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Program starts
Aug 1, 2027 · 286 days
About the program
Overview
Mission statement
The Primary Care Physician Assistant Program at USC is dedicated to the advancement of physician assistant education and emphasizes service to the medically underserved. The program is committed to preparing students from diverse backgrounds to positively transform the healthcare system. Students, graduates, faculty, and staff are committed to doing this through collaboration, inclusivity, innovation, integrity, excellence, and joy.
Program features
Trojan Trainer Program - A unique, student-led program mentored by Keck School. Medical Spanish - Students take courses to enhance their ability to practice medicine in Spanish-speaking neighborhoods. Advocacy Trip – Students are invited to attend advocacy training in Washington DC to meet with congressional representatives to speak on behalf of future patients, PA students, and the profession.
Clinical rotations
Core rotations are six weeks each, running January through December, covering family medicine, pediatrics, internal medicine, surgery, orthopedics, women’s health, mental/behavioral health, and emergency medicine, plus a Primary Care Selective and a Senior Rotation (mid‑February to end of April, three days per week for 10 weeks).
- 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
93.0%
First-time pass rate
Class size
60
Cohort
Tuition
$207,000
Total program
Student:faculty
4:1
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Sep 1, 2026Application deadlinePassed
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Sep 1, 2026Supplemental duePassed
- Aug 1, 2027Program starts286 days
- Not publishedCASPA verification due
The process
Admissions
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Program requirements
- Healthcare experience
- Not required
- Shadowing
- Recommended but not required
Interview format
Traditional Interview
Virtual permitted · Traditional Interview
Application style
Rolling admissions
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: Available
Total cost of attendance
1 recorded cost estimate
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Source: keck.usc.edu
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Coursework
Prerequisites
Coursework policies
4 recorded policy fields
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Source: keck.usc.edu
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Behavioral Science
1 required course.
- Introduction/General Psychology
English
1 required course.
- English Composition (International Applicants Only)
Math
1 required course.
- Statistics
Other
2 required courses.
- Beginning Spanish
- Medical Terminology
Science
5 required courses.
- Biology (General Biology or Human Biology)
- Chemistry with Lab (General Chemistry with Lab)
- Microbiology with Lab
- Human Anatomy with Lab
- Human Physiology
Course requirement details
10 prerequisite records
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Source: keck.usc.edu
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Admitted students
Class profile
- Avg overall GPA
- 3.60
- Avg science GPA
- 3.50
Gender
- female 80%
- male 18%
- nonBinary 2%
Ethnicity
- asian 32%
- hispanic 23%
- white 18%
- multiracial 18%
- other 7%
- black 2%
Outcomes
PANCE pass rates
Latest first-time pass rate (2025): 96.0%
Two-year average: 93.0%
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5 years of PANCE results
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Source: keck.usc.edu
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Admissions and outcomes
3 recorded admissions, faculty and outcome fields across this program page
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Source: keck.usc.edu
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Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 1975/10/01
- Last continued
- June 2019
- Next review
- April 2029
- January 2026Progress Report
The number of students in the Program Management Portal exceeded the maximum entering class size. The program submitted the required Exceeding Class Size report. The commission accepted the report.
- September 2024Site Visit
The commission accepted the findings of the virtual site visit.
- March 2024Progress 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. The commission accepted the report.
- March 2022Progress Report
The commission accepted the report providing evidence of documentation of data analysis leading to conclusions in self-assessment of PANCE performance and modifications that occurred as a result of self-assessment.
- June 2021Progress Report
The commission reviewed and more information requested of the report addressing 4th edition Standards C2.01b-e, modified Self-Study Report (mSSR).
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Where this data comes from
- chapman.edu/crean/academic-programs/graduate-progra…-questions.aspxUpdated Apr 17, 2026
Last updated: Apr 17, 2026
Directory facts are sourced from the PAEA directory.