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Baldwin Wallace University Physician Assistant Program prerequisites

What Baldwin Wallace asks for in the 2026-27 cycle, as read from the school's own admissions page. 9 lines differ from the standard PA school set, marked below.

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Coursework

  • Biology with labrequiredextra here

    2 semesters · 8 credits · lab

    "Biology I with lab" and "Biology II with lab." Two semesters; the page states courses, not credit hours. Seven-year recency window on science prerequisites.

  • General chemistry with labrequired

    2 semesters · 8 credits · lab

    "General chemistry I with lab" and "General chemistry II with lab." Two semesters; the page states courses, not credit hours.

  • Organic chemistry with labrequiredextra here

    1 semester · 4 credits · lab

    "Organic chemistry I with lab." One semester only.

  • Biochemistrynot required here

    Not on Baldwin Wallace's prerequisite list; one semester of organic chemistry with lab is required instead.

  • English or writing-intensiverequireddiffers

    1 semester · 3 credits

    Most PA programmes ask for 2 semesters · 6 credits and list it as recommended.

    "English composition" is required here, one course.

  • Statisticsrequired

    1 semester · 3 credits

    "Statistics or biostatistics."

  • Psychologyrequired

    1 semester · 3 credits

    "Introductory psychology."

  • Anatomy and physiologyrequired

    2 semesters · 8 credits · lab

    "Anatomy and physiology I with lab" and "Anatomy and physiology II with lab." Two semesters; the page states courses, not credit hours. Must be within the last seven years.

  • Microbiologyrequired

    1 semester · 4 credits · lab

    "Microbiology with lab." No credit count is stated.

  • Medical terminologyrequireddiffers

    1 credits

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

    "Medical terminology" appears on the required prerequisite list; no credit count is stated.

Experience hours

  • Patient care experiencerecommendeddiffers

    500+ hours

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

    No minimum: "BW's physician assistant program does not require candidates to have direct patient-care hours or shadowing hours to be admitted." Applicants are still asked to include any relevant experience in the application.

  • 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

    Not required: the program "does not require candidates to have direct patient-care hours or shadowing hours to be admitted."

Letters

  • Science faculty letternot required here

    Only the PA or physician letter is specified; no science faculty letter is asked for.

  • PA letterrequireddiffers

    1 letter

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

    "Candidates must submit three recommendations directly to CASPA. At least one of the recommendations must be from a physician assistant or physician." A physician's letter answers this line as well.

  • Supervisor letternot required here

    Only the PA or physician letter is specified; the other two writers are not restricted to a supervisor.

Also on the school’s page

Baldwin Wallace lists its prerequisites by course rather than by credit hour, each with a grade of C or better: Biology I and II with lab, Anatomy and Physiology I and II with lab, Microbiology with lab, General Chemistry I and II with lab, Organic Chemistry I with lab, Introductory Psychology, English Composition, Statistics or Biostatistics, and Medical Terminology. Recency: "All prerequisite science courses are to be completed within the last seven years." "Prerequisite courses must be earned at a regionally accredited college or university in the United States." "All prerequisites do not need to be completed at time of CASPA application, but must be successfully completed before students enroll." "Advanced Placement (AP) courses may satisfy prerequisite coursework only after evaluation by the admission committee," and courses may be approved as online courses or labs. The GPA floor is high: "Minimum cumulative GPA and science GPA must be at least 3.5 (average GPA of students selected for admission is above 3.7)." Testing: "The GRE general test is not required for applicants to the PA program beginning with the 2026 CASPA application cycle"; the PA-CAT and CASPer are not mentioned. Experience is not required: "BW's physician assistant program does not require candidates to have direct patient-care hours or shadowing hours to be admitted." Three recommendations through CASPA, at least one from a PA or physician. The admission page at https://www.bw.edu/academics/physician-assistant/admission/ carries the experience, letter and GRE wording.

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