Physician Assistant Program
Pre-Admission Course Checklist – Oakland University*
Anatomy (one of the following**):
 BIO 205 – Human Anatomy (4 hrs)
 BIO 403 – Advanced Human Anatomy (4 hrs)
Physiology (one of the following**):
 BIO 207 – Human Physiology (4 hrs)
 BIO 321 – Physiology (4 hrs)
 BIO 401 – Advanced Human Physiology (4 hrs)
**Anatomy & Physiology (the following course combination meets requirements for both):
 BIO 121 – Clinical Anatomy & Physiology (5 hrs) and NRS 227 – Pathophysiology (3 hrs)
General Chemistry w/Lab (one of the following):
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CHM 104 – Intro to Chemical Principles (4 hrs)
CHM 143 – Chemical Principles (4 hrs) and CHM 147 – General Chemistry Lab I (1 hr)
CHM 157 – General Chemistry I (5 hrs)
CHM 158 – General Chemistry II (5 hrs)
Organic or Biochemistry Lecture (one of the following, plus an Organic or Biochemistry Lab):
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BIO 325 – Biochemistry I (4 hrs) and a lab (see below)
CHM 201 – Intro to Organic & Biological Chemistry (4 hrs) and a lab (see below)
CHM 234 – Organic Chemistry I (4 hrs) and a lab (see below)
CHM 235 – Organic Chemistry II (4 hrs) and a lab (see below)
MLS 327 – Clinical Chemistry (4 hrs) and a lab (see below)
MLS 425 – Medical Biochemistry (4 hrs) and a lab (see below)
Organic or Biochemistry Lab (one of the following, plus an Organic or Biochemistry Lecture):
 BIO 326 – Biochemistry I Lab (1 cr) and a lecture (see above)
 CHM 237 – Organic Chemistry Lab (2 cr) and a lecture (see above)
 MLS 328 – Clinical Chemistry Lab (1 cr) and a lecture (see above)
Microbiology w/Lab (one of the following):
 BIO 307 – Intro to Human Microbiology (4 hrs) and BIO 308 – Human Microbiology Lab (1
hr)
 BIO 319 – General Microbiology (4 hrs) and BIO 320 – General Microbiology Lab (1 hr)
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 MLS 430 – Clinical Microbiology (3 hrs) and MLS 431 – Clinical Microbiology Lab (1 hr)
or MLS 432 – Medical Microbiology Lab (1 hr)
Developmental/Lifespan Psychology:
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PSY 225 – Intro to Life-Span Developmental Psychology (4 hrs)
Statistics (one of the following):
 PSY 251 – Statistics and Research Design (4 hrs)
 SOC 203 – Social Statistics with Computer Applications (4 hrs)
 STA 225 – Intro to Statistical Concepts and Reasoning (4 hrs)
 STA 228 – Statistical Methods for Biology (4 hrs)
*Please note that this checklist applies exclusively to the pre-admission requirements of the EMU PA Program and is not
to be used as a university course equivalency guide. If you have questions about any other possible EMU PA Program
pre-admission courses at Oakland University, please contact us at chhs_paprogram@emich.edu.
Updated 4/26/16
Web: www.emich.edu/pa
Email: chhs_paprogram@emich.edu
Phone: 734.487.2843