College of St. Scholastica
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Program starts
Sep 1, 2027 · 317 days
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
In accordance with our Benedictine values, The College of St. Scholastica's PA Medicine program's mission is to educate PA students within a comprehensive, interprofessional, and innovative curriculum to meet the diverse healthcare needs of our region, specifically rural and underserved communities.
Program features
Interprofessional education with Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Social Work, and Nursing programs. Rural healthcare focus Clinical placements through the Midwest and with populations where jobs are abundant – primary care and rural settings.
Clinical rotations
Clinical phase is 14 months. Core rotations include Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, Women’s Health, Behavioral Medicine, General Surgery, Inpatient Medicine, two Primary Care rotations, plus one Elective.
- 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
98.0%
First-time pass rate
Class size
30
Cohort
Tuition
$109,113
Total program
Min GPA
3.00
Required
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Aug 1, 2026Application deadlinePassed
- Sep 1, 2027Program starts317 days
- Not publishedCASPA verification due
The process
Admissions
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Program requirements
- Min overall GPA
- 3.00
- Min prerequisite GPA
- 3.00
- Healthcare experience
- Not required
- Shadowing
- Recommended but not required
Interview format
Not publishedApplication style
Single decision date
No supplemental application
Required tests
Letters of recommendation — minimum 2
No restrictions
Acceptance policies
with exceptions. Please visit the program's website.
Veteran support
None
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
7 recorded policy fields
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Behavioral Science
1 required course.
- General, Developmental, or Abnormal Psychology
Math
1 required course.
- Statistics
Other
1 required course.
- Medical Terminology
Science
4 required courses.
- Organic Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II
- Microbiology or Medical Microbiology
Course requirement details
7 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
- Avg overall GPA
- 3.68
- Avg science GPA
- 3.57
Gender
- female 80%
- male 20%
Ethnicity
- white 75%
- asian 9%
- other 6%
- black 3%
- hispanic 3%
- americanIndian 3%
Admissions and outcomes
5 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: 98.0%
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7 years of PANCE results
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Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 2017/03/09
- Last continued
- September 2021
- Next review
- October 2031
- March 2024Progress Report
The commission accepted the report addressing 5th edition Standard C1.03. No further information requested.
- June 2023Progress Report
The commission accepted the report providing evidence of an acceptable PANCE report. No further information requested.
- September 2022Progress Report
The program's PANCE pass rate percentage was 85% or less for its 2019 cohort. The commission did not accept the required analysis of PANCE performance report.
- March 2022Progress Report
The commission accepted the report addressing 5th edition Standards A3.12b,i, A3.13a, and B4.01b. No further information requested.
- September 2021Continued Accreditation
Accreditation-Continued (following Final Provisional review); Next Comprehensive Evaluation: September 2031. Maximum entering class size: 38.
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Where this data comes from
- www.paschoolfinder.com/item/college-of-saint-scholastica/Updated Apr 17, 2026
Last updated: Apr 17, 2026
Directory facts are sourced from the PAEA directory.