Slippery Rock University
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Application deadline
Dec 1, 2026 · 43 days
CASPA verification due
Dec 1, 2026 · 43 days
Program starts
Jun 1, 2027 · 225 days
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
The program's focus is to train and develop Physician Assistants with an emphasis on providing care to special populations. The program will aspire to instill lifelong learning skills while advancing the health needs of the region served by the University. Graduates will possess skills and leadership abilities to make a difference in the quality of life in the healthcare environment in which they will work.
Program features
Unique to SRU's Physician Assistant Program is the emphasis on special populations and healthcare disparities that is intentionally interwoven throughout the didactic and clinical curriculum, providing graduates with the requisite knowledge and cultural sensitivity to effectively treat patients from diverse backgrounds.
Clinical rotations
The program has ten clinical rotations over a 12‑month clinical year, including seven core rotations (family medicine, behavioral medicine, emergency medicine, internal medicine, women’s health, general surgery, and pediatrics) plus one elective and two special‑population rotations, mainly 4.5 weeks each.
- 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
52
Cohort
Resident tuition
$78,995
Total program
Min GPA
3.25
Required
Student:faculty
4.7:1
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Dec 1, 2026Application deadline43 days
- Dec 1, 2026CASPA verification due43 days
- Jun 1, 2027Program starts225 days
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Not publishedSupplemental due
The process
Admissions
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Program requirements
- Min overall GPA
- 3.25
- Min science GPA
- 3.25
- Min prerequisite GPA
- 3.25
- Min PCE hours
- 600
- Min direct patient care
- 600 hrs
- Healthcare experience
- Required
- Shadowing
- 16 hrs
Interview format
Traditional Interview; Group Interview
On-site required · Traditional Interview; Group Interview
Application style
Rolling admissions
Required tests
Letters of recommendation — minimum 3
Employee/Supervisor; PA; Physician; Other health care provider; Academic Reference (e.g. Teacher/Professor or Academic Advisor)
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
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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Behavioral Science
1 required course.
- Psychology course
Math
1 required course.
- Inferential statistics course
Other
1 required course.
- Medical Terminology
Science
8 required courses.
- General Biology with lab
- Anatomy & Physiology I with lab
- Anatomy & Physiology II with lab
- Medical Microbiology or Microbiology with lab
- Genetics
- General Chemistry I with lab
- General Chemistry II with lab
- Organic Chemistry I
Course requirement details
11 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
- Avg overall GPA
- 3.72
- Avg science GPA
- 3.60
Gender
- female 83%
- male 17%
Ethnicity
- white 75%
- multiracial 19%
- other 6%
Outcomes
PANCE pass rates
Latest first-time pass rate (2024): 95.0%
Two-year average: 91.0%
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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
- 2016/03/12
- Last continued
- March 2022
- Next review
- April 2030
- September 2022Progress Report
The commission accepted the report addressing 5th edition Standard B4.01a. No further information requested.
- March 2022Continued Accreditation
Accreditation-Continued following probation visit; Program has not yet enrolled students but plans and resource allocation, if fully implemented as planned, demonstrate the probability to meet the ARC-PA Standards. Next Comprehensive Evaluation: March 2030. Maximum class size: 52.
- September 2021Progress Report
The commission accepted the report providing evidence of analysis of PANCE Exam Performance First-Time Takers due to pass rate percentage of 85% or less for the class of 2020. No further information requested.
- March 2021Progress Report
The commission accepted two reports addressing 4th edition standards related to institutional responsibilities, faculty sufficiency, program self-assessment, curriculum, and clinical practice experiences.
- September 2020Progress Report
The commission acknowledged the report providing evidence of updated changes in response to COVID-19. No further information requested.
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Where this data comes from
- odu.edu/evms-health-professions/physician-assistant/admissionUpdated Apr 17, 2026
Last updated: Apr 17, 2026
Directory facts are sourced from the PAEA directory.