Baylor College of Medicine
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Program starts
Jun 1, 2027 · 225 days
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
The BCM Physician Assistant Program educates physician assistants on the principles and practices of medicine to provide quality healthcare to diverse populations and optimize health in a broad range of settings.
Program features
Interdisciplinary Learning, Lifestyle Medicine, Simulation/POCUS, Team-Based Learning, Medical Ethics and Tropical MedicineTrack
Clinical rotations
The 36‑week Clinical Core provides rotations in emergency medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, psychiatry and behavioral medicine, and surgery; the 16‑week Integration Core includes four‑week Geriatric Medicine and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation rotations and an eight‑week Family & Community Medicine rotation; the Research Core adds two four‑week research practicums and a Master’s Paper 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
98.5%
First-time pass rate
Class size
40
Cohort
Tuition
$102,885
Total program
Min GPA
3.20
Required
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Aug 1, 2026Application deadlinePassed
- Aug 1, 2026CASPA verification duePassed
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Aug 1, 2026Supplemental duePassed
- Jun 1, 2027Program starts225 days
The process
Admissions
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Program requirements
- Min overall GPA
- 3.20
- Min science GPA
- 3.20
- Healthcare experience
- Not required
- Shadowing
- Recommended but not required
Interview format
Traditional Interview
Virtual permitted · Traditional Interview
Application style
Single decision date
Supplemental application required
Required tests
Letters of recommendation — minimum 3
No restrictions
Acceptance policies
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
8 recorded policy fields
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Behavioral Science
1 required course.
- Psychology or Sociology
English
1 required course.
- English Composition
Math
1 required course.
- Statistics
Science
A single required-course count is not available in this summary.
- Human Anatomy
- Human Physiology
- Anatomy and Physiology I and II
- Microbiology
- Genetics
- General Chemistry I
- General Chemistry II
- Organic Chemistry
Course requirement details
12 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
- Avg overall GPA
- 3.70
- Avg science GPA
- 3.50
Gender
- female 88%
- male 13%
Ethnicity
- white 50%
- asian 20%
- hispanic 20%
- black 8%
- multiracial 3%
Average age and experience
1 recorded age and experience field
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Admissions and outcomes
8 recorded admissions, faculty and outcome fields across this program page
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Outcomes
PANCE pass rates
Latest first-time pass rate (2024): 100.0%
Two-year average: 98.5%
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5 years of PANCE results
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Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 1973/02/01
- Last continued
- June 2019
- Next review
- July 2029
- September 2025Progress 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. No further information requested.
- 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. No further information requested.
- March 2023Program Change
Program Change: Change in graduation requirements (135 to 134 credits) effective March 6, 2023. The commission approved the program's proposed change. No further information requested.
- June 2022Progress Report
The commission accepted the report providing evidence of why the change in graduation requirements documentation was submitted after the implemented change. No further information requested.
- March 2022Program Change
Program Change: Change in graduation requirements (128 to 135 credits) effective July 2, 2021. Additional information (narrative addressing why the report was submitted after the implemented change) due March 31, 2022.
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Where this data comes from
- www.bcm.edu/education/school-of-health-professions/…ication-processUpdated Apr 17, 2026
- www.bcm.edu/education/school-of-health-professions/…sistant-programUpdated Apr 29, 2026
- www.bcm.edu/education/school-of-health-professions/…s/prerequisitesUpdated Apr 29, 2026
- www.bcm.edu/education/school-of-health-professions/…gram/admissionsUpdated Apr 29, 2026
- www.bcm.edu/education/school-of-health-professions/…asked-questionsUpdated Apr 29, 2026
Last updated: Apr 30, 2026
Directory facts are sourced from the PAEA directory.