PA · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · private
Oklahoma City University Physician Assistant Program prerequisites
What Oklahoma City University 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.
Coursework
- Biology with labrequiredextra here
6 credits
The remaining two of OCU's five Biological Science courses, which may be at any level. The page does not list which biological science courses qualify, only that kinesiology, nutrition, exercise science and nursing are not accepted. Labs encouraged, not required; must be completed within the last seven years.
- General chemistry with labrequireddiffers
6 credits
Most PA programmes ask for 2 semesters · 8 credits · lab.
"Chemistry, 2 courses. Each course must be 3 semester credit hours each. Courses with labs are encouraged, but not required." The page says chemistry, not general chemistry specifically. Recommended within seven years, not required.
- Biochemistryrequired
1 semester · 3 credits
"This course must be at least 3 semester credit hours. Courses with labs are encouraged, but not required. This cannot be a survey course or be paired with any other course material. Course substitutions are not accepted."
- English or writing-intensivenot required here
Not mentioned on OCU's page.
- Statisticsnot required here
Statistics is not on OCU's prerequisite list.
- Psychologyrequireddiffers
2 semesters · 6 credits
Most PA programmes ask for 1 semester · 3 credits.
Two courses: "Each course must be 3 semester credit hours each. Each course must have a psychology course prefix (PSY, PSYC, PSYCH). Sociology and Ethics courses are not accepted."
- Advanced biologyrequiredextra here
3 semesters · 9 credits
The upper-level share of OCU's Biological Science block: five courses of 3 semester credit hours each, and "9 semester credit hours (3 of 5 courses) of this prerequisite set must be upper-level courses (300-400+ or 3000/4000+)." "The following courses or areas of study will not be accepted as prerequisite biological science courses: kinesiology, nutrition, exercise science, and nursing." Labs encouraged, not required. All five biological science courses must be completed within the last seven years.
- Anatomy and physiologynot required here
Not named on OCU's list. The program asks for five biological science courses without listing which ones qualify.
- Microbiologynot required here
Not named on OCU's list; the biological science block does not list accepted courses.
- Medical terminologynot required here
Not mentioned on OCU's page.
Experience hours
- Patient care experiencenot required here
"Clinical experience is not required prior to the application process."
- Healthcare experiencenot required here
"Clinical experience is not required prior to the application process." No healthcare experience figure is published.
- PA shadowingrecommended
20+ hours
Under a fifth of programs set a shadowing minimum; among those that do the median is 20 hours and a handful ask for 100 or more. Several count shadowing inside their experience total rather than separately, and a few have dropped it from scoring entirely.
Letters
- Science faculty letternot required here
Three letters of recommendation are required; no writer is specified.
- PA letternot required here
Three letters of recommendation are required through CASPA; the page does not say who they should come from.
- Supervisor letternot required here
Three letters of recommendation are required; no writer is specified.
Also on the school’s page
OCU publishes its prerequisites as counts of courses rather than a named list: one Biochemistry course, two Chemistry courses, two Psychology courses and five Biological Science courses, every course at least 3 semester credit hours, and "Courses with labs are encouraged, but not required" throughout. Anatomy and physiology, microbiology, statistics, medical terminology and English are not named anywhere on the page. Recency: "Biological Science prerequisites must be completed within the last seven years and 9 of the 15 hours (3 of 5 courses) must be upper-level courses." "All other course prerequisites are recommended to have been completed within the last seven years, but not required." "ALL PREREQUISITES must be completed by Aug. 15 of the year prior to the next cohort beginning"; the cohort starts in January, and no minimum per-course grade is stated. "A baccalaureate degree from an institution accredited by the Commission on Colleges of Regional Accrediting Organization is required. Applicants must earn a bachelor's degree prior to matriculation." "A minimum undergraduate or graduate degree cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale is required." "A minimum science GPA of a 3.0 is required." "Graduates of Oklahoma City University who have an overall and science GPA greater than or equal to 3.50 will be guaranteed an interview." On testing: "The PA Program does not require the GRE or other standardized tests"; no PA-CAT or CASPer is mentioned. On experience: "Clinical experience is not required prior to the application process." Application documents are the CASPA application, three letters of recommendation, a personal resume, official transcripts from every college attended and the CASPA fee; the page does not say who the three letters should come from. CASPA opens late April and closes Aug. 1; interviews are held in person on campus in early October.
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