Randolph-Macon College
Program Advisor
Joshua J. Quinn
Medical Careers Coordinator, The EDGE
Thomas Branch Hall, Room 125
joshuaquinn@rmc.edu
804.412.1552
Prerequisites
Below are the courses offered through RMC 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 your 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 Randolph-Macon College 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 Admissions Directors and will not be granted retroactively.
Prerequisite* | Acceptable RMC Course(s) |
Anatomy | BIO 251: Human Anatomy & Physiology I |
Physiology | BIO 252: Human Anatomy & Physiology II |
General Chemistry | CHEM 210: Introduction to College Chemistry CHEM 215: Principles of Chemistry CHEM 220: Basic Inorganic Chemistry CHEM 230: Quantitative Chemical Analysis |
Organic Chemistry or Biochemistry |
CHEM 261: Organic Chemistry |
Microbiology or Cell Biology |
BIO 201: Cell Biology BIO 311: Microbiology |
General Psychology |
PSYC 200: General Psychology |
Upper Level Psychology |
PSYC 330: Developmental Psychology |
Math |
BIO 350: Biostatistics MATH 111: Introduction to Statistics MATH 113: Introduction to Statistics PHYS 151: Introductory Physics PHYS 152: Introductory Physics PHYS 205: Modern Physics |
*To fulfill the prerequisite, you must earn a B- or better in at least one of the listed courses. Your institution's prerequisite requirements for specific courses still apply.