Virginia Wesleyan University
Program Advisor
Maury Howard, Ph.D.
Director of Nursing & Allied Health
Professor of Chemistry
222 Greer Environmental Sciences Center
mhoward@vwu.edu
757.233.8804
Prerequisite Checklist
Below are the courses offered through Virginia Wesleyan University that will be accepted towards 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 Virginia Wesleyan 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 Admissions Directors and will not be granted retroactively.
| Prerequisite | Acceptable VWU Course(s) |
| Anatomy and Physiology |
BIO 221: Human Anatomy and Physiology I OR BIO 372: Comparative Anatomy |
| General or Intro Chemistry |
CHEM 120: Introductory Chemistry |
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Organic Chemistry |
CHEM 221: Organic Chemistry I CHEM 222: Organic Chemistry II CHEM 330: Biochemistry |
|
Microbiology (Cell Biology) |
BIO 201: Microbiology for Health Sciences |
|
Introductory Psychology |
PSY 101: Introduction to Psychology I |
|
Upper Level Psychology course (Lifespan or Developmental) |
PSY 205: Lifespan Developmental Psychology |
|
College Math, Statistics, or Physics |
MATH 135: Calculus with Precalculus, Part I |
*Has prerequisite of BIO 288: Genetics.
