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Touro University (Middletown) Physician Assistant Program prerequisites

What Touro Middletown 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

    2 semesters · 8 credits · lab

    "General Biology I & II (with labs)", 8 credits.

  • General chemistry with labrequired

    2 semesters · 8 credits · lab

    "General Chemistry I & II (with labs)", 8 credits.

  • Biochemistryrequireddiffers

    4 credits

    Most PA programmes ask for 1 semester · 3 credits.

    Touro's advanced chemistry line: "Organic Chemistry or Biochemistry", 4 credits. Either course satisfies it.

  • English or writing-intensiverequireddiffers

    2 semesters · 6 credits

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

    Required here: "English Composition and/or English Literature", 6 credits.

  • Statisticsrequired

    1 semester · 3 credits

    "Statistics", 3 credits.

  • College mathematicsrequiredextra here

    1 semester · 3 credits

    "Mathematics (pre-calculus level or above)", 3 credits, in addition to the separate statistics line.

  • Psychologynot required here

    Psychology is not named on its own; it is one example inside the 6 credit behavioral sciences block recorded on the social sciences line.

  • Anatomy and physiologyrequireddiffers

    2 semesters · 8 credits

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

    "Anatomy & Physiology", 8 credits. Unlike the biology and chemistry rows, the table does not say "with labs" for A&P, so no lab is recorded here. Footnote: "Applicants who completed two Anatomy & Physiology courses for less than a total of 8 credits must satisfy the credit requirement by completing an additional elective in Biology or Chemistry."

  • Microbiologyrequireddiffers

    3 credits

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

    "Microbiology", 3 credits. The table does not say "with lab" for this row.

  • Medical terminologynot required here

    Not on Touro Middletown's prerequisite table.

  • Social sciences and humanitiesrequiredextra here

    2 semesters · 6 credits

    "Behavioral Sciences (e.g., Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology)", 6 credits. Psychology is one way to fill it, not a named requirement. A separate 6 credits of "Humanities and/or Liberal Arts & Sciences" is also required and is described in the file notes.

Experience hours

  • Patient care experiencerequireddiffers

    200+ hours

    Most PA programmes ask for 500+ hours.

    "Verification of a minimum of 200 hours of direct patient contact health care experience, either volunteer or paid, must be documented on the Patient Contact Form and uploaded through CASPA." The program's examples include volunteering in an emergency department or doctor's office, medical assistant, phlebotomist, licensed practical nurse, respiratory therapist, EMT or paramedic. The program does not publish a separate healthcare experience figure.

  • Healthcare experiencenot required here

    The program publishes one figure, 200 hours of direct patient contact, recorded on the patient care line. No separate healthcare experience ask.

  • PA shadowingrecommended

    20+ hours

    PA shadowing is "recommended but not required." No hour count is published.

Letters

  • Science faculty letternot required here

    No faculty letter is asked for; only the PA letter is specified.

  • PA letterrequireddiffers

    1 letter

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

    "Three (3) letters of recommendation. One of the letters of recommendation must be from a physician assistant." The other two writers are unspecified.

  • Supervisor letternot required here

    Three letters, one from a PA; the remaining two carry no stated writer.

Also on the school’s page

Touro Middletown publishes a 55 credit prerequisite table: "An applicant must have the 55 credits of required prerequisite courses listed below with grades of 'C' or better from an accredited college, university, or its equivalent." The rows are General Biology I & II (with labs) 8, General Chemistry I & II (with labs) 8, Organic Chemistry or Biochemistry 4, Anatomy & Physiology 8, Microbiology 3, Behavioral Sciences (e.g., Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology) 6, English Composition and/or English Literature 6, Mathematics (pre-calculus level or above) 3, Statistics 3, and Humanities and/or Liberal Arts & Sciences 6. The humanities block has no key in the vocabulary, so it lives here: 6 credits of "Humanities and/or Liberal Arts & Sciences." A baccalaureate "from a regionally accredited institution" is required, with a "3.0 minimum cumulative GPA for all college-level coursework" and a "3.0 minimum combined science GPA from all colleges attended." Recency: "Applicants whose sciences prerequisites are more than 10 years will be required to take refresher courses unless exempted by the Admissions Committee." "Advanced Placement courses taken in high school must have scores of 4 or 5 to transfer." Timing: "An applicant may apply to the program with prerequisite coursework in progress, as long as no more than one natural science prerequisite is missing at the time of application," and "All prerequisite coursework and baccalaureate degree must be completed at least one full semester prior to the start of the program." The GRE, PA-CAT and CASPer are not mentioned anywhere on the requirements page. Applications go through CASPA. Three letters of recommendation are required, one from a PA.

School

shs.touro.edu/programs/physician-assistant/physician-assistant-middletown

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