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Program starts
Jan 1, 2027 · 74 days
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
The Stephens College Physician Assistant program is dedicated to transforming students into excellent clinicians who practice with compassion. The program emphasizes leadership within the profession while working in an inter-professional team.
Program features
Cadaver lab, High PANCE pass rate, own building
Clinical rotations
The clinical phase consists of eight 6‑week rotations (Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Women’s Health, Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Surgery, Psychiatry/Behavioral Medicine, and an Elective), preceded by two 10‑week courses and ending with a 3‑week graduation seminar.
- 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
95.0%
First-time pass rate
Class size
30
Cohort
Tuition
$102,050
Total program
Min GPA
3.00
Required
Student:faculty
6:1
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Jun 15, 2026Application deadlinePassed
- Jan 1, 2027Program starts74 days
- Not publishedCASPA verification due
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Not publishedSupplemental due
The process
Admissions
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Program requirements
- Min overall GPA
- 3.00
- Min science GPA
- 3.00
- Min prerequisite GPA
- 3.00
- Min PCE hours
- 750
- Min direct patient care
- 750 hrs
- Healthcare experience
- Required
- Shadowing
- 16 hrs
Interview format
Panel Interview
On-site required · Panel Interview
Application style
Rolling admissions
Required tests
Letters of recommendation — minimum 3
No restrictions
Acceptance policies
with exceptions. Please visit the program's website.
None
The bill
Costs
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Supplemental fee waiver: Not available
Coursework
Prerequisites
Coursework policies
6 recorded policy fields
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Source: www.stephens.edu
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Behavioral Science
1 required course.
- Psychology
Math
1 required course.
- Statistics
Other
1 required course.
- Medical Terminology
Science
7 required courses.
- Chemistry I
- Chemistry II
- Organic Chemistry I
- Microbiology
- Human Anatomy
- Human Physiology
- Genetics
Course requirement details
10 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
- Avg overall GPA
- 3.66
- Avg science GPA
- 3.60
Gender
- female 80%
- male 20%
Ethnicity
- white 66%
- other 20%
- hispanic 7%
- asian 2%
- black 2%
- multiracial 2%
Average age and experience
1 recorded age and experience field
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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): 97.0%
Two-year average: 95.0%
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8 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
- September 2021Progress Report
The commission accepted the report addressing 5th edition Standard C1.01a. No further information requested.
- June 2021Progress Report
The commission accepted the report providing evidence of confirmation all students in the class of 2020 met all program and supervised clinical practice experience learning outcomes and completed summative testing. The commission also acknowledged the report providing evidence of website updated with the latest NCCPA PANCE Exam Performance Summary Report.
- March 2021Continued Accreditation
Accreditation-Continued (following Final Provisional review); Next Comprehensive Evaluation: March 2031. Maximum class size: 30.
- June 2020Progress Report
The commission acknowledged the report providing evidence of the proposed plan in response to COVID-19.
- September 2019Progress Report
The commission accepted the report addressing 4th edition standards. No further information requested.
Last updated: Apr 4, 2026
Directory facts are sourced from the PAEA directory.