Program Advisor
Deirdre Gonsalves-Jackson, PhD
Associate Director of Biology
Eggleston Commons, Room 109
dgonsalvesjackson@vwu.edu
757.455.3265
Prerequisite Checklist
Below are the courses offered through Virginia Wesleyan University that will be accepted towards completing the 8 prerequisites to apply to the EVMS PA program. Only 1 of the acceptable courses listed is required to meet the prerequisite. If multiple courses listed are on the transcript, the course with the highest grade will be used in our review.
- Please note that 7 of 8 prerequisite courses must be completed before the EAP application deadline.
- All courses must be completed at Virginia Wesleyan University with a B- or better.
- Pre-requisite courses must not be repeated for poor performance.
Note: Any exceptions must be approved in advance by the EVMS Admissions Directors and will not be granted retroactively.
| EVMS Prerequisite | Acceptable VWU Course(s) |
| Anatomy or A&P I |
BIO 221: Human Anatomy and Physiology I |
| Physiology or A&P II | BIO 222: Human Anatomy and Physiology II BIO 380: Comparative Animal Physiology |
| General or Intro Chemistry |
CHEM 120: Introductory Chemistry |
|
Organic Chemistry |
CHEM 221: Organic Chemistry I CHEM 222: Organic Chemistry II CHEM 330: Biochemistry |
|
Microbiology (Cell Biology) |
BIO 482: Microbiology* |
|
Introductory Psychology |
PSY 101: Introduction to Psychology I |
|
Upper Level Psychology course (Lifespan or Developmental) |
PSY 205: Lifespan Developmental Psychology |
|
College Math, Statistics, or Physics |
MATH 135: Calculus with Precalculus, Part I |
*Has prerequisite of BIO 316: Genetics.
