B.S. in Biology/M.S. in Physician Assistant Dual Degree Program

Physician Assistants are in high demand and are considered one of the top 10 jobs for the foreseeable future. Interest in this career has exploded and acceptance into PA programs is in many cases as competitive as for medical school.

CSE is fortunate to have three guaranteed seats a year in the two-year PA program at Le Moyne College for highly qualified students. The top three students in each graduating class from CSE who earn a B.S. in Biology from CSE and meet Le Moyne's prerequisite requirements are guaranteed admittance into the two-year M.S. Physician Assistant Program.

Visit www.lemoyne.edu/pa for more information about their M.S. Physician Assistant Program.

Recommended Course Sequence

In fulfilling the requirements for the B.S. in Biology as stated below, the student automatically fulfills the prerequisites for acceptance into Physical Assistant program at Le Moyne College.

The typical four-year course of study at CSE for students interested in pursuing a career as a physician assistant is as follows:

First Year

Fall Semester (First Semester) (18 Credits)

BIO111	Fundamentals of Biology I	4
CHEM151	General Chemistry I	4
MATH149	Pre-Calculus Math	4
	or
MATH119	Elementary Statistics	4
CSE110	Literacy I	4

Spring Semester (Second Semester) (18 Credits)

BIO113	Fundamentals of Biology II	4
CHEM153	General Chemistry II	4
MATH151	Calculus I	4
CSE120	Intergrated Literacy II	4

CHEM153: Prerequisites apply.

Second Year

Fall Semester (First Semester) (16 Credits)

BIO209	Microbiology	4
CHEM211	Organic Chemistry	4
CSE	CSE200-level General Education	4
MATH119	Elementary Statistics	4
	or
CSE	CSE200-level General Education	4

CHEM211, CSE200-level: Prerequisites apply.

MATH119: If not yet taken.

Spring Semester (Second Semester) (16 Credits)

BIO251	Cellular Biology	4
CHEM213	Organic Chemistry II	4
CSE	CSE200-level General Education	4
CSE	CSE 200-level General Education	4
	or
CSE300	Faith,Spirituality & Ethics I	4

BIO251, CHEM213, CSE200-level/300: Prerequisites apply.

Third Year

Fall Semester (First Semester) (16 Credits)

BIO121	Human Anatomy & Physiology I	4
BIO	BIO300/400	4
CHEM325	Biochemistry II	4
CSE	CSE 200-level General Education	4
	or
CSE300	Faith,Spirituality & Ethics I	4

BIO300/400, CHEM325, BIO431: Prerequisites apply.

CSE200-Level/CSE300 if not yet taken.

Spring Semester (Second Semester) (16 Credits)

BIO123	Anatomy & Physiology II	4
BIO303	Genetics	4
CSE300	Faith,Spirituality & Ethics I	4
	or
CSE400	Essentials Capstone	4
CHEM323	Biochemistry I	3
	or
	Free Elective	4

BIO303, CSE300, CSE400: Prerequisites apply.

CSE300: If not yet taken.

Fourth Year

Fall Semester (First Semester) (16-17 Credits)

BIO	BIO300/400	4
BIO431	Senior Seminar	1
PHYS149	General Physics I	4
CSE400	Essentials Capstone	4
	and-or
	Free Elective	3-4

BIO300/400, BIO431, CSE400: Prerequisites apply.

CSE400 if not yet taken.

Spring Semester (Second Semester) (16 Credits)

BIO	BIO300/400	4
PHYS153	General Physics II	4
PSY100	General Psychology*	4
CSE400	Essentials Capstone	4
	and-or
	Free Elective	4

BIO300/400, CSE400: Prerequisites apply.

CSE400: If not yet taken.

NOTE: Le Moyne requires 750 patient-related activities prior to attending PA school. Acquiring certification and working as a EMT or CNA are two excellent ways of obtaining the required hours.