PA · Tulsa, Oklahoma · public
University of Oklahoma, Tulsa Physician Assistant Program prerequisites
What OU Tulsa asks for in the 2026-27 cycle, as read from the school's own admissions page. 12 lines differ from the standard PA school set, marked below.
Coursework
- General chemistry with labrequireddiffers
9 credits · lab
Most PA programmes ask for 2 semesters · 8 credits · lab.
Part of a 12 semester hour chemistry block: "General Chemistry or above with lab as required for science majors. Three hours must be Organic Chemistry with lab or Biochemistry with lab." The 9 hours here are the block less the organic or biochemistry course recorded on the biochemistry line. No recency window.
- Biochemistryrequireddiffers
1 semester · 3 credits · lab
Most PA programmes ask for 1 semester · 3 credits.
The advanced share of the chemistry block: "Three hours must be Organic Chemistry with lab or Biochemistry with lab." Either satisfies it, and the lab is required.
- English or writing-intensiverequireddiffers
2 semesters · 6 credits
Most PA programmes ask for 2 semesters · 6 credits and list it as recommended.
"English Composition I and II, 6 semester hours." No recency window.
- Statisticsnot required here
Not on OU Tulsa's table; the math requirement is College Algebra or higher.
- College mathematicsrequiredextra here
1 semester · 3 credits
"College Algebra or higher, 3 semester hours." Statistics is not named.
- Psychologyrequireddiffers
2 semesters · 6 credits
Most PA programmes ask for 1 semester · 3 credits.
Psychology, 6 semester hours: "Recommended courses include Introduction to Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, and Developmental Psychology."
- Advanced biologyrequiredextra here
2 semesters · 6 credits
Upper division science, 6 semester hours: "Must be a 300 or 400 level biological science course. Recommended courses include Genetics, Immunology, Virology, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Embryology, Histology, Pathogenic Microbiology. Community colleges do not offer upper division credit. Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Kinesiology, Exercise Science, and Nutritional Science courses will not meet this requirement." Must be completed within 7 years of the application deadline.
- Anatomy and physiologyrequired
2 semesters · 8 credits · lab
Human Anatomy with lab 4 semester hours and Human Physiology with lab 4 semester hours: "Combined Anatomy and Physiology courses are acceptable provided the total credits received are a minimum of 8 semester hours." Kinesiology and Exercise Science courses are excluded. Must be completed within 7 years of the application deadline.
- Microbiologyrequired
1 semester · 4 credits · lab
"Microbiology with lab, 4 semester hours." No recency window.
- Medical terminologynot required here
Not mentioned on OU Tulsa's prerequisite or admission pages.
Experience hours
- Patient care experiencerecommendeddiffers
500+ hours
Most PA programmes ask for 500+ hours and list it as required.
"Healthcare experience is strongly recommended but not required for the PA program applicant." The program publishes no hours figure and does not split patient care from other healthcare experience.
- Healthcare experiencerecommended
500+ hours
"Healthcare experience is strongly recommended but not required." No number 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 reference; no writer is specified.
- PA letternot required here
"Three letters of reference submitted directly to CASPA"; no writer is specified.
- Supervisor letternot required here
Three letters of reference; no writer is specified.
Also on the school’s page
OU Tulsa's prerequisite table, in semester hours: English Composition I and II 6, College Algebra or higher 3, Psychology 6, Chemistry 12 ("General Chemistry or above with lab as required for science majors. Three hours must be Organic Chemistry with lab or Biochemistry with lab."), Microbiology with lab 4, Upper division science 6, Human Anatomy with lab 4 and Human Physiology with lab 4. Recency: "The following courses must be completed within the last 7 years" covers upper division science, anatomy and physiology; the admission page (https://www.ou.edu/tulsa/community_medicine/scm-pa-program/admission) phrases it as "Human Anatomy, Human Physiology, and 6 credit hours of Upper Division Sciences must be completed within 7 years of the application deadline." "All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better." "No more than one science and one non-science prerequisite can be in progress after December 31st of the year prior to enrollment in the program." "No one course can satisfy more than one prerequisite." "Advanced Placement (AP) credit may be used to satisfy prerequisite coursework provided that the AP credit is accepted by the applicant's institution and is posted on the applicant's official academic transcript." "Completion of a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university before matriculation will be required." "A minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, as computed by CASPA, for both the overall GPA and the science GPA." "Three letters of reference submitted directly to CASPA," with no writer specified. "Healthcare experience is strongly recommended but not required for the PA program applicant." "The Tulsa PA program does not facilitate shadowing experiences." "In the admission process, preference will first be given to Oklahoma residents." "Application cycle begins June 1st and ends on October 1st." Foreign coursework must be evaluated by World Education Services. On testing: neither page mentions the GRE, PA-CAT or CASPer.
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