Longwood University

Program Advisor

Dr. Denis Trubitsyn
Associate Professor of Biology, Department of Biological & Environmental Sciences
trubitsynd@longwood.edu
434-395-4871

Prerequisite Checklist

Below are the courses offered through Longwood 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.

  1. Please note that 7 of 8 prerequisite courses must be completed before the EAP application deadline.
  2. All courses must be completed at Longwood University with a B- or better.
  3. Pre-requisite courses must not be repeated for poor performance.

Note: Any exceptions must be approved in advance by the Admissions Directors and will not be granted retroactively.

Prerequisite Acceptable Longwood Course(s)
Anatomy or A&P I

BIOL 206: Human Anatomy & Physiology I
BIOL 301: Comprehensive Human Anatomy and Physiology I

Physiology or A&P II

BIOL 207: Human Anatomy & Physiology II
BIOL 302: Comprehensive Human Anatomy and Physiology II

General or Intro Chemistry

CHEM 111: Fundamentals of Chemistry I
CHEM 112: Fundamentals of Chemistry II

Organic Chemistry or Biochemistry

CHEM 211: Organic Chemistry I / CHEM 213: Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
CHEM 212: Organic Chemistry II / CHEM 214: Organic Chemistry Laboratory II

BIOL 412: Biochemistry I

Microbiology or Cell Biology

BIOL 305: General Microbiology
BIOL 304: Microbiology for Healthcare Professionals

BIOL 326: Cell Biology

Introductory Psychology

PSYCH 101: Introduction to Psychology

Upper Level Psychology course      

Any course above PSYC 200 (Must be taught in the Psychology Department.
Other departments such as Sociology or Anthropology will not be accepted)

College Math, Statistics or Physics

MATH 171: Statistical Decision Making
MATH 261: The Differential and Integral Calculus I
MATH 301: Applied Statistics
PHYS 120: General Physics I
PHYS 121: General Physics II