ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE PRE- ASSISTANT Course Selection Guide Updated Summer 2021

This pre-professional plan has been developed by referencing the admission requirements for the Physician Assistant programs at Duke, ECU, UNC-Chapel Hill, and Wake Forest .

Pre-Physician Assistant is not a major, but a listing of courses required for admission to a physician assistant program after completing a bachelor’s degree. As such, should use this course selection guide in conjunction with another course selection guide and baccalaureate degree plan for their major. Students are not expected to complete all of these courses at Durham Tech. Students should keep in mind the limits on the number of credits that transfer to the four-year university and review all material on the pharmacy schools’ websites. Requirements may change, and time limits often apply to science coursework. General – 45 SHC (“Semester Hours of Credit”) Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC) Courses (31-32 SHC): English Composition (6 SHC) Durham Tech / UGETC Requirement Duke ECU UNC-CH WFU ENG 111 Writing & Inquiry ENG 111 ENG 111 ENG 111 ENG 111 ENG 112 Writing/Research in the Disciplines ENG 112 ENG 112 ENG 112 ENG 112

Humanities/Fine Arts (H/FA) (6 SHC)—Select two courses from separate disciplines Durham Tech / UGETC Requirement Duke ECU UNC-CH WFU One course selected from ART 111, ART 114, ART 115, COM 120, COM 231, DRA Any Any Any Any 111, MUS 110, 112 One course selected from ENG 231, ENG Any Any Any Any 232, ENG 241, ENG 242, PHI 215, PHI 240

Social and Behavioral Sciences (S/BS) (6 SHC)—Select two courses from separate disciplines Durham Tech / UGETC Requirement Duke ECU UNC-CH WFU One course selected from HIS 111, HIS 112, Any Any Any Any HIS 131, or HIS 132 One course selected from ECO 251, ECO Any SOC 210 PSY or SOC PSY 150 252, POL 120, PSY 150, or SOC 210

Mathematics (8 SHC) — Two courses selected from MAT 171, 172, 263, 271, 272 Durham Tech / UGETC Requirement Duke ECU UNC-CH WFU First Course MAT 171 MAT 171 MAT 171 MAT 171 Second Course MAT 172 MAT 172 MAT 172 MAT 172

Natural Science (8 SHC) —Two courses selected from BIO 111 and 112; CHM 151 and 152; PHY 151 and 152 or PHY 251 and PHY 252 Durham Tech / UGETC Requirement Duke ECU UNC-CH WFU First course in sequence CHM 151 CHM 151 CHM 151 CHM 151

Second course in sequence CHM 152 CHM 152 CHM 152 CHM 152 WFU does not require CHM 152, but it is needed as a prerequisite for BIO 271.

Rev. 5/28/21 Additional General Education Transfer Hours (11 SHC): Foreign Language (3 SHC) Durham Tech Gen Ed Requirement Duke ECU UNC-CH WFU Foreign Language (3 SHC): Choose from American Sign Language, Arabic, FL 112 FL 112 FL 211 SPA 112 French, German, or Spanish.

Additional Mathematics/Science Courses (8 SHC) Durham Tech Gen Ed Requirement Duke ECU UNC-CH WFU First Course BIO 111 BIO 111 MAT 152 BIO 111

Second Course BIO 112 BIO 112 Any BIO 112 ECU and WFU do not require BIO 111 and 112, but BIO 112 is a prerequisite for BIO 250.

Other Required Hours (15 SHC):

College Transfer Success Course (1 SHC) Durham Tech Requirement Duke ECU UNC-CH WFU ACA 122 (This course should be taken ACA 122 ACA 122 ACA 122 ACA 122 in the ’s first semester.)

Foreign Language (0-8 SHC) Durham Tech Requirement Duke ECU UNC-CH WFU FL 111/181, 112/182 if needed to meet As Needed As Needed As Needed As Needed FL prerequisites.

Additional Major Course(s) Durham Tech Requirement Duke ECU UNC-CH WFU Additional college level course(s) to complete the 15 SHC requirement. BIO 168 BIO 169 BIO 250 BIO 168 BIO 168 BIO 168 BIO 275 BIO 169 BIO 169 BIO 169 CHM 251 BIO 250 BIO 250 BIO 275 CHM 252 BIO 275 BIO 275 CHM 251 CHM 271 MAT 152 MAT 152 MED 121 and 122 MAT 152

BIO 112 required as prerequisite for BIO 250. CHM 251 and 252 required as prerequisites for CHM 271. Wake Forest also requires MED 121. This is a non-transferable course and not on the AS plan of study.

Rev. 5/28/21