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Application deadline
Jan 15, 2027 · 88 days
CASPA verification due
Jan 15, 2027 · 88 days
Program starts
May 1, 2027 · 194 days
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
The mission of the Mississippi College Physician Assistant Program is to educate and train students to provide high-quality medical care for the people of Mississippi and the nation as members of the healthcare team.
Program features
8 Exam rooms, on campus simulation lab, interdepartmental collaboration, remediation curriculum, team-based learning, optional international service learning
Clinical rotations
The clinical phase consists of eight six‑week rotations (Clinical Practicums I‑VIII) covering Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Surgery, Behavioral Health, Women’s Health, and an elective, with a final Advanced Clerkship for specialization.
- 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
100.0%
First-time pass rate
Class size
42
Cohort
Tuition
$110,070
Total program
Min GPA
3.00
Required
Student:faculty
3.5:1
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Jan 15, 2027Application deadline88 days
- Jan 15, 2027CASPA verification due88 days
- May 1, 2027Program starts194 days
The process
Admissions
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Program requirements
- Min overall GPA
- 3.00
- Min science GPA
- 3.00
- Healthcare experience
- Not required
- Shadowing
- Recommended but not required
Interview format
Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
On-site required · Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
Application style
Rolling admissions
No supplemental application
Required tests
Letters of recommendation — minimum 3
Other health care provider
Acceptance policies
with exceptions. Please visit the program's website.
with exceptions. Please visit the program's website.
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
8 recorded policy fields
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Math
1 required course.
- Statistics
Science
4 required courses.
- Human Anatomy & Physiology
- Microbiology
- General Chemistry (complete sequence)
- Organic Chemistry
Course requirement details
5 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
- Avg overall GPA
- 3.69
- Avg science GPA
- 3.59
Gender
- female 81%
- male 19%
Ethnicity
- white 86%
- black 6%
- americanIndian 6%
- hispanic 3%
GRE scores (admitted students)
- Verbal
- 15328th %ile
- Quantitative
- 15053th %ile
- Analytical
- 3.9
Average age and experience
1 recorded age and experience field
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Outcomes
PANCE pass rates
Latest first-time pass rate (2025): 100.0%
Two-year average: 100.0%
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5 years of PANCE results
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Admissions and outcomes
3 recorded admissions, faculty and outcome fields across this program page
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Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 2011/03/04
- Last continued
- March 2024
- Next review
- July 2034
- January 2026Program Change
Program Change: Increase maximum entering class size to 42 students. The commission approved the program's proposed change effective May 17, 2027.
- January 2026Progress 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 accepted the report.
- September 2025Progress Report
The commission accepted the report providing evidence of preceptor board certification, revised SCPE learning outcomes and instructional objectives, syllabus for each required SCPE, and revised preceptor evaluations.
- March 2025Progress Report
The commission reviewed and more information requested of the report addressing 5th edition Standards B3.06a, B4.01a, and B4.01b.
- September 2024Progress Report
The program's student attrition rate was 10.9% or greater for its 2023 cohort. The program submitted the Student Attrition Required Report. The commission did not accept the report. The commission also acknowledged the report providing evidence of updates to the program's Program Management Portal and website.
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Where this data comes from
- jwu.edu/academics/colleges/college-of-health-an…he-program.htmlUpdated Apr 17, 2026
Last updated: Apr 17, 2026
Directory facts are sourced from the PAEA directory.