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The Clarkson PA program will be a continuous 28 month, 7 semester program. Total credits for the program will be 82.

The majority of the courses will be linked in a modular format. For example, when the heart and lungs are the subject in clinical medicine, they will also be the topic in basic science/anatomy, pharmacotherapeutics, and patient assessment.

Spring I Course Credit Hours
Introduction to the Profession PA500 2
Clinical Medicine I PA501 6
Basic Science I PA504 2
Pharmacotherapeutics I PA507 3
Patient Assessment I PA510 3
The Patient and the PA I   PA513 1
Semester Total 17
Summer I
Clinical Medicine II PA502 4
Basic Science II PA505 2
Pharmacotherapeutics II PA508 3
Patient Assessment II PA511 3
The Patient and the PA II   PA514 1
Semester Total 13
Fall I
Clinical Medicine III   PA503 6
Basic Science III PA506 2
Pharmacotherapeutics III PA509 3
Patient Assessment III PA512 3
The Patient and the PA III PA515 1
Medical Informatics PA516 2
Semester Total 17
Spring II
Clinical Procedures PA517 2
Supervised Practice - Ambulatory Medicine  PA600 3
Supervised Practice - Internal Medicine PA601 3
Semester Total 8
Summer II
Supervised Practice - General Surgery PA602 3
Supervised Practice - Emergency Medicine PA603 3
Semester Total 6
Fall II
Supervised Practice – Pediatrics PA604 3
Supervised Practice - Women’s Health PA605 3
Supervised Practice - Behavioral Health PA606 3
Supervised Practice - Elective I PA607 3
Semester Total 12
Spring III
Supervised Practice – Elective II PA608 3
Clinical Research Elective PA609 3
Summative Review PA610 1
Master’s Project PA611 2
Semester Total 9





Program Total 82 credits hours