Creighton University Physician Assistant Program prerequisites

General chemistry does not appear on Creighton Omaha's prerequisite list. The chemistry asks are organic chemistry (3) and biochemistry (3).

3 credits

"Organic Chemistry (3)." One three-credit course; the page does not require the laboratory. Required in addition to biochemistry, not as an alternative to it.

1 semester · 3 credits

"Biochemistry (3)." Required alongside organic chemistry.

No English or writing course is listed as a prerequisite or as recommended coursework.

1 semester · 3 credits

"Statistics (3)."

1 semester · 3 credits

Abnormal psychology specifically, not introductory: "Abnormal Psychology (3)." The program is explicit about substitutes: "We will not accept the following courses, or similar courses, in lieu of our requirement: General Psychology, Introductory Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Child Psychology, etc."

2 semesters · 8 credits · lab

Two separate courses: "Human Anatomy with Lab (4)" and "Physiology with Lab (4)." Survey courses are not accepted.

1 semester · 4 credits · lab

"Microbiology with Lab (4)."

1 credits

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

"Medical Terminology (1)." Required, and the one prerequisite Creighton will accept on a pass/fail basis.

250+ hours

Most PA programmes ask for 500+ hours.

"A minimum of 250 hours of patient care experience must be accrued at the time of application submission." A low floor with a stated preference above it: "Direct, hands-on patient care of ill, injured or infirm patients in a clinical setting is preferred" and "Preference will be given to those with a heavy amount of patient interaction." "Hours obtained as a part of an educational program cannot be counted towards the 250 hours unless it involves hands-on, direct patient care. Observation or shadowing hours will not be accepted." Example roles: CNA, clinical nutritionist or dietician, clinical research assistant, community health worker, EMT, ER tech, lab assistant or phlebotomist, medic or corpsman, medical assistant, medical scribe, paramedic, Peace Corps volunteer, physical therapy aide, RN or LPN, surgical tech; the list is not exhaustive.

500+ hours

Creighton publishes one patient care figure and no separate healthcare experience number. Its example list is broad enough to include roles like medical scribe and clinical research assistant, but hands-on direct patient care is what the program says it prefers and scores.

20+ hours

"Preferred, but not required." No hour figure is published. "Shadowing experience in a variety of healthcare delivery settings (clinics, hospitals, nursing homes) and medical specialties is strongly recommended," and "Applicants who have spent time shadowing PAs are preferred." Shadowing is a scored review factor but never counts toward the 250 patient care hours.

1 letter

Most PA programmes publish no minimum.

An "academic source such as an academic advisor, instructor or professor" is a suggested writer, without any science requirement. Three letters total, no source mandated.

1 letter

Most PA programmes publish no minimum.

Not required by title: "Three (3) letters required. Letters are not required from a specific source. Examples of appropriate sources for reference letters may include: Physician Assistant or Physician (MD or DO), current or former work supervisor, academic source such as an academic advisor, instructor or professor." Letters must come from professional sources, not family or friends.

1 letter

Most PA programmes publish no minimum.

A "current or former work supervisor" is one of the suggested sources among the three required letters, but "These should be considered suggestions for references only."