semester Three, Year One 18

PAS 5120PA PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE THREE

1

PAS 5220PRINCIPLES OF PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND EDUCATION TWO

3

PAS 5420CLINICAL MEDICINE THREE

4

PAS 5430CLINICAL MEDICINE ACROSS THE LIFESPAN

3

PAS 5440CLINICAL MEDICINE FIVE

3

PAS 5510CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY TWO

2

PAS 6000RESEARCH ONE: EPIDEMIOLOGY AND EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE

2

Fall: Semester Four, Year Two 17

PAS 6010RESEARCH TWO: RESEARCH METHODS AND EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE

2

PAS 6110CLINICAL SEMINAR ONE

3

PAS 6300SUPERVISED CLINICAL PRACTICE EXPERIENCE: INTERNAL MEDICINE

6

PAS 6320SUPERVISED CLINICAL PRACTICE EXPERIENCE: GENERAL SURGERY

6

SCPE clinical courses (PAS 6300 & PAS 6320) are taken by students according to the availability of clinical sites; therefore, the order of SCPEs and total semester credits may vary by student.

 

Spring: Semester Five, Year Two 14

PAS 6020RESEARCH SEMINAR ONE

2

PAS 6120CLINICAL SEMINAR TWO

3

PAS 6310SUPERVISED CLINICAL PRACTICE EXPERIENCE: FAMILY MEDICINE

3

PAS 6330SUPERVISED CLINICAL PRACTICE EXPERIENCE: PEDIATRICS

3

PAS 6340SUPERVISED CLINICAL PRACTICE EXPERIENCE: WOMEN'S HEALTH

3

SCPE clinical courses (PAS 6310, PAS 6330 & PAS 6340) are taken by students according to the availability of clinical sites; therefore, the order of SCPEs and total semester credits may vary by student.

Summer: Semester Six, Year Two 14

PAS 6030RESEARCH SEMINAR TWO

2

PAS 6130CLINICAL SEMINAR THREE

3

PAS 6350SUPERVISED CLINICAL PRACTICE EXPERIENCE: EMERGENCY MEDICINE

3

PAS 6360SUPERVISED CLINICAL PRACTICE EXPERIENCE: PSYCHIATRY/BEHAVIORAL

3

PAS 6370SUPERVISED CLINICAL PRACTICE EXPERIENCE: AMBULATORY CARE

3

SCPE clinical courses (PAS 6350, PAS 6360 & PAS 6370) are taken by students according to the availability of clinical sites; therefore, the order of SCPEs and total semester credits may vary by student.

Fall: Semester Seven, Year Three 12

PAS 6140CLINICAL SEMINAR FOUR

3

PAS 6380SUPERVISED CLINICAL PRACTICE EXPERIENCE: GERIATRICS/LTC

3

PAS 6400SUPERVISED CLINICAL PRACTICE EXPERIENCE: ELECTIVE ONE

3

PAS 6500SUPERVISED CLINICAL PRACTICE EXPERIENCE: ELECTIVE TWO

3

SCPE clinical courses (PAS 6380, PAS 6400 & PAS 6500) are taken by students according to the availability of clinical sites; therefore, the order of SCPEs and total semester credits may vary by student.

Total Credit Hours: 105