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Bethel Course Equivalent for Prerequisites

Students who have completed undergraduate work at Bethel may reference the following chart to determine which Bethel courses satisfy the prerequisite.

Course	Minimum Semester Credit Hours	Bethel Equivalent
Human Anatomy	3 (within last 5 years)*	BIO214 and BIO215 or BIO409
Human Physiology	3 (within last 5 years)*	BIO216 and BIO217
Organic Chemistry	3	CHE224 and CHE225 or CHE226 and CHE227 or CHE306 and CHE307
Biochemistry	3	BIO388 and BIO389 or CHE304 and CHE305 or CHE388 and CHE389 or CHE396 and CHE397
Microbiology	3 (within last 5 years)*	BIO234 and BIO235
Genetics	3	BIO332 and BIO333
Psychology	3	PSY100 or PSY203 or PSY300
Statistics	3	HAS250M or MAT207M or PSY230M

Accreditation and Licensure

Program Accreditation

The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) has granted Accreditation-Continued status to the Bethel University Physician Assistant Program sponsored by Bethel University. Accreditation-Continued is an accreditation status granted when a currently accredited program is in compliance with the ARC-PA Standards. Accreditation remains in effect until the program closes or withdraws from the accreditation process or until accreditation is withdrawn for failure to comply with the Standards. The approximate date for the next validation review of the program by the ARC-PA will be September 2026. The review date is contingent upon continued compliance with the Accreditation Standards and ARC-PA policy. The program’s accreditation can be viewed on the ARC-PA website.

University Accreditation

Bethel University has been continuously accredited by the Higher Learning Commission since 1959. This regional accreditation, recognized by the United States Department of Education, demonstrates that the university meets quality educational standards.

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