Type of Degree Awarded: Masters Physician assistant
Accreditation of Program: granted Accreditation-Continued status
App through CASPA: YES
Program first time taker pass rate: 100% (2018), 100% (2017)
Graduation rate: 95%(2017), 97% (2016)
Attrition rate: 1 student (2017), 1 student (2016)
Employment rate 6 months after graduating: 94.76% (average of all classes)
Length of program: 28 MONTHS
Curriculum: 103 credits
Number of students accepted: 80 students
Deadline of application to be received and verified: March 1st
Supplemental application: no
Interview dates: July (offers send out in June)
Admissions decisions: extended in August (have 10 days to accept from offer date)
Deposit Required upon acceptance: $500
Matriculation Date: JANUARY
Class Type: in person
Cost of attendance tuition ans fees
in state: $95,776
out-of-state: $115,334
Stats of current entering class (provided for class of 2019 + Averages for all classes entered )
Average cumulative GPA: 3.33
Average of all classes cumulative GPA: 3.40
Average replacement GPA: 3.77
Average replacement GPA for all classes: 3.79
Average prerequisite GPA: 3.82
Average prerequisite GPA for all classes: 3.77
Averages of Male: 25 (31%) Averages of Female: 55 (69%)
Average age of 2016-2018 classes: 27.74
Average PCE hours: 5,821
Average PCE hours for all classes: 5,232
Average volunteer/community service hours: 1,744
Average volunteer/community service hours for all classes: 1,842
Admission requirements
bachelor’s degree at a regionally accredited college or university.
Overall GPA: 3.0
Number of References required: 3
PCE required: no but is reward int he application review process
PCE hour minimum: no min but looked on favorably (average accepted student normally has over 2k hours)
Current prerequisites
Acceptable credit type: Courses can be taken at an accredited 2- or 4-year college or university of higher education in the U.S., including online courses offered through such programs. Up to 2 prerequisite courses may be completed without a letter grade (e.g. AP, CLEP, Pass).
Grade/other requirement or comments
Exam information
TOEFL required for international students: yes
TOEFL Min: computer-based:220, internet-based: 85 (preferred) min 26 in speaking component
GRE Information
GRE required: no
CASPer test required: yes
Accreditation of Program: granted Accreditation-Continued status
App through CASPA: YES
Program first time taker pass rate: 100% (2018), 100% (2017)
Graduation rate: 95%(2017), 97% (2016)
Attrition rate: 1 student (2017), 1 student (2016)
Employment rate 6 months after graduating: 94.76% (average of all classes)
Length of program: 28 MONTHS
Curriculum: 103 credits
Number of students accepted: 80 students
Deadline of application to be received and verified: March 1st
Supplemental application: no
Interview dates: July (offers send out in June)
Admissions decisions: extended in August (have 10 days to accept from offer date)
Deposit Required upon acceptance: $500
Matriculation Date: JANUARY
Class Type: in person
Cost of attendance tuition ans fees
in state: $95,776
out-of-state: $115,334
Stats of current entering class (provided for class of 2019 + Averages for all classes entered )
Average cumulative GPA: 3.33
Average of all classes cumulative GPA: 3.40
Average replacement GPA: 3.77
Average replacement GPA for all classes: 3.79
Average prerequisite GPA: 3.82
Average prerequisite GPA for all classes: 3.77
Averages of Male: 25 (31%) Averages of Female: 55 (69%)
Average age of 2016-2018 classes: 27.74
Average PCE hours: 5,821
Average PCE hours for all classes: 5,232
Average volunteer/community service hours: 1,744
Average volunteer/community service hours for all classes: 1,842
Admission requirements
bachelor’s degree at a regionally accredited college or university.
Overall GPA: 3.0
Number of References required: 3
PCE required: no but is reward int he application review process
PCE hour minimum: no min but looked on favorably (average accepted student normally has over 2k hours)
Current prerequisites
Acceptable credit type: Courses can be taken at an accredited 2- or 4-year college or university of higher education in the U.S., including online courses offered through such programs. Up to 2 prerequisite courses may be completed without a letter grade (e.g. AP, CLEP, Pass).
- Anatomy ( completed within 10 years of application deadline)
- Physiology (completed within 10 years of application deadline)
- General Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry or Biochemistry (completed within 10 years of application deadline)
- Microbiology or Cell Biology (completed within 10 years of application deadline)
- Intro to Psychology
- Additional Psychology (completed within 10 years of application deadline) ( Abnormal, Lifespan or Developmental recommended)
- Math, Statistics or Physics
Grade/other requirement or comments
- Requires 3 semester credits minimum with a B- or better grade
- policy is to replace the poorer grade in a given prerequisite with the better grade. In addition, our replacement GPA calculation only includes the last 40 semester credit hours on your CASPA application
- Replacement grades for prerequisite courses are not accepted once your application has been processed by the Application Screening Committee. best to apply to program after you have completed your prerequisites with your best performance
- The general prerequisites (chemistry, psychology and math) have no time frame.
Exam information
TOEFL required for international students: yes
TOEFL Min: computer-based:220, internet-based: 85 (preferred) min 26 in speaking component
GRE Information
GRE required: no
CASPer test required: yes