University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Accreditation notice
This program has had 1 accreditation action in the past 5 years, including Focused Visit. See the accreditation history section for details.
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Application deadline
Passed · Aug 1, 2026Application deadline passed on Aug 1, 2026
Program starts
Jan 1, 2027 · 73 days
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
To promote high-quality, accessible, patient-centered health care for the people of North Carolina and the nation through excellence in education, scholarship, and clinical service. The UNC PA program is committed to the health care and workforce needs of North Carolinians and will use an inter-professional approach to prepare skilled and compassionate health care practitioners across the continuum of life.
Program features
Clinical skills space, cadaver lab, small class size, organ-based curriculum, rural health clinical rotations
Clinical rotations
The 12‑month clinical phase includes ten supervised clinical practice experiences (eight core rotations and two electives), each four weeks long, covering Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, Women’s Health, Behavioral Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Primary Care & Rural Health, plus electives and clinical seminars.
- 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
94.5%
First-time pass rate
Class size
20
Cohort
Resident tuition
$62,142
Total program
Min GPA
3.00
Required
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Aug 1, 2026Application deadlinePassed
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Aug 1, 2026Supplemental duePassed
- Sep 1, 2026CASPA verification duePassed
- Jan 1, 2027Program starts73 days
The process
Admissions
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Program requirements
- Min overall GPA
- 3.00
- Min prerequisite GPA
- 3.20
- Min PCE hours
- 1,000
- Min direct patient care
- 1,000 hrs
- Healthcare experience
- Required
- Shadowing
- Recommended but not required
Interview format
Group Interview; Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
Virtual permitted · Group Interview; Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
Application style
Single decision date
Supplemental application required
Required tests
Letters of recommendation — minimum 3
PA; Other health care provider
Acceptance policies
Veteran support
None
The bill
Costs
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Supplemental fee waiver: 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.
- Sociology or Psychology
Math
1 required course.
- Statistics or Biostatistics
Other
1 required course.
- Medical Terminology
Science
3 required courses.
- Physiology
- Biochemistry or Organic Chemistry
- Microbiology
Course requirement details
6 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
Gender
- female 55%
- male 45%
Ethnicity
- white 90%
- black 5%
- hispanic 5%
Average age and experience
2 recorded age and experience fields
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Admissions and outcomes
4 recorded admissions, faculty and outcome fields across this program page
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Outcomes
PANCE pass rates
Latest first-time pass rate (2025): 89.0%
Two-year average: 94.5%
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7 years of PANCE results
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Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 2015/09/11
- Last continued
- March 2022
- Next review
- April 2030
- January 2026Progress Report
The commission accepted the report providing evidence of how the rotation-specific preceptor evaluation forms were revised to allow the program to identify and address student deficiencies in achieving the program's expected learning outcomes in a timely manner.
- June 2025Progress Report
The commission reviewed and requested more information on the report addressing 5th edition Standard B4.01b (lacked evidence that the program conducts frequent, objective and documented evaluations of student performance that allow the program to identify and address any student deficiencies in a timely manner). No additional information required for Standard B4.01a.
- March 2025Progress Report
The commission accepted the report addressing 5th edition Standards A1.02b, A2.03, C1.01f, C1.02b, C1.02c.i., C1.02c.ii., C1.02c.iii., and C1.03 (modified Self-Study Report).
- September 2024Progress Report
The program's student attrition rate was 10.9% or greater for its 2023 cohort. The program submitted the Student Attrition Required Report. The commission accepted the report.
- June 2024Focused Visit
The commission accepted the findings of the focused site visit. The program received a Warning Letter regarding delays in hiring new program faculty to fill vacancies in a timely manner and the potential impact on the quality of education and overall program effectiveness for students.
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Where this data comes from
- www.med.unc.edu/healthsciences/unc-pa/admissions/process/Updated Apr 17, 2026
Last updated: Apr 17, 2026
Directory facts are sourced from the PAEA directory.