Pre-Physician Assistant (AS)

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Program Information

The pre-physician assistant pathway will prepare you to pursue a higher degree to become a Physician Assistant.

According to U.S. News & World Report (2013), physician assistant is one of the Top 15 Best Jobs in America.

Physician assistants, also known as PAs, practice medicine on teams with physicians, surgeons, and other healthcare workers. They examine, diagnose, and treat patients. PAs may be the principal care providers in rural or inner city clinics and confer with the supervising physicians and other medical professionals as needed or as required by law. PAs also may make house calls or go to hospitals and long term care facilities to check on patients and report back to the physician. They are trained to function in a variety of settings including clinics, hospitals, emergency departments, armed services, and federal and state agencies.

Butler Community College is committed to flexible pathways for our student’s success. Courses are offered in varying delivery formats; face-to-face, blended and online. When reviewing this pathway, please check the Class Schedule to identify which format the course is offered to make sure you are selecting the delivery modality that fits your needs.

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Kansas State Wide Transfer course (T►)
Milestone Courses - Courses are considered essential for progress within a selected Pathway and are indicated by a diamond symbol (♦).
This course is offered online (O)

Program Pathway Learning Outcomes

Click here to view this program’s assessment data. For more information or questions, please contact Phil Speary at pspeary@butlercc.edu or 316.322.3226.

Butler General Education Bucket Requirements (34-35)

Butler Community College participates in the Kansas systemwide general education (SGE) framework within AA and AS degrees. The SGE framework includes 34-35 credit hours organized in 7 “buckets” each identified by an individual SGE code.

All students are required to take EG101 and EG102 from Bucket 1.
All students are required to take either SP100 or SP102 from Bucket 2.
All students are required to take one math course from Bucket 3.
All other buckets where a course is marked as preferred students can choose any course listed in the state approved bucket if they meet the prerequisite for the course.
Courses in any of the buckets 3-7 not marked preferred are mandatory in the pathway unless an alternative is approved by the dean overseeing the pathway.
Courses listed in the Pathway not identified with a bucket are required for completion of the given degree pathway and are not intended to fulfill the state approved general education bucket package.
Students are encouraged to contact Academic Advising for further information.

For more information: Butler General Education Bucket Requirements