Pre-Physician Assistant and Pre-Physical Therapy
Unlike medical, dental and podiatry schools, pre-Physician Assistant (PA), pre-Physical Therapy (PT), and nursing programs have more Biology requirements and less Chemistry requirements, and have more requirements in the social sciences. Since each program has different requirements, the Pre-Health Advisor helps students determine the appropriate courses to take. Additionally, PA and PT programs usually require direct patient care contact hours (approximately 200 hours per semester).
Coursework usually required by various PA and PT programs
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Course Area |
Course Number |
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General Biology, 1 year with lab |
BIO 101-102 |
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General Chemistry, 1 year with lab |
CHM 109-110 |
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Organic Chemistry and/or Biochemistry, 1 semester |
CHM 209, CHM 321/BIO419 |
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General Physics, 1 year with lab* |
PHY 101-102 |
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Statistics, 1 semester |
MTH 270 |
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Psychology (Developmental or Abnormal) and/ or Sociology, at least 2 semesters |
PSY 441 or 461 SOC 101 |
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Microbiology, 1 semester |
BIO 316 |
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Anatomy and Physiology I & II, 2 semesters |
BIO 238 & 239 |
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Medical Terminology**, 1 semester |
Not offered at Iona |
*Usually not required for PA programs, but recommended
**Usually not required for PT programs
Other upper-level courses recommended by various PA and PT programs:
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Cell Biology (BIO 399)
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Genetics (BIO 211)
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Histology (BIO 402)
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Molecular Biology (BIO 480/481)
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Pharmacology (BIO 410)