Master of Health Science - Physician Assistant 

at Drexel University, Philadelphia

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

• A bachelor's degree obtained from a regionally accredited US institution by the end of the spring term prior to fall matriculation is required. The equivalency of a bachelor's degree from a foreign institution is acceptable if verified on the WES evaluation.
• A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 is required for the following categories: overall total GPA and overall science GPA.
• Following are the Prerequisites for the desired course:
  • • Psychology: One course; general, introduction to, developmental, or abnormal accepted.
    • Human Anatomy and Physiology: Regardless of the number of courses/credits, the requirement is the complete study of the anatomy and physiology of all the major human bodily systems. Typically, this requires either two semester-long or three quarter-long courses with laboratory components to accomplish. Alternatively, Human Anatomy with lab and Human Physiology (with or without lab) will satisfy the requirement.
      • Exercise Physiology does not satisfy this requirement.
      • It is strongly recommended that anatomy and physiology coursework be completed within three to five years of application.
    • Biology: Two courses with labs; acceptable options include the 100 level introductory sequence commonly titled general biology 1 and 2, introduction to biology 1 and 2, principles of biology 1 and 2, biological principles 1 and 2, etc.; cell, molecular, evolutionary, organismal, or developmental biology.  Genetics and microbiology are not acceptable as they are separate requirements
      • Microbiology: One course, preferably with lab; general, introduction to, or medical accepted.
      • Individual courses in bacteriology, virology, mycology, or parasitology do not satisfy this requirement.
    • Genetics:  One course; general, human, or medical accepted.
    • Chemistry:  One course with lab; general, organic or biochemistry accepted.
    • Medical Terminology: This must be a course dedicated to medical terminology. A course containing medical terminology as only one component/unit/module of the course curriculum will not satisfy this requirement.