Physician Assistant Concentration

Kinesiology majors desiring to attend graduate school to become physician's assistants should choose this concentration. In general, the following are listed as pre-requisites for admission to physician assistant programs, though some program pre-requisites may differ depending upon the school selected. Students are encouraged to work closely with their advisors to insure that the appropriate courses are taken.

• Completion of a bachelor's degree with a grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
• Two semesters of general chemistry lecture plus one chemistry lab acceptable for students majoring in chemistry or as prerequisites for medical school
• Two semesters of general biology lecture plus one biology lab  Microbiology is often acceptable as one of the two biology courses.
• Human anatomy and human physiology, which should cover all of the systems of the body, either combined as one course or as two separate courses. A laboratory is not required.
• One course in statistics covering basic principles such as hypothesis testing, probability theory, chi square, T tests, etc.

These requirements can be met by taking the following Gordon College courses: