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2014-2015 University Catalog 
    
2014-2015 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Health Science Pre-Professional/Pre-Physician’s Assistant Concentration, BS


About the Program

The Health Science Pre-Professional (HSPP) programs are designed to prepare students for entry into professional schools in a wide arena of health-related professions. Building a solid foundation in the Sciences and Humanities prepares our undergraduates for the challenges of pursuing a career in the diverse and ever-changing healthcare industry. Due to the thoughtful design of our curriculum, students take similar coursework the first two years of enrollment, allowing the flexibility of switching from one HSPP program to another. The most outstanding feature of HSPP is that the course requirements for entry into professional school are incorporated into the plans of study, resulting in no extra coursework for our undergraduates.

Summary of Program Requirements

The Summary of Program Requirements for Pre-Physicians Assistant Concentration  is a comprehensive list of those categories which a student must fulfill in order to earn their degree. Unlike the full Detailed Program Requirements listed below, complete lists of selectives for any given category are not shown. These summaries are intended to be printer-friendly and less expansive in detail.

Detailed Program Requirements

Please see below for detailed program requirements and possible selective fulfillments.

HLTH-BS
HSPP - PRPA
120 credits

 

Pre-Physician’s Assistant Core (University Foundational Learning Outcomes) (26-27 credits)


Fulfills 1 Science Core Course


Fulfills 1 Science Core Course


Humanities


  • select from University list - Credit Hours: 3.00

Fulfills Behavior/Social Science Core


Quantitative Reasoning


Electives (26-27 credits)


An Ethics course (such as PHIL 11100 - Ethics  or PHIL 27000 - Biomedical Ethics ) is highly recommended.

All students must complete 32 credits of 300 level or higher courses at Purdue for graduation.


120 credits required for Bachelor of Science degree


University Foundational Learning Outcomes List


https://www.purdue.edu/provost/initiatives/curriculum/course.html

Program Requirements


120 credit hours required

Effective: Fall 2014 Beginners

16-17 Credits


14 Credits


15 Credits


Spring 2nd Year


Fourth Semester

15 Credits


Fall 3rd Year


Junior Year Fifth Semester

15 Credits


15 Credits


Fall 4th Year


Senior Year Seventh Semester

15 Credits


Spring 4th Year


Eighth Semester

  • PSY Selective - Fulfills HSCI Humanities Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • Elective - Credit Hours: 2.00 - 3.00

14-15 Credits


University Foundations Learning Outcome List


http://www.purdue.edu/provost/initiatives/curriculum/course.html

Note


*(BSS) Behavioral/Social Science - 1 course
*(H) Humanities - 1 course
*(OC) Oral Communication - 1 course
*(QR) Quantitative Reasoning - 1 course
*(S) Science - 2 courses
*(IL) Information Literacy - 1 course
*(STS) Science, Technology, & Society) - 1 course
*(WC) Written Communication - 1 course

Purdue students must complete 32 credit hours of 300 level or above courses for graduation with a Bachelor of Science degree.

Student is responsible for completing and fulfilling all graduation requirements.

Critical Course


The ♦ course is considered critical. A Critical Course is one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major.

Expired Course


Any course without a link to its description is one that has been expired.  However, this course could fulfill the degree requirement historically.

Foreign Language Courses


Foreign Language proficiency requirements vary by program.  For acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor:

American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, (ancient) Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish