NLU PA Program — Didactic Year Handbook
Didactic Curriculum
The didactic year of the NLU PA Program is organized into four terms comprising basic and clinical medical sciences, pharmacology, patient evaluation and procedures, professional practice, and behavioral medicine, delivered in a mix of face-to-face and online synchronous formats. Course numbers, titles, and credit hours below are drawn from the Program’s official course catalog (see Appendix K, Course Descriptions). Estimated weekly class time, delivery modality, and ARC-PA standards mapping for each course are maintained in the current course syllabi and the learning management system, which govern in the event of any discrepancy with this table.
Term I (12 weeks)
Course Number
Course Title
Credit Hours
PAS 511
Medical Anatomy and Lab
5
PAS 512
Pathophysiology I
3
PAS 513
Physical Examination and Documentation I
4
PAS 514
The Physician Assistant Profession I
1
PAS 515
Medical Research and Information Literacy
1
PAS 516
Skills, Observation, Assessment, Results (SOAR) I
2
Total Term I Credits: 16
Term II (12 weeks)
Course Number
Course Title
Credit Hours
PAS 521
Pathophysiology II
3
PAS 522
Clinical Laboratory and Medical Imaging
2
PAS 523
Physical Examination and Documentation II
4
PAS 524
Public Health
2
PAS 525
Pharmacology I
3
PAS 526
The Physician Assistant Profession II
1
PAS 527
Skills, Observation, Assessment, Results (SOAR) II
2
Total Term II Credits: 17
Term III (12 weeks)
Course Number
Course Title
Credit Hours
PAS 531
Medical Ethics and Legal Medicine
2
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