Sacred Heart University
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Program starts
Aug 1, 2027 · 286 days
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
Our mission is to provide students with engaging experiences that facilitate lifelong learning, enhance diverse perspectives, emphasize primary care and collaborative practice, and foster a spirit of service with a commitment to continuously improve the health of our communities.
Program features
The Sacred Heart PA program is primary care focused with students studying in state-of-the-art facilities and technology (patient assessment suites, Anatomage Table, high-fidelity manikins). We offer a Primary Care and Medical Spanish course during the didactic year and an additional primary care rotation during clinical year. We are proud to offer international rotations.
Clinical rotations
The program includes a 12‑month clinical phase with 10 five‑week rotations (~1,600 hours) covering core specialties such as Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Orthopedics, Women’s Health, Pediatrics, Behavioral/Mental Health, Family Medicine, Primary Care, Emergency Medicine, plus one elective.
- 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
96.5%
First-time pass rate
Class size
42
Cohort
Tuition
$106,575
Total program
Min GPA
3.00
Required
Student:faculty
5.3:1
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Sep 1, 2026Application deadlinePassed
- Sep 1, 2026CASPA verification duePassed
- Aug 1, 2027Program starts286 days
The process
Admissions
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Program requirements
- Min overall GPA
- 3.00
- Min prerequisite GPA
- 3.00
- Min PCE hours
- 1,000
- Min direct patient care
- 1,000 hrs
- Healthcare experience
- Required
- Shadowing
- Not Required
Interview format
Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
Virtual permitted · Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
Application style
Single decision date
No supplemental application
Required tests
Letters of recommendation — minimum 3
Employee/Supervisor; Academic Reference (e.g. Teacher/Professor or Academic Advisor)
Acceptance policies
Veteran support
None
The bill
Costs
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Supplemental fee waiver: Not available
Total cost of attendance
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Coursework
Prerequisites
Coursework policies
7 recorded policy fields
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Behavioral Science
1 required course.
- General Psychology
Math
1 required course.
- Statistics (Biostatistics preferred)
Other
1 required course.
- Any upper-level human biological science course (with or without lab)
Science
5 required courses.
- Microbiology with lab
- Human Anatomy and Physiology I with Lab
- Human Anatomy and Physiology II with Lab
- Organic Chemistry I with lab
- Organic Chemistry II with lab
Course requirement details
8 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
- Avg overall GPA
- 3.74
- Avg science GPA
- 3.67
Gender
- female 84%
- male 16%
Ethnicity
- white 65%
- asian 20%
- hispanic 10%
- black 5%
Average age and experience
1 recorded age and experience field
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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 (2024): 98.0%
Two-year average: 96.5%
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5 years of PANCE results
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Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 2016/03/12
- Last continued
- March 2021
- Next review
- January 2031
- June 2025Progress Report
The program's student attrition rate was 10.9% or greater for its 2024 cohort. The commission accepted the Student Attrition Required Report.
- September 2024Progress Report
The program's student attrition rate was 10.9% or greater for its 2023 cohort. The commission reviewed and more information requested for the Student Attrition Required Report.
- June 2022Progress Report
The commission accepted the report addressing 5th edition Standard C1.03 (provided evidence the self-study report accurately and succinctly documents the process, application and results of ongoing program self-assessment).
- March 2022Progress Report
The commission accepted the report providing evidence of a narrative describing how the program ensures all required clinical and technical skills identified on the list are performed to meet learning outcomes in a timely manner in order to remediate any deficiencies.
- September 2021Progress Report
The commission reviewed and more information requested for the report addressing 5th edition standards related to sponsoring institution support, student services, supervised clinical practice experiences, and student assessment.
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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.