Physician Assistant | Partner Institutions

Program Advisor

Dr. Gwynne D. Brown
Director of Pre-Health Programs
Forbes 3033
gwynne.brown@cnu.edu
757.594.7782

Prerequisite Checklist

Below are the courses offered through Christopher Newport University 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 the transcript, the course with the highest grade will be used in our review.

1. Please note that 7 of 8 prerequisite courses must be completed before the EAP application deadline.
2. All courses must be completed at Christopher Newport University with a B- or better.
3. Pre-requisite courses must not be repeated for poor performance.

Note: Any exceptions must be approved in advance by the school's Admissions Directors and will not be granted retroactively.
 

Program Advisor

Ashleigh Everhardt Queen, M. Sc., Ed.D.
Allied Health Professions Advisor
Adair Hall, Room 115-A
aeeverhardt@wm.edu
757-221-2777
 

Prerequisites

Below are the courses offered through the College of William & Mary 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 the transcript, the course with the highest grade will be used in our review.

1. Please note that 7 of 8 prerequisite courses must be completed before the EAP application deadline.
2. All courses must be completed at William & Mary with a B- or better.
3. 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.

Program Advisor

Kristian M. Hargadon, Ph.D.
Trinkle Professor of Biology,
Chair, Health Sciences Advisory Committee
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney, VA 23943
Email: khargadon@hsc.edu
Phone: 434-223-6261
 

Prerequisite Checklist

Below are the courses offered through Hampden-Sydney Collage 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 the transcript, the course with the highest grade will be used in our review.

1. Please note that 7 of 8 prerequisite courses must be completed before the EAP application deadline.
2. All courses must be completed at Hampden-Sydney Collage with a B- or better.
3. Pre-requisite courses must not be repeated for poor performance.

Note: Any exceptions must be approved in advance by the school's Admissions Directors and will not be granted retroactively.

H-SC Course Equivalents for Virginia Health Sciences Program Prerequisites

Program Advisor

Ayodele Akinremi, PhD
Director of Pre health Programs
Turner Hall 105
ayodele.akinremi@hamptonu.edu
757.728.4232
 

Prerequisites

Below are the 8 prerequisites required 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.

1. Please note that 7 of 8 prerequisite courses must be completed before the EAP application deadline.
2. All courses must be completed at Hampton University with a B- or better.
3. Pre-requisite courses must not be repeated for poor performance.

• Anatomy AND Physiology OR A&P 1 and A&P II (2 courses required, 4 semester credit hours each)
• General or Intro to Chemistry
• Organic Chemistry OR Biochemistry
• Microbiology OR Cell Biology
• Introductory Psychology
• Advanced Psychology
• College Math, Statistics or Physics

Note: Any exceptions must be approved in advance by the Admissions Directors and will not be granted retroactively.

Program Advisor

Dr. Denis Trubitsyn
Associate Professor of Biology, Department of Biological & Environmental Sciences
trubitsynd@longwood.edu
434-395-4871
 

Prerequisite Checklist

Below are the courses offered through Longwood University 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 the transcript, the course with the highest grade will be used in our review.

1. Please note that 7 of 8 prerequisite courses must be completed before the EAP application deadline.
2. All courses must be completed at Longwood University with a B- or better.
3. 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.

Program Advisor

Aliecia McClain, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of College of Science, Engineering, & Technology (CSET)
Director | DNIMAS Program
Wood Science Building | Dozoretz Wing | Suite 204
amcclain@nsu.edu
757-823-2511

Program Advisor 

Leanne White
Director of Advising, Health Sciences
3133 Health Sciences Building
Norfolk, VA 23529
Phone: 757.683.5137
Email: lawhite@odu.edu

Prerequisite Checklist

Below are the courses offered through ODU 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 the transcript, the course with the highest grade will be used in our review.

1. Please note that 7 of 8 prerequisite courses must be completed before the EAP application deadline.
2. All courses must be completed at Old Dominion University with a B- or better. For otherwise qualified transfer students, transfer credits for prerequisites may be approved by the EAP Program Advisor.
3. 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.

To fulfill the prerequisite requirement, you must earn a B- or better in at least one of the listed courses. Your institution's requirements for specific courses still apply.

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.

1. Please note that 7 of 8 prerequisite courses must be completed before the EAP application deadline.
2. All courses must be completed at Randolph-Macon College with a B- or better.
3. 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.

*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.

Program Advisor

Tabmitha Y. Jervey, PhD
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
College of Arts & Sciences
1000 Regent University Drive
CRB Suite 111 Room 113
tjervey@regent.edu
757.352.4140

Prerequisite Checklist

Below are the courses offered through Regent University (RU) 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 the transcript, the course with the highest grade will be used in our review.

1. Please note that 7 of 8 prerequisite courses must be completed before the EAP application deadline.
2. All courses must be completed at Regent University with a B- or better.
3. 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.

Program Advisor

William Burke
Office of Pre-Health Services & Career Strategy
College of Natural and Health Sciences
wburke@vsu.edu
Phone: (804) 524-5638

Ayanna Thompson
Special Programs/Program Support Coordinator
anthompson@vsu.edu
 

Prerequisite Checklist

Below are the courses offered through Virginia State University 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 the transcript, the course with the highest grade will be used in our review.

1. Please note that 7 of 8 prerequisite courses must be completed before the EAP application deadline.
2. All courses must be completed at Christopher Newport University with a B- or better.
3. Pre-requisite courses must not be repeated for poor performance.

Note: Any exceptions must be approved in advance by the school's Admissions Directors and will not be granted retroactively.

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.

1. Please note that 7 of 8 prerequisite courses must be completed before the EAP application deadline.
2. All courses must be completed at Virginia Wesleyan University with a B- or better.
3. 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.

*Has prerequisite of BIO 288: Genetics.