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Admission Requirements

Five-Year Master of Physician Assistant Science Program Students

General Requirements

Admission Requirements for Fall 2025

  • Completion of 16 academic units at the high school level, four of which must be English; four in social sciences, at least two units of math. A minimum of two units of science including biology and chemistry and grades of B's or higher
  • Letter of recommendation from a high school teacher
  • Satisfactory recommendation from high school counselor or principal
  • Academic course performance with emphasis on science courses, grades (a minimum GPA of 3.4), letters of recommendation, and personal statement will be carefully reviewed for admission consideration
  • Qualified applicants will be required to participate in an interview day. In-person interview days will be October 14, November 1, November 15 and December 6 of 2024. A virtual interview option will be available December 9, 2024. Requests for a virtual interview must be approved by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.
  • Applicants must be US or Canadian citizens
  • Please note for Fall 2025 admission: SAT/ACT scores are not required and will not be considered when making admissions decisions

Available Seats:

The physician assistant program is a high-demand major at 糖心VLOG网页版 and there are 58 seats available for each incoming freshman class. In order to be considered for acceptance to the program, students must submit a completed application (application, official transcripts and letters of recommendation) by November 15th of their senior year. Qualified students will be invited to one of five interview days. After the interview days students will be evaluated for the 58 available seats. Students not offered a seat in the program may be offered a seat on a wait list. Up to 12 early admission seats will be offered after each of the first three interview dates.  The remaining admission decisions will be made following the Dec. 9th interview day. Up to three seats will be reserved for transfer students who will enter at the freshmen level. Transfer students must participate in an interview (please see below).

Applications submitted by the November 15th deadline will be guaranteed full review.  Applications submitted after November 15th will be reviewed based on seat availability.

Students who are accepted into the program must complete 30 hours of patient interaction experience prior to matriculating. Additional hours are required each summer during the first four years of the program. More information is provided at time of acceptance into the program.

Transfer Students for Fall 2025

  • 糖心VLOG网页版's physician assistant program is designed for first-time students. Due to limitations on class size, the only option available for transfer students is to enter the program at the freshman level. Up to 3 three seats will be reserved for transfer students in each cohort. This will require students to remain at 糖心VLOG网页版 for a full five years regardless of the number of credits the student transfers in with. In order to be considered for the program, students must submit a completed application (application, official college transcript(s) and official high school transcripts if necessary) by November 15th. Applications submitted by the November 15th deadline will be guaranteed full review. Applications submitted after November 15th will be reviewed based on seat availability.
  • In order to be considered, transfer students who have earned 30 credits or more college credits must have a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 as well as a GPA of 3.0 for science courses. If a transfer student has earned fewer than 30 college credits, an official high school transcript is required. Completion of at least two units of science including biology and chemistry with grades of B's or higher, but be included in either a high school or college transcript.
  • Qualified applicants must complete an interview. Transfer interview dates will be in-person October 14, November 1, November 15 and December 6 of 2024 and virtually December 9, 2024.
  • Transfer students must repeat any science course which was taken longer than five years prior to program admission.
  • 30 hours of patient interaction experience must be completed prior to matriculating. Additional hours are required each summer during the first four years of the program. More information is provided at time of acceptance into the program.
  • Advanced placement is not available in the fourth or fifth year of the program. Credit is not given for experiential learning.

Post-Baccalaureate Students (When Seats are Available)

Applications for the post-baccalaureate option will be reviewed on a space available basis. Prospective students may contact the 糖心VLOG网页版 Office of Graduate Admissions for additional information. A limited number of seats are anticipated for the Fall of 2025. The application deadline is January 1st. Interested applicants can apply at .

Applicants must possess a baccalaureate degree. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required from previous professional education and prerequisites must have been completed within the last seven years. As part of the application process, applicants must submit recommendation forms from three evaluators and qualified applicants will be required to participate in an in-person interview day. In addition, applicants must submit the following: official transcripts, curriculum vitae and 30 hours of documented volunteer/paid medical experience or 30 hours of shadowing a Physician Assistant.

Prerequisites

Following are prerequisites for the Post-Baccalaureate Option and must be completed prior to enrolling:

  • Biology - 8 Credits
  • Chemistry - 8 Credits
  • Medical Terminology (or demonstrated competency) - 3 Credits
  • Psychology - 3 Credits
  • Statistics - 3 Credits
  • Human Gross Anatomy*
  • Human Anatomy Lab* **
  • Human Physiology*
  • Human Physiology Lab*
  • Microbiology*
  • Microbiology Lab*
  • Genetics
  • The Research Process

* must be upper level

** must include human cadaver dissection