Dec 07, 2025

2025-2026 Graduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Graduate Catalog

Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies - PHAS.MSPA.23

Curriculum: Graduate Year 1

Year 1 total credits: 66 credits

Summer - 19 Credits

HSC 6520 - Interprofessional Education I: Collaboration, Communication and Cultural Competency 2 Hour(s)
PHA 500 - Human Gross Anatomy 6 Hour(s)
PHA 500L - Human Gross Anatomy Laboratory 0 Hour(s)
PHA 501 - Medical Physiology 4 Hour(s)
PHA 502 - Patient Assessment-History and Physical Exam 4 Hour(s)
PHA 502L - Patient Assessment-History and Physical Exam Laboratory 0 Hour(s)
PHA 503 - Intro to Physician Assistant Profession 1 Hour(s)
PHA 504 - Intro to Clinical Medicine 2 Hour(s)

Fall - 20 Credits

PHA 505 - Clinical Medicine I 5 Hour(s)
PHA 507 - Pharmacotherapy and Pathophysiology I 4 Hour(s)
PHA 509 - Clinical Diagnostics I 2 Hour(s)
PHA 511 - Behavioral Medicine 2 Hour(s)
PHA 517 - Pediatrics 2 Hour(s)
PHA 519 - OB/Gyn 3 Hour(s)
PHA 519L - OB/Gyn Laboratory 0 Hour(s)
PHA 521 - Clinical Decision Making I 2 Hour(s)
PHA 521L - Clinical Decision Making I Laboratory 0 Hour(s)

Winter - 4 Credits

PHA 512 - Healthcare Systems, Health Policy and Administration 1 Hour(s)
PHA 514 - Medical Ethics 2 Hour(s)
PHA 518 - Geriatrics 1 Hour(s)

Spring - 21 credits

PHA 506 - Clinical Medicine II 5 Hour(s)
PHA 508 - Pharmacotherapy and Pathophysiology II 4 Hour(s)
PHA 510 - Clinical Diagnostics II 2 Hour(s)
PHA 516 - Emergency Medicine 4 Hour(s)
PHA 516L - Emergency Medicine Laboratory 0 Hour(s)
PHA 520 - Surgery 3 Hour(s)
PHA 522 - Clinical Decision Making II 2 Hour(s)
PHA 522L - Clinical Decision Making II Laboratory 0 Hour(s)
PHA 525 - Foundations of Cultural Competence and Health Disparities III 1 Hour(s)

May - 2 Credits

PHA 513 - Evidence Based Medicine and Research 1 Hour(s)
PHA 515 - Clinical Procedures 1 Hour(s)

Curriculum: Graduate Year 2

(Year 2 total credits: 52)

Required Clinical Rotations

PHA 620 - Emergency Medicine Supervised Clinical Practice 8 Hour(s)
PHA 621 - Family Medicine Supervised Clinical Practice 8 Hour(s)
PHA 622 - General Internal Medicine Supervised Clinical Practice 8 Hour(s)
PHA 623 - General Surgery Supervised Clinical Practice 8 Hour(s)
PHA 625 - Pediatrics Supervised Clinical Practice 4 Hour(s)
PHA 626 - Women’s Health and Prenatal Care Supervised Clinical Practice 4 Hour(s)
PHA 627 - Behavioral Medicine Supervised Practice 4 Hour(s)
PHA 628 - Elective Supervised Clinical Practice 4 Hour(s)

Required Capstone

PHA 630 - Capstone 4 Hour(s)