MASTER of PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES
APPLICATION PROCESS

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Application Overview

Submit your application through CASPA. The deadline for CASPA verification is August 1, 2025.

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What is the application process and timeline?

April 24, 2025 - CASPA application opens

When you should submit your application:

  1. If your prerequisite courses are completed and your health care hours are completed, submit early.
  2. If you are in the process of completing your required coursework, submit your CASPA application after your grades are posted (so they can verify your most recent coursework). For example, if you are enrolled in courses in the Spring of 2025, submit your application to CASPA after your grades for Spring are posted on your transcript.
  3. If you are in the process of completing your healthcare hours, submit after you have the minimum number of hours.
August 1, 2025 - Deadline for:

  • CASPA to be verified

  • GRE scores to be received via CASPA (GRE DI code 0423)
  • Letters of reference (3) to be received via CASPA

Because of the high number of qualified applicants, meeting the minimum admissions criteria does not guarantee an interview for the program.

Selected candidates will be invited to interview in late summer (August). Students who have been selected for interviews will be notified by email through CASPA. It is the applicant’s responsibility to monitor their CASPA email account and respond to all emails.

We use a Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) Session to evaluate motor skills, communication skills, intellectual skills, behavioral qualities, and interpersonal skills. Interviews may be conducted on campus.

December 15, 2025 - All applicants will be notified of admission decisions 

Please note : If you do not meet the minimum requirements (for example, your undergraduate GPA is lower than 3.0) by the stated deadline, your application will not be reviewed.

May 18, 2026 - Classes begin for accepted students 

Accepted students must certify that they meet the technical standards established by the program with or without reasonable accommodations.

Accepted students are assigned a provisional admission status until meeting conditions outlined in the acceptance letter and completing pre-matriculation requirements set forth by the Office of the Registrar. Failure to complete requirements in a timely manner will prevent registration and may result in revocation of the offer of acceptance. As part of the pre-matriculation requirements, incoming students are required to pass a drug screen and criminal background check prior to matriculation. Offers of acceptance are contingent on passing both.