Quinnipiac University

MHS in Physician Assistant Required Curricular Components and Academic Credit

Our curriculum builds industry-specific knowledge and skills. Below are the required curricular components for the Physician Assistant program.

Below are the required curricular components, including required rotation disciplines, and academic credit offered for the Physician Assistant program (A3.11d, A3.11e).

All QU PA Program courses (except PY505 Clinical Pharmacology I, PY516 Clinical Pharmacology II, PY526 Principles of Epidemiology, and PY652 Medical Writing and Biostatistics for PA) are synchronous in-person classes.  PY505 Clinical Pharmacology I, PY516 Clinical Pharmacology II, PY526 Principles of Epidemiology, and PY652 Medical Writing and Biostatistics for PA are hybrid courses with asynchronous online modules and synchronous in-person components. Please click on the blue course number hyperlink for more information about each course.

Annual Curriculum Update

The table below is updated annually in May to best reflect the plan of study for the newest matriculating cohort of students entering the MHS in Physician Assistant program. 

Download a PDF of the curriculum for the upcoming year