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Yeshiva University Physician Assistant Program prerequisites
What Yeshiva 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
- Biology with labrequiredextra here
2 semesters · 8 credits · lab
"Two semesters of general biology with lab (or two higher-level biology courses with lab)." No credit count is published; 8 stands in for two semesters. AP credit is accepted here if the undergraduate institution awarded credit on the transcript.
- General chemistry with labrequired
2 semesters · 8 credits · lab
"Two semesters of general chemistry with lab (or two higher-level chemistry courses with lab)." No credit count is published; 8 stands in for two semesters.
- Biochemistrynot required here
Neither biochemistry nor organic chemistry is on the Katz prerequisite list; "two higher-level chemistry courses with lab" may stand in for general chemistry.
- English or writing-intensivenot required here
Not mentioned.
- Statisticsrequired
1 semester · 3 credits
"One semester of statistics (or biostatistics)." No credit count is published.
- Psychologynot required here
Not on the prerequisite list.
- Anatomy and physiologyrequireddiffers
6 credits · lab
Most PA programmes ask for 2 semesters · 8 credits · lab.
Two separate lines: "One semester of human anatomy with a lab" and "One semester of human physiology (at least three credits)." "Anatomy & Physiology I and II will be accepted to satisfy this requirement if the courses are 200-level or equivalent, or higher." No credit count is stated for anatomy; 6 stands in for the two courses.
- Microbiologyrequireddiffers
1 semester · 4 credits
Most PA programmes ask for 1 semester · 4 credits · lab.
"One semester of microbiology (lab not required)." No credit count is published.
- Medical terminologynot required here
Not mentioned.
Experience hours
- Patient care experiencerecommendeddiffers
500+ hours
Most PA programmes ask for 500+ hours and list it as required.
No minimum. FAQ: "Direct patient care hours are not required at this time but can be included in the application as supplementary material." The admissions page gives preference for "Healthcare/clinical experience and/or PA shadowing (no minimum number of hours)."
- Healthcare experiencerecommended
500+ hours
No minimum and no split between patient care and healthcare experience; the program credits "Healthcare/clinical experience and/or PA shadowing (no minimum number of hours)" as a preference factor.
- PA shadowingrecommended
20+ hours
"Shadowing a PA is not required at this time but can be included in the application as supplementary material." Preference factor with "no minimum number of hours."
Letters
- Science faculty letternot required here
The required professor letter carries no science restriction, recorded on the any-discipline faculty line.
- Faculty letter (any discipline)requiredextra here
1 letter
"Three (3) professional references (one must be from a professor; one must be from an employer/supervisor)." The professor letter is this line; any discipline answers it.
- PA letternot required here
No PA or clinician letter is asked for; the three references must include a professor and an employer or supervisor.
- Supervisor letterrequireddiffers
1 letter
Most PA programmes publish no minimum and list it as recommended.
"One must be from an employer/supervisor." Three professional references in total through CASPA.
Also on the school’s page
The Katz School publishes a short prerequisite list, each course "with a grade of B (3.0) or better in each course, and an overall prerequisite GPA of 3.0 or better": "Two semesters of general chemistry with lab (or two higher-level chemistry courses with lab); Two semesters of general biology with lab (or two higher-level biology courses with lab); One semester of statistics (or biostatistics); One semester of microbiology (lab not required); One semester of human anatomy with a lab; One semester of human physiology (at least three credits)," where "Anatomy & Physiology I and II will be accepted to satisfy this requirement if the courses are 200-level or equivalent, or higher." Recency: "Prerequisite courses must be taken within 10 years of the time of application." AP credit counts only for chemistry, biology and statistics and only if an undergraduate institution awarded credit on the transcript. "Two prerequisite courses may be outstanding at the time of application but must be completed prior to beginning the program"; "Applications with more than two outstanding prerequisite courses will not be considered." A bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution is required "with a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 and a minimum GPA of 3.0 in all science courses as calculated by CASPA." Testing: per the program FAQ at https://www.yu.edu/katz/physician-assistant/faq, "The GRE is not required for admission to the PA program." No PA-CAT is mentioned. TOEFL (100) or IELTS (7) only for degrees earned at non-English-speaking institutions. Experience: unusually, none is required. The FAQ states "Direct patient care hours are not required at this time but can be included in the application as supplementary material" and "Shadowing a PA is not required at this time"; the admissions page lists "Healthcare/clinical experience and/or PA shadowing (no minimum number of hours)" among preference factors. Letters: "Three (3) professional references (one must be from a professor; one must be from an employer/supervisor)." Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and "scored and ranked by GPAs and letters of recommendation" to set interview order. Acceptances are binding to the cohort with no deferrals. Applicants should know that as of its April 2026 meeting the ARC-PA extended Accreditation-Probation status for this program until its next review in April 2028, as stated on the program FAQ.
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