ghg123 Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Hello, I attended a open house in Texas for pa school. The lady said that if your pre-reqs are 5 years old from when you first took them, you need to retake them. I started college in 2011 and graduated in 2015. I don't understand this process. This means I have to take Bio1 and Chem1 all over again. I thought pre-reqs were valid 5 years after graduation. If someone can help me out or give some advice I would appreciate it. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted March 19, 2016 Administrator Share Posted March 19, 2016 Each program makes their own rules. If they say 5 years, it's 5 years. Many schools are more lenient, and some only require A&P be recent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghg123 Posted March 19, 2016 Author Share Posted March 19, 2016 Thank you for your reply!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MT2PA Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 What Rev said. Pre-reqs are one of the perils of applying since each school makes their own rules. Check the website for each program. Some have limits for all pre-reqs, just upper level, or none at all. I graduated in 2008 (so many of mine were approaching 7-10 years old when I applied) and of the 10-15 schools I applied to, it was only an issue for one of them. I applied anyway since some schools will waive the time limit if you can prove you've been using that knowledge in your career since then (they will usually mention something to this effect on the website though). 5 years is usually the tightest requirement, 10 years is easier to work with but I can't say which is more common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuralER/Ortho Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 That seems unreasonable and discouraging to having experience prior to applying.. But as others have said.... Those are the rules and if you want to play, you'll have to follow them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcox87 Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Which school? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
db_pavnp Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 I know of one school which waives the 5 year requirement if you are working in a health care profession, however their website does not indicate this fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghg123 Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 Thank you all for replying! This gives me much insight! @gcox87, it's UTMB PA program. On the website, it states that there is no deadline time for when the prereqs where taken. However, at the open house the lady said 5 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegro Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 It's possible she was stating the expectation rather than the requirement so it might be good information to have regardless when deciding whether or not to apply. It may be there is no official limit, but that in general those that are accepted have taken the courses within that time frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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