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Up to two prerequisite courses may be pending at the time of application via CASPA. However, all prerequisite courses must be completed by September 1. 

Note: The application deadline is August 1. Updated official transcripts should be sent to CASPA in a timely manner to update your application. It is required that science prerequisite coursework be completed within seven years of the class start date.

All prerequisite courses must be completed by September 1.

We accept online and hybrid coursework for courses, excluding laboratories, from regionally accredited colleges and universities. See the exception below for laboratories.

Yes, the required 4-credit hours of anatomy would need to include a one-credit laboratory (lab may not be online).

Yes, Human Anatomy and Physiology may be taken as a combined two-sequence course for a minimum total of 6-credit hours, including a one-credit anatomy lab.  If no lab is included, a one-credit anatomy lab would need to be taken in addition to the course (lab may not be online).

Documentation of the preferred patient care/ health care experience (PCE/HCE) hours and optional PA shadowing hours must be entered in the CASPA application portal under the 'Experiences' section at time of application submission in order to be considered by the committee. The most competitive applicants have demonstrated completion of these items beyond the minimum preferred hours at the time of application submission. No additional documentation of these hours will be accepted after your application is submitted through CASPA.

Yes. Please give us your best estimate of hours, and provide the contact information of at least one PA for verification in the ‘Experiences’ section in CASPA under ‘Shadowing Experience’. These hours cannot count toward both PA shadowing/observation and Healthcare Experience.

A minimum of 750 hours is preferred for Patient Care/Health Care Experience (PCE/HCE) upon application.

PCE/HCE should consist of volunteer or paid work experience involving direct patient contact or interaction.

Qualifying roles can include, but are not limited to the following:

• Degree-specific roles: Dietitian, Nurse/RN, Athletic Trainer
• Certification-required roles: Medic, CNA/Medical Assistant, Anesthesia Tech, EMT, Patient Care Tech, Home Health Aide, etc.
• Other roles that may not require certification: Behavioral Technician, Ophthalmic Tech, Nurse Aide, PT Aide, Rehab Aide, ER Tech, Phlebotomist, Medical Scribe, Pharmacy Technician, Dental Assistant

The following roles do not count as PCE/HCE:

• Clerical position in a medical setting
• Sports coach
• Laboratory technician
• Veterinary technician
• Personal Trainer
• Babysitter

An applicant that does not meet both of our minimum GPAs for overall total GPA of 3.0 and overall science GPA of 3.0, will not pass our program's initial screening. If you just meet these minimum GPAs, we encourage you to address previous academic shortcomings in your personal statement.

We begin screening your application once it enters “verified” status by CASPA. It can take up to four weeks to be "verified" in CASPA. We will consider your application “complete” once we have received in CASPA all of the required materials including: college transcripts; preferred patient care/healthcare experience hours information; preferred PA shadowing/observation hours information; and three letters of recommendation. At this time, we will let you know by e-mail that your application is "complete" and under review. If your application appears to be missing any items, or does not meet our minimum criteria, we will contact you as well. Once your application is reviewed by our program, you may be invited for an interview at any time during the application cycle. Our interviews will begin in June and will continue through the summer and fall semesters.

The admission committee meets monthly. While some offers of admission are extended early, others may be extended at any time during the interview cycle, regardless of how early you interview. Due to our rolling admission process we will make our best effort to notify you of decisions in a timely manner. All notifications of final decisions will be sent by the end of January.

Rolling admission means that we begin reviewing applications and offering interviews as the applications are completed. We do not wait until all applications are submitted before beginning to review them all. This does not guarantee an interview to those who apply early, nor does it rule out those who apply closer to the deadline. However, it is to your advantage to apply early with a complete and competitive application. It is possible that we may have filled all interview spots before the application deadline.

At this time we are unable to offer individual meetings or discussions with faculty or admissions staff to review transcripts or other application materials. CASPA application materials received by the August 1 deadline will be reviewed equally by the committee once submitted and complete. We recommend having your application reviewed by a pre-health advisor or trusted mentor. We also encourage all prospective applicants to attend one of our information sessions offered at various times during the year, at which time you are encouraged to meet and speak with faculty. Please check our Graduate Admission Events page periodically for dates.

Please contact our PA Studies Program at pa.admissions@dom.edu. with questions.

We will consider any applicant who meets the minimum criteria, which must include a bachelor's degree at an accredited institution within the United States. No exceptions can be given for work experience or international degrees. Individual coursework taken outside of the U.S. will be considered on a case-by-case basis (i.e. studying abroad).