Pre-Child Health Associate/Physician Assistant

The CHA/PA Program is a three-year, highly academic program modeled after medical school. The CHA/PA Program is a Physician Assistant Program that offers a pediatric focus and awards a Master’s of Physician Assistant Studies upon completion. Although the emphasis is on preparing a generalist physician assistant with special expertise in pediatrics, the curriculum provides the new graduate with the fundamental knowledge and skills necessary to function in a variety of roles within numerous clinical disciplines.

Information may be obtained from: Child Health Associate/Physician Assistant Program, PO Box 6508, Mail Stop E-7019, Aurora, CO 80045-0508.

Minimum Admission Requirements

GRE scores from no more than 5 years prior to time of application
Minimum cumulative and science GPAs of 2.8 (on a 4.0 scale)
Completion of a bachelor’s degree with at least 120 semesters, to include the following courses:

BIOL 1300 - General Biology I: Organismic Biology
BIOL 1310 - General Biology I: Organismic Biology Laboratory
BIOL 1350 - General Biology II: Introduction to the Cell
BIOL 1360 - General Biology II: Introduction to the Cell Laboratory
BIOL 3830 - Genetics
BIOL 4350 - Human Anatomy
BIOL 4360 - Human Physiology
One Upper Division Biology Elective (Two if BIOL 4360 has not been completed by time of application. Elective(s) should not include botany or ecology.)
CHEM 1301 - General Chemistry I
CHEM 1311 - General Chemistry II
MATH 3100 - Statistics for the Sciences
or
PSY 2100 - Introduction to Psychological Statistics
Two PSY electives (6-7 credit hours)

Note:

BIOL 4350 and BIOL 4360, upper division biology elective course, and statistics (MATH 3100 or PSY 2100) must be taken within five years of application.