Program Advisor
William Burke
Office of Pre-Health Services & Career Strategy
College of Natural and Health Sciences
wburke@vsu.edu
Phone: (804) 524-5638
Ayanna Thompson
Special Programs/Program Support Coordinator
anthompson@vsu.edu
Prerequisite Checklist
Below are the courses offered through Virginia State University that will be accepted toward completing the 8 prerequisites to apply to the PA program. Only 1 of the acceptable courses listed is required to meet the prerequisite. If multiple courses listed are on the transcript, the course with the highest grade will be used in our review.
- Please note that 7 of 8 prerequisite courses must be completed before the EAP application deadline.
- All courses must be completed at Christopher Newport University with a B- or better.
- Pre-requisite courses must not be repeated for poor performance.
Note: Any exceptions must be approved in advance by the school's Admissions Directors and will not be granted retroactively.
| Prerequisite | Acceptable VSU Course(s) |
|
Anatomy or A&P I |
BIOL 218: Anatomy & Physiology I |
|
Physiology 1 and II |
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| General Chemistry | CHEM 151: General Chemistry I |
| Organic Chemistry or Biochemistry |
CHEM 422: Biochemistry I |
|
Microbiology or Cell Biology |
BIOL 201: Cell and Molecular Biology |
|
Introduction to Psychology |
PSYC 110: Introduction to Psychology |
|
Advanced Psychology |
PSYC 200 level to 400 level (PSYC 212 for example) |
|
College Math, Statistics or Physics |
Math 112: Basic Mathematics I |
