University of Charleston
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This program has had 1 accreditation action in the past 5 years, including Administrative Probation. See the accreditation history section for details.
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Program starts
Jan 1, 2027 · 74 days
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
The mission of the University of Charleston Physician Assistant Program is to prepare competent physician assistants who value and provide comprehensive, patient-centered, culturally sensitive primary care, and are committed to lifelong-learning, professional growth, community health, and caring for underserved populations.
Program features
The program highlights rural medicine and community service. Grading is pass/fail. Small student-to-faculty ratio. Faculty with a significant number of years in PA education and clinical experience. Learning modalities include traditional lectures, case-based & team-based learning, simulated patient encounters, and hands-on activities/labs. Located in the heart of WV with access to a variety of outdoor activities, concerts, and events. Virtual interviews.
Clinical rotations
Eight rotations are delivered over three clinical semesters (12 months), including Primary Care, Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Women’s Health, Pediatrics, and one Elective. Rotations are typically four weeks each, and at least one rotation must be completed in a rural area.
- Credentials offered
- Master's degree (not Master's of Public Health)
- Doctorate offered
- No
- On-campus housing
- Yes
- CASPA participant
- Yes
The numbers
At a glance
PANCE 2-yr avg
97.5%
First-time pass rate
Class size
33
Cohort
Tuition
$89,950
Total program
Min GPA
3.00
Required
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Sep 1, 2026Application deadlinePassed
- Sep 1, 2026CASPA verification duePassed
- Jan 1, 2027Program starts74 days
The process
Admissions
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Program requirements
- Min overall GPA
- 3.00
- Healthcare experience
- Not required
- Shadowing
- Recommended but not required
Interview format
Group Interview; Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
Virtual permitted · Group Interview; Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
Application style
Rolling admissions
No supplemental application
Required tests
Letters of recommendation — minimum 2
No restrictions
Acceptance policies
Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) - will not accept MCAT
The bill
Costs
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Supplemental fee waiver: Not available
Total cost of attendance
1 recorded cost estimate
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Coursework
Prerequisites
Coursework policies
1 recorded policy field
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Behavioral Science
1 required course.
- Psychology
Math
1 required course.
- Statistics
Other
1 required course.
- Chemistry
Science
5 required courses.
- Human Anatomy
- Human Physiology
- General Biology
- Microbiology
- Organic Chemistry I
Course requirement details
11 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
- Avg overall GPA
- 3.60
- Avg science GPA
- 3.50
Gender
- female 62%
- male 27%
- unknown 11%
Ethnicity
- white 76%
- hispanic 11%
- multiracial 11%
- other 3%
GRE scores (admitted students)
- Verbal
- 154
- Quantitative
- 153
- Analytical
- 3.8
Average age and experience
4 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): 100.0%
Two-year average: 97.5%
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6 years of PANCE results
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Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 2012/09/08
- Last continued
- July 2016
- Next review
- January 2027
- January 2026Progress Report
The commission accepted the report providing evidence of a revised and resubmitted Attrition Required Report for the 2024 cohort.
- September 2025Program Change
Program Change: Increase in maximum entering class size. The commission did not approve the program's proposed change.
- June 2025Progress Report
The program's student attrition rate was 10.9% or greater for its 2024 cohort. The program submitted the Student Attrition Required Report. The commission did not accept the report.
- March 2025Progress Report
The commission accepted the report providing evidence of clarification of program's progress in securing affiliation agreements to place 42 or 46 students in clinical rotations and update the portal to provide evidence that all surgery SCPEs occur in the operating room setting.
- June 2024Progress Report
The commission reviewed the report but more information was requested regarding narrative as to progress in obtaining affiliation agreements and placing students, and update data in the SCPE tab of the Program Management Portal.
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Where this data comes from
- www.paschoolfinder.com/item/university-charleston/Updated Apr 17, 2026
Last updated: Apr 17, 2026
Directory facts are sourced from the PAEA directory.