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On the Duke admissions website it says you need one class of anatomy and one of physiology. Does this mean two semesters of A&P? I only ask because it says all prereqs need to be finished by the end of the fall semester and I can only take A&P 1 in the fall which may cause some application issues. Any help would be appreciated. thanks.

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On the Duke admissions website it says you need one class of anatomy and one of physiology. Does this mean two semesters of A&P? I only ask because it says all prereqs need to be finished by the end of the fall semester and I can only take A&P 1 in the fall which may cause some application issues. Any help would be appreciated. thanks.

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Some schools break down Anatomy and Physiology into separate courses. You would take one semester and Anatomy and one semester of Physiology. The substitue for that is TWO semesters of A and P that is integratively taught. So I am afraid you are going to have to finish A+P 1 and A+P 2...

 

Side note... I know you may be smart and a fast learner, but I would not try to take on PA school without a good foundation in A and P...and other hard sciences. Healthcare experience is great... but if you dont know your A and P then you may not fair well in PA school.

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Some schools break down Anatomy and Physiology into separate courses. You would take one semester and Anatomy and one semester of Physiology. The substitue for that is TWO semesters of A and P that is integratively taught. So I am afraid you are going to have to finish A+P 1 and A+P 2...

 

Side note... I know you may be smart and a fast learner, but I would not try to take on PA school without a good foundation in A and P...and other hard sciences. Healthcare experience is great... but if you dont know your A and P then you may not fair well in PA school.

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Thanks for the reply. I've cleared all my prereqs but a&p and micro due to switching from premed. I'm sure there is no way to petition the one semester of a&p 2 in order to apply either. Duke is the only school I've seen with the December prerequisite deal. Disappointing because I was looking forward to the opportunity to apply to Duke.

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Thanks for the reply. I've cleared all my prereqs but a&p and micro due to switching from premed. I'm sure there is no way to petition the one semester of a&p 2 in order to apply either. Duke is the only school I've seen with the December prerequisite deal. Disappointing because I was looking forward to the opportunity to apply to Duke.

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