Biology (BS) Pre-Physician Assistant

The Biology (BS) Pre-Physician Assistant program, part of Biology’s General Biology specialization, is designed to prepare students for entrance into a physician assistant program at the graduate level.

Biology (BS) Pre-Physician Assistant Course Offerings

In addition to its required courses, Barry’s Biology (BS) Pre-Physician Assistant program offers a variety of elective courses for its majors, including but not limited to:

Human Nutrition
Neurobiology
Parasitology
Biochemistry
Epidemiology
Histology
Embryology
Immunology

For full course descriptions, visit https://www.barry.edu/biology/about/course-descriptions.html

Where Are Our Pre-Physician Assistant Graduates? (Since 2008)

Physician Assistant Program, Barry University
Physician Assistant Program, Nova Southeastern University
Podiatry School, Barry University
B.M.S. Program, Barry University
M.S. Medical Biotechnology, Barry University
Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami
D.V.M. Program, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine
Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University
Florida International University
Ross University School of Medicine
College of Veterinary Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences
University of Medicine and Health Sciences, St. Kitts
University of Massachusetts Medical School
College of Pharmacy, Nova Southeastern University
Emory University
University of Pennsylvania
MBA Health Administration, Florida Atlantic University
University of South Carolina
College of Medicine, American University of Antigua
Valparaiso University Law School

Student Organizations

Students in the Biology (BS) Pre-Physician Assistant program have the opportunity to continue learning outside of the classroom by becoming involved in Barry’s biology-related student organizations, such as the Pre-Physician Assistant Student Association (Pre-PASA) and the Tri-Beta Honor Society.

For a full listing of biology-related student organizations at Barry, visit https://www.barry.edu/biology/about/student-organizations.html

Program Overview: General Biology Specialization

This major requires a minimum of 40 credits including Biology 104, 112, 216 and at least one course from each of the following core areas:

Growth and Development (Human or Comparative Anatomy)
Cellular and Molecular Biology (Cell Biology or Microbiology)
Physiological and Biochemical Principles (Human or Comparative Physiology)
Environmental Biology (Ecology or Marine Biology or Environmental Science)
Biological Theory (Evolution or Seminar or Virology)
Genetics

Students must also fulfill the following non-biological requirements:

Chemistry (12 semester hours)
Math (9 semester hours including Pre-Calculus and Statistics or Calculus)
Physics (4 semester hours)
Theology or Philosophy (Bioethics or Environmental Ethics)

For a full listing of requirements, including course numbers, visit https://www.barry.edu/undergraduate-catalog/