PA Curricula

2025

Year 1 Winter

 

 

Course Number

Course Title

Credits

PHAS 6810

Public Health & Health Delivery Systems

2

PHAS 6400

Role of the PA

1

 

Semester Credits

3

Year 1 Spring

 

 

Course Number

Course Title

Credits

PHAS 6100

Medical Science I- Anatomy

4

PHAS 6120

Medical Science II- Physiology

3

PHAS 6140

Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics I

3

PHAS 6220

Mental Health & Wellness

2

PHAS 6500

Clinical Skills I

4

 

Semester Credits

16

Year 1 Summer

 

 

Course Number

Course Title

Credits

PHAS 6130

Medical Sciences III- Pathophysiology & Genetics

4

PHAS 6150

Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics II

3

PHAS 6300

Family Medicine & Primary Care

3

PHAS 6520

Clinical Skills II

3

PHAS 6560

Technical Skills I

3

 

Semester Credits

16

Year 1 Fall

 

 

Course Number

Course Title

Credits

PHAS 6320

Maternal & Child Medicine

4

PHAS 6340

Internal Medicine

4

PHAS 6350

Emergency & Surgical Medicine

4

PHAS 6420

Case Studies in Medical Ethics

1

PHAS 6530

Clinical Skills III

3

PHAS 6570

Technical Skills II

3

PHAS 6600

Analysis of Evidence Based Literature

1

 

Semester Credits

20

Year 2 Spring

 

 

Course Number

Course Title

Credits

PHAS 7600

Research I: Research Methods

2

PHAS 7560 or SCPE

Simulated Interactive Medicine or SCPE (Supervised Clinical Practice Experience)

5

SCPE

2 SCPE’s (Supervised Clinical Practice Experience)

10

PHAS 7710

Clinical Reasoning & Problem Solving I

2

 

Semester Credits

19

Year 2 Summer

 

 

Course Number

Course Title

Credits

PHAS 7620

Research II: Study Designs

2

PHAS 7560 or SCPE

Simulated Interactive Medicine or SCPE (Supervised Clinical Practice Experience)

5

SCPE

2 SCPE’s (Supervised Clinical Practice Experience)

10

PHAS 7720

Clinical Reasoning & Problem Solving II

2

 

Semester Credits

19

Year 2 Fall

 

 

Course Number

Course Title

Credits

PHAS 7630

Research III: Data Collection & Analysis

2

PHAS 8720

Clinical Reasoning & Problem Solving III

2

SCPE

3 SCPE’s (Supervised Clinical Practice Experience)

15

 

Semester Credits

19

Year 3 Spring

 

 

Course Number

Course Title

Credits

PHAS 7640

Research IV: Results & Conclusions

2

PHAS 8650

Research Project or SCPE

5

SCPE

2 SCPE’s (Supervised Clinical Practice Experience)

10

PHAS 8810

Health Law & Professional Concepts

2

PHAS 7810

Global Practice of Medicine

1

 

Semester Credits

20

Core Supervised Clinical Practice Experiences (SCPE)

 

 

PHAS 7500

SCPE in Behavioral & Mental Health

5

PHAS 7510

SCPE in Family Medicine & Primary Care

5

PHAS 7540

SCPE in Pediatrics

5

PHAS 7550

SCPE in Women’s Health

5

PHAS 8500

SCPE in Emergency Medicine

5

PHAS 8510

SCPE in Internal Medicine

5

PHAS 8520

SCPE in Surgery

5

PHAS 8530

SCPE in Urgent Care

5

Elective Supervised Clinical Practical Experiences (SCPE)

 

 

SCPE

Elective

5

SCPE

Elective

5

SCPE

Elective

5

 

TOTAL PROGRAM CREDITS

132

2026 and 2027

Year 1 Winter

 

 

Course Number

Course Title

Credits

PHAS 6810

Public Health & Health Delivery Systems

2

PHAS 6400

Role of the PA

1

 

Semester Credits

3

Year 1 Spring

 

 

Course Number

Course Title

Credits

PHAS 6100

Medical Science I- Anatomy

4

PHAS 6120

Medical Science II- Physiology

3

PHAS 6140

Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics I

3

PHAS 6220

Mental Health & Wellness

2

PHAS 6500

Clinical Skills I

4

 

Semester Credits

16

Year 1 Summer

 

 

Course Number

Course Title

Credits

PHAS 6130

Medical Sciences III- Pathophysiology & Genetics

4

PHAS 6150

Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics II

3

PHAS 6300

Family Medicine & Primary Care

3

PHAS 6520

Clinical Skills II

3

PHAS 6560

Technical Skills I

3

 

Semester Credits

16

Year 1 Fall

 

 

Course Number

Course Title

Credits

PHAS 6320

Maternal & Child Medicine

4

PHAS 6340

Internal Medicine

4

PHAS 6350

Emergency & Surgical Medicine

4

PHAS 6420

Case Studies in Medical Ethics

1

PHAS 6530

Clinical Skills III

3

PHAS 6570

Technical Skills II

3

PHAS 6600

Analysis of Evidence Based Literature

1

 

Semester Credits

20

Year 2 Spring

 

 

Course Number

Course Title

Credits

PHAS 7600

Research I: Research Methods

2

PHAS 7560 or SCPE

Simulated Interactive Medicine or SCPE (Supervised Clinical Practice Experience)

5

SCPE

2 SCPE’s (Supervised Clinical Practice Experience)

10

PHAS 8810

Health Law & Professional Concepts

2

 

Semester Credits

19

Year 2 Summer

 

 

Course Number

Course Title

Credits

PHAS 7620

Research II: Study Designs

2

PHAS 7560 or SCPE

Simulated Interactive Medicine or SCPE (Supervised Clinical Practice Experience)

5

SCPE

2 SCPE’s (Supervised Clinical Practice Experience)

10

PHAS 7710

Clinical Reasoning & Problem Solving I

2

 

Semester Credits

19

Year 2 Fall

 

 

Course Number

Course Title

Credits

PHAS 7630

Research III: Data Collection & Analysis

2

PHAS 7720

Clinical Reasoning & Problem Solving II

2

SCPE

3 SCPE’s (Supervised Clinical Practice Experience)

15

PHAS 7810

Global Practice of Medicine

1

 

Semester Credits

20

Year 3 Spring

 

 

Course Number

Course Title

Credits

PHAS 7640

Research IV: Results & Conclusions

2

PHAS 8650

Research Project

5

SCPE

2 SCPE’s (Supervised Clinical Practice Experience)

10

PHAS 8710

Clinical Reasoning & Problem Solving III

2

 

Semester Credits

19

Core Supervised Clinical Practice Experiences (SCPE)

 

 

PHAS 7500

SCPE in Behavioral & Mental Health

5

PHAS 7510

SCPE in Family Medicine & Primary Care

5

PHAS 7540

SCPE in Pediatrics

5

PHAS 7550

SCPE in Women’s Health

5

PHAS 8500

SCPE in Emergency Medicine

5

PHAS 8510

SCPE in Internal Medicine

5

PHAS 8520

SCPE in Surgery

5

PHAS 8530

SCPE in Urgent Care

5

Elective Supervised Clinical Practical Experiences (SCPE)

 

 

SCPE

Elective

5

SCPE

Elective

5

SCPE

Elective

5

 

TOTAL PROGRAM CREDITS

132