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West Liberty, West Virginia · Masters
A West Virginia PA program focused on patient-centered care, professional service, and clinical training across diverse settings.
To providing high-quality education to physician assistant candidates, who as an integral part of the health-care team, will provide empathetic and competent care to the patients they serve, including those in under-served areas.
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Min 3.0 overall & science GPA required for review; admission influenced by GPA, references, interview, applicant-pool competitiveness. No more than 2 prereqs in progress at application. Early interview for CASPA verified by Aug 1. Rolling offers. ~56% of grads practice in WV/regional area.
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Program admissions informationSelected West Liberty applicants are invited to a formal interview held on the West Liberty University campus and/or via a virtual platform, but the program does not specify whether the interview itself is individual, panel, or group in structure.
Source checked Aug 1, 2026. Interview formats and dates can change between cycles.
Program interview informationReview each course, its lab, and the program’s policies. Your links are planning records; the program decides equivalency.
Courses shown as alternatives in the table are not all required. Confirm the accepted route with the program.
| Course | Credits | Lab | Min grade | Your coursework |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Chemistry I and II with corresponding labs2 course(s) | 8Semester credits unless noted | Required | Not specified | Sign in to plan |
| Inorganic Chemistry with lab Alternative route requires all three: inorganic, organic and biochemistry, with corresponding labs; combined minimum 8 units. | Not publishedSemester credits unless noted | Required | Not specified | Sign in to plan →This requirement needs an individual course review; completion has not been confirmed. |
| Organic Chemistry with lab Part of the three-course alternative; individual credit minimum not stated. | Not publishedSemester credits unless noted | Required | Not specified | Sign in to plan →This requirement needs an individual course review; completion has not been confirmed. |
| Biochemistry with lab Part of the three-course alternative; individual credit minimum not stated. | Not publishedSemester credits unless noted | Required | Not specified | Sign in to plan |
| Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II with labs2 course(s) | 8Semester credits unless noted | Required | Not specified | Sign in to plan |
| Separate Human Anatomy Anatomy plus Physiology minimum 8 units, including at least 2 lab credits. | Not publishedSemester credits unless noted | Not specified | Not specified | Sign in to plan |
| Separate Human Physiology Anatomy plus Physiology minimum 8 units, including at least 2 lab credits. | Not publishedSemester credits unless noted | Not specified | Not specified | Sign in to plan |
| Microbiology with lab | 4Semester credits unless noted | Required | Not specified | Sign in to plan |
| Genetics | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not specified | Not specified | Sign in to plan |
General, Introductory or Developmental Psychology1 course(s)Course notes & alternativesOne course required; transcripted AP policy specifies three credits, but standard-course credit minimum is not separately stated. | Not publishedSemester credits unless noted | Not specified | Not specified | Sign in to plan |
| Humanities or Social Science1 course(s) | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not specified | Not specified | Sign in to plan →This requirement needs an individual course review; completion has not been confirmed. |
English and/or WritingCourse notes & alternativesOne year required. | 6Semester credits unless noted | Not specified | Not specified | Sign in to plan |
| College-level Algebra | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not specified | Not specified | Sign in to plan |
| Pre-Calculus | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not specified | Not specified | Sign in to plan →This requirement needs an individual course review; completion has not been confirmed. |
| Calculus | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not specified | Not specified | Sign in to plan |
| Statistics | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not specified | Not specified | Sign in to plan |
Ten-year recency is preferred, not a hard expiration. Majors-level sciences and in-person labs preferred; virtual labs accepted. Medical Terminology and Statistics are recommended preparation (Statistics can also satisfy the required math choice). AP allowed for transcripted Humanities/Social Science, Psychology, English/Writing; other AP subjects need advanced major-level replacement coursework or retaking. No per-course minimum grade is stated in the reviewed policy.
When courses must be complete: No more than two prerequisite courses may be in progress at application; the reviewed page does not state an exact prerequisite completion deadline.
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59 semester hours across four terms develop basic/applied medical sciences and clinical skills.
Nine five-week rotations and professional issues comprise 46 semester hours; a critical review of medical literature is required.
24-month, 105-credit sequence from July through June two years later. The program arranges all clinical clerkships; students are not required to find sites or preceptors.
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