Physician Assistant, MS (Boston)

Physician assistants are healthcare providers who practice medicine with physician supervision. They are highly sought after members of the healthcare team who provide diagnostic and therapeutic patient care. The physician assistant studies program is a full-time, two-year graduate program that provides an opportunity to earn a Master of Science degree.

Please visit Bouvé College Learning Outcomes for the specific student learning outcomes for this program.

Only physician assistant courses approved for this program are permitted to be applied to the requirements of this program.  Equivalent courses may not be applied to requirements of this program. Students must follow the program requirements associated with their catalog year.

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Milestones

Capstone project
Summative examination

Core Requirements

A grade of C or higher is required in each course. 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Core
PA 6208	Professional Issues for Physician Assistants	2
PA 6326	Aspects of Primary Care	4
PA 6327	Emergency Medicine and Critical Care	2
PA 6328	Aging and Rehabilitation Medicine	2
PA 6329	Healthcare Delivery	2
PA 6330	Research Design	2
Anatomy and Physiology
PA 6200	Anatomy and Physiology 1	3
PA 6201	Anatomy and Physiology 2	3
Diagnosis and Evaluation
PA 6203	Physical Diagnosis and Patient Evaluation 1	3
PA 6204	Physical Diagnosis and Patient Evaluation 2	3
PA 6209	Clinical Laboratory and Diagnostic Methods 1	3
PA 6210	Clinical Laboratory and Diagnostic Methods 2	1
Pharmacology
PA 6205	Pharmacology 1	2
PA 6206	Pharmacology 2	2
Principles
PA 6311	Principles of Medicine 1	4
PA 6312	Principles of Medicine 2	4
PA 6313	Principles of Medicine 3	4
PA 6320	Principles of Obstetrics and Gynecology	2
PA 6321	Principles of Surgery	2
PA 6322	Principles of Orthopedics	2
PA 6323	Clinical Neurology	2
PA 6324	Principles of Pediatrics	2
PA 6325	Principles of Psychiatry	2
Clinical
PA 6400	Applied Clinical Study in Medicine	5
PA 6401	Applied Clinical Study in Ambulatory Medicine	5
PA 6402	Applied Clinical Study in Family Practice	5
PA 6403	Applied Clinical Study in Emergency Medicine	5
PA 6404	Applied Clinical Study in Women's Health	5
PA 6405	Applied Clinical Study in Pediatrics	5
PA 6406	Applied Clinical Study in Surgery	5
PA 6407	Applied Clinical Study in Mental Health	5
PA 6408	Applied Clinical Study Elective	5

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

103 total semester hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required