Degree Requirements

We have a comprehensive and rigorous 27-month, 113-semester credit curriculum leading to the MPAS degree with built-in strategies to reduce stress and enhance learning.

Students are admitted and progress as a unified cohort and complete courses in a specified sequence of full-time study, divided between a 14-month didactic phase and a 13-month clinical phase of training. Didactic phase courses are completed in the order listed below. Semester IV-VII Supervised Clinical Practice Experience (SCPE) courses occur in different orders for different students (i.e. not all students are on the same SCPE at the same time). 

All Courses Are Required

All courses must be successfully completed with a grade of ‘C’ or higher in addition to maintaining a 3.0 semester and 3.0 cumulative GPA for Progression and Graduation.

The Program is unable, for any individual or circumstance, to waive courses, permit advanced placement, or offer a part-time option.

For further details regarding promotion and graduation policies, refer to the policies listed in the Program Info webpage.

MPAS Program Course Sequence

Course
Course Name
Credit
Semester I (Summer)

PA501

Human Gross Anatomy

5

PA503a

Fundamentals in Medical Physiology  I

2

PA506

Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapy I

3

PA521

Clinical Skills I

3

PA530

PA Practice

4

Total Semester I Credit Hours 17
Semester II (Fall)

PA504a

Fundamentals in Medical Physiology II

3

PA507

Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapy II

3

PA511

Clinical Medicine I

8

PA514

Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry I

3

PA522

Clinical Skills II

3

Total Semester II Credit Hours

20

Semester III (Spring)

PA505a

Fundamentals in Medical Physiology III

3

PA508

Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapy III

3

PA512

Clinical Medicine II

8

PA515

Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry II

3

PA523

Clinical Skills III

3

Total Semester III Credit Hours

20

Total Credit Hours for Year 1 of Program

57

Semesters IV-VII (Summer 2, Fall, Spring, Summer 3)

PA600a Emergency Medicine and Advanced Clinical & Surgical Procedures

5

PA513 Clinical Medicine III

8

PA540 Practice Based Learning and Improvement

4

PA601

Behavioral Medicine/Psychiatry SCPE

4.5

PA602

Emergency Medicine SCPE

4.5

PA603

Family Medicine SCPE

4.5

PA604

General Surgery SCPE

4.5

PA605

Internal Medicine: Hospitalist SCPE

4.5

PA606

Pediatrics SCPE

4.5

PA608

Women’s Health SCPE

4.5

PA609

Selective SCPE

4.5

PA622

Summative Course

3

Total Semester IV-VII Credit Hours

56

Total Credit Hours for Entire Program

113