University of North Dakota
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Program starts
May 1, 2027 · 194 days
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
The primary mission of the University of North Dakota Department of Physician Assistant Studies is to prepare selected students to become competent physician assistants working collaboratively within the health care team, emphasizing primary care in rural communities.
Program features
Established program since 1970, Non-traditional format with both synchronous and asynchronous curriculum delivery, alternating classroom and clinical experiences.
Clinical rotations
After two online didactic semesters, students begin a primary‑care series with rotating classroom instruction and supervised clinical practice in a longitudinal primary‑care setting. The final semester includes 14 weeks of specialty or primary‑care clerkships (Hospital Medicine, Emergency Department, General Surgery, Rural/Underserved Primary Care, etc.) and a scholarly project.
- 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
91.0%
First-time pass rate
Class size
35
Cohort
Resident tuition
$50,368
Total program
Min GPA
3.00
Required
Student:faculty
2.3:1
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Aug 1, 2026Application deadlinePassed
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Sep 1, 2026Supplemental duePassed
- May 1, 2027Program starts194 days
- Not publishedCASPA verification due
The process
Admissions
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Program requirements
- Min overall GPA
- 3.00
- Min science GPA
- 3.00
- Min prerequisite GPA
- 3.00
- Min PCE hours
- 1,000
- Min direct patient care
- 1,000 hrs
- Healthcare experience
- Required
- Shadowing
- Recommended but not required
Interview format
Group Interview; Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
On-site required · Group Interview; Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
Application style
Single decision date
Supplemental application required
Required tests
Letters of recommendation — minimum 2
No restrictions
Acceptance policies
Veteran support
None
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
7 recorded policy fields
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Math
1 required course.
- Statistics
Other
1 required course.
- Additional upper level University science (chosen from specified options)
Science
3 required courses.
- Human Anatomy
- Human Physiology
- Microbiology
Course requirement details
5 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
- Avg overall GPA
- 3.72
- Avg science GPA
- 3.65
Gender
- female 85%
- male 15%
Ethnicity
- white 97%
- asian 3%
Average age and experience
1 recorded age and experience field
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Admissions and outcomes
6 recorded admissions, faculty and outcome fields across this program page
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Outcomes
PANCE pass rates
Latest first-time pass rate (2025): 94.0%
Two-year average: 91.0%
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5 years of PANCE results
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Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 1974/12/01
- Last continued
- July 2016
- Next review
- October 2026
- March 2024Progress Report
The program's PANCE pass rate percentage was 85% or less for its 2022 cohort. The commission accepted the required analysis of PANCE performance.
- September 2021Progress Report
The program received an alert through the Program Management Portal that the number of students exceeded the maximum entering class size. The commission accepted the required Exceeding Class Size report.
- June 2021Program Change
Program Change: Change in program support (change in fiscal support).
- June 2020Progress Report
The commission acknowledged the report providing evidence of the proposed plan in response to COVID-19.
- September 2019Program Change
Program Change: Change in program support (change in fiscal resources).
Last updated: Apr 4, 2026
Directory facts are sourced from the PAEA directory.