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Ashland University Physician Assistant Program prerequisites

What Ashland asks for in the 2026-27 cycle, as read from the school's own admissions page. 14 lines differ from the standard PA school set, marked below.

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Coursework

  • Biology with labrequiredextra here

    1 semester · 4 credits

    "Biology (General)," 4 credit hours, "No AP credit accepted." The page does not state that a laboratory is required. General biology must precede microbiology.

  • General chemistry with labrequireddiffers

    1 semester · 4 credits

    Most PA programmes ask for 2 semesters · 8 credits · lab.

    One semester rather than the usual two: "Chemistry (General)," 4 credit hours, "No AP credit accepted." The page does not state that a laboratory is required. General chemistry must precede biochemistry.

  • Organic chemistry with labrequiredextra here

    1 semester · 4 credits

    "Organic Chemistry," 4 credit hours, "Combined between lecture and/or lab." A lab is not mandated on its own.

  • Biochemistryrequired

    1 semester · 3 credits

    "Biochemistry," 3 credit hours, "General Chemistry must be a prerequisite." Required alongside organic chemistry rather than instead of it.

  • English or writing-intensivenot required here

    Not on Ashland's prerequisite table.

  • Statisticsrequired

    1 semester · 3 credits

    "Statistics," 3 credit hours, "No AP credit accepted."

  • Psychologynot required here

    Not on Ashland's prerequisite table.

  • Anatomy and physiologyrequireddiffers

    7 credits · lab

    Most PA programmes ask for 2 semesters · 8 credits · lab.

    "Must total at least 7 credit hours, completed as either a combined course or separate Anatomy and Physiology courses, and must include laboratory component(s) with a dedicated Human Anatomy lab experience." Ten-year recency window applies.

  • Microbiologyrequireddiffers

    1 semester · 4 credits

    Most PA programmes ask for 1 semester · 4 credits · lab.

    "Microbiology," 4 credit hours, "General Biology must be a prerequisite." The page does not state that a laboratory is required.

  • Medical terminologyrequireddiffers

    1 credits

    Most PA programmes ask for 1 credits and list it as recommended.

    Required here, 1 credit hour: "Certificate is not an equivalent substitution." A graded college course is needed.

  • Additional science creditsrequiredextra here

    3 semesters · 9 credits

    Ashland's own definition: "Upper Level Science of Applied Science (Defined as a science or applied science course(s) at or above the 300 level.)" Nine credit hours, subjects not named.

Experience hours

  • Patient care experiencerecommendeddiffers

    500+ hours

    Most PA programmes ask for 500+ hours and list it as required.

    No minimum is published: "Direct Patient Care Hours preferred and increasing levels of points are awarded for candidates with at least 120 hours." The 120 figure is a scoring threshold, not a floor.

  • Healthcare experiencerecommended

    500+ hours

    Many programs publish one combined healthcare figure instead of splitting patient care from healthcare exposure; where they do, the number lands here. Median published minimum is 500 hours.

  • PA shadowingrecommended

    20+ hours

    "PA Shadowing Hours preferred and increasing levels of points are awarded for candidates with at least 25 hours. Shadowing hours must be documented and submitted via CASPA."

  • Non-clinical volunteeringrecommendedextra here

    No published minimum

    "Service Experience preferred and increasing levels of points are awarded for candidates with at least 100 service hours." Not a minimum.

Letters

  • Science faculty letternot required here

    Only the PA letter is specified among the three; no faculty letter is asked for.

  • PA letterrequireddiffers

    1 letter

    Most PA programmes publish no minimum and list it as recommended.

    "Three Letters of Reference: one must be from a Physician Assistant."

  • Supervisor letternot required here

    Only the PA letter is specified among the three; the other two writers are not restricted.

Also on the school’s page

Ashland publishes a credit-hour prerequisite table: 4 of general biology, 4 of general chemistry, 9 of upper level science or applied science at the 300 level or above, 4 of microbiology, 7 of human anatomy and physiology with a dedicated human anatomy lab, 4 of organic chemistry, 3 of biochemistry, 3 of statistics and 1 of medical terminology. Every prerequisite needs a "C (2.0) or higher on a CASPA 4.0 GPA scale." Recency: "Prerequisites must have been completed within the last 10 years from the date of matriculation (August 2027), from a regionally accredited institution." General biology, general chemistry and statistics carry the note "No AP credit accepted." Applicants may apply with up to two prerequisites in progress. GPA floors are a "Cumulative Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale" and a "Science Undergraduate GPA 3.0 on a 4.0 scale." Testing: the GRE is "Required for all applicants - no other test will be accepted in place of GRE" (program code 4781), results "must be within five years of admission," and no minimum score is published; the CASPer test is also required; the PA-CAT is not mentioned. "Completion of a Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited US institution by June 1, 2027. Degree can be from any area of study." Patient care, shadowing and service are all preferred rather than required, scored on a points scale with thresholds at 120, 25 and 100 hours. Three letters of reference, one from a PA. Application deadline April 1.

School

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