Admission Requirements

The admission requirements for the Physician Assistant Program are as follows:

• Baccalaureate Degree
• Suggested GPA of 3.0 or greater
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
  GRE scores must be sent directly to the program. Although there is no minimum acceptable score, candidates are expected to rank in the 50th percentile or greater range in all areas and obtain a minimum score of 5.0 on the analytical portion of the exam.
• 1000 hours of health care related experience:
  military corpsmen or medic, nursing, EMT, paramedic, medical technologist, respiratory therapist, phlebotomist, X-Ray technologist, medical imaging, and clinical counselor are common health care experiences shared by some physician assistants.

  This list is not all inclusive. Please contact the program to verify any other health care experience not mentioned here.

• An expressed desire to work in rural or medically underserved communities
• Personal interview

Completion of the following prerequisites:

• One biology and one chemistry course need to be taken within 5 years of matriculation into the PA program.
• No transfer credit is accepted. Advanced placement in the program is not granted. All students must complete all courses in the curriculum.
• Accepted applicants must meet Technical Standards for Physician Assistant Studies.