High Point University
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Program starts
Jun 1, 2027 · 225 days
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
The mission of the High Point University Physician Assistant Studies program is to deliver a student-centered, experiential curriculum grounded in high academic and ethical standards. The program strives to develop compassionate PAs who are self-directed, lifelong learners prepared to provide evidence-based, patient-centered care as members of an interprofessional health care team.
Program features
HPU students learn the knowledge, values, and communication skills necessary to develop teams and collaborate within an interprofessional environment to become a health care professional for the world as it is going to be. Exceptional clinical simulation labs, hands-on experiences, problem-based learning, willed body program, faculty mentors and community engagement lead to an extraordinary education in an inspiring environment with caring people.
Clinical rotations
The program includes nine supervised clinical experiences: seven core five‑week rotations (family medicine, inpatient medicine, emergency medicine, surgery, pediatrics, women’s health, behavioral medicine) and two five‑week elective rotations, totaling a 12‑month clinical phase.
- 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
98.5%
First-time pass rate
Class size
65
Cohort
Tuition
$134,215
Total program
Min GPA
3.20
Required
Student:faculty
4.3:1
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 12, 2026Oct 1, 2026Application deadlinePassed
- Jun 1, 2027Program starts225 days
- Not publishedCASPA verification due
The process
Admissions
Updated Apr 12, 2026
Program requirements
- Min overall GPA
- 3.20
- Min science GPA
- 3.20
- Min PCE hours
- 200
- Healthcare experience
- Required
- Shadowing
- 15 hrs
Interview format
Traditional Interview
Virtual permitted · Traditional Interview
Application style
Rolling admissions
No supplemental application
Required tests
Letters of recommendation — minimum 3
No restrictions
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 12, 2026
Supplemental fee waiver: Not available
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.
- Psychology
Math
1 required course.
- Statistics
Other
1 required course.
- Humanities and Social Sciences
Science
7 required courses.
- Human or Vertebrate Anatomy
- Human or Vertebrate Physiology
- Biological Science
- Upper Level Human Biological Science
- Microbiology
- General/Inorganic Chemistry
- Additional Chemistry
Course requirement details
10 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
- Avg overall GPA
- 3.90
- Avg science GPA
- 3.80
Gender
- female 82%
- unknown 11%
- male 8%
Ethnicity
- white 86%
- asian 6%
- black 5%
- hispanic 3%
GRE scores (admitted students)
- Verbal
- 153
- Quantitative
- 152
Average age and experience
1 recorded age and experience field
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Admissions and outcomes
4 recorded admissions, faculty and outcome fields across this program page
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Outcomes
PANCE pass rates
Latest first-time pass rate (2024): 97.0%
Two-year average: 98.5%
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8 years of PANCE results
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Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 2014/09/06
- Last continued
- June 2019
- Next review
- April 2029
- March 2022Progress Report
The program received an alert through the Program Management Portal that the number of students exceeded the maximum entering class size. The program submitted the required Exceeding Class Size report, which the commission accepted.
- June 2021Progress Report
The commission accepted the report addressing 4th edition Standards C2.01b-e, modified Self-Study Report.
- September 2020Program Change
Program Change: Change in graduation requirements (109 to 107 credits), effective August 2022. The commission acknowledged the proposed change.
- June 2020Progress Report
The commission acknowledged the report providing evidence of the proposed plan in response to COVID-19.
- March 2020Program Change
Program Change: Change in class size (35 to 45, effective June 1, 2020; to 55, effective May 31, 2021; and to 65, effective May 30, 2022). The commission approved the proposed change.
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Where this data comes from
- www.highpoint.edu/physicianassistant/admission-faqs/Updated Apr 17, 2026
Last updated: Apr 17, 2026
Directory facts are sourced from the PAEA directory.