University of South Alabama
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Program starts
May 1, 2027 · 194 days
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
The mission of the University of South Alabama Physician Assistant Program is to educate compassionate and competent individuals from diverse backgrounds to become highly qualified physician assistants in accordance with the highest professional standards to provide a broad spectrum of preventative and curative healthcare to patients in various communities and clinical settings with physician supervision including underserved populations in Alabama both rural and urban. The emphasis of the program is one of primary care, including a broad foundation in the medical and surgical specialties.
Program features
We have a full cadaver lab for Gross Anatomy, and a separate Simulation Building dedicated to simulation for healthcare students (Allied Health, Nursing, and Medicine). Our classroom and lab spaces are dedicated to the PA Program and have all been recently renovated with state of art equipment.
Clinical rotations
One 8‑week Primary Care/Family Practice rotation; multiple 4‑week rotations in Emergency Medicine, General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry; plus three electives, totaling 11 rotations.
- Credentials offered
- Master's degree (not Master's of Public Health)
- Doctorate offered
- No
- On-campus housing
- No
- CASPA participant
- Yes
The numbers
At a glance
PANCE 2-yr avg
98.0%
First-time pass rate
Class size
60
Cohort
Resident tuition
$61,105
Total program
Min GPA
3.00
Required
Student:faculty
5.5:1
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Oct 1, 2026Application deadlinePassed
- Oct 1, 2026CASPA verification duePassed
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Oct 1, 2026Supplemental duePassed
- May 1, 2027Program starts194 days
The process
Admissions
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Program requirements
- Min overall GPA
- 3.00
- Min science GPA
- 3.00
- Min PCE hours
- 500
- Min direct patient care
- 500 hrs
- Healthcare experience
- Required
- Shadowing
- Recommended but not required
Interview format
Traditional Interview
Virtual permitted · Traditional Interview
Application style
Single decision date
Supplemental application required
Required tests
Letters of recommendation — minimum 3
PA; Physician
Acceptance policies
with exceptions. Please visit the program's website.
Veteran support
Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) - will not accept MCAT
The bill
Costs
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Supplemental fee waiver: Not available
This program has separate tuition rates for resident and non-resident students.
Total cost of attendance
1 recorded cost estimate
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Coursework
Prerequisites
Coursework policies
8 recorded policy fields
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Behavioral Science
1 required course.
- General Psychology
Math
2 required courses.
- Mathematics
- Statistics
Other
1 required course.
- Medical Terminology
Science
7 required courses.
- Biology
- General Chemistry I
- General Chemistry II
- Organic Chemistry
- General Microbiology
- Human Anatomy
- Human Physiology
Course requirement details
11 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
- Avg overall GPA
- 3.79
- Avg science GPA
- 3.70
Gender
- female 83%
- male 17%
Ethnicity
- white 70%
- hispanic 12%
- asian 10%
- black 7%
- americanIndian 2%
GRE scores (admitted students)
- Verbal
- 155
- Quantitative
- 152
Average age and experience
3 recorded age and experience fields
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Admissions and outcomes
7 recorded admissions, faculty and outcome fields across this program page
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Outcomes
PANCE pass rates
Latest first-time pass rate (2025): 98.0%
Two-year average: 98.0%
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7 years of PANCE results
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Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 1996/04/01
- Last continued
- September 2024
- Next review
- October 2034
- September 2025Progress Report
The commission reviewed and requested additional information of the report addressing 5th edition Standards A1.07 and A2.03.
- June 2025Progress Report
The commission acknowledged the report providing evidence of an updated Budget tab in Program Management Portal.
- September 2024Continued Accreditation
Accreditation-Continued; Program has demonstrated continued and sufficient compliance with most ARC-PA Standards. The commission noted four areas of noncompliance. Next Comprehensive Evaluation: September 2034. Maximum class size: 60.
- September 2023Progress Report
The program's PANCE pass rate percentage was 85% or less for its 2022 cohort. The program submitted the required analysis of PANCE performance. The commission accepted the report.
- March 2022Progress Report
The program received an alert that the number of students exceeded the maximum entering class size. The program submitted the required Exceeding Class Size report. The commission accepted the report.
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Where this data comes from
- www.southalabama.edu/colleges/alliedhealth/pa/applications.htmlUpdated Apr 17, 2026
Last updated: Apr 17, 2026
Directory facts are sourced from the PAEA directory.