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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
To educate physician assistants who can think critically and collaborate with others to address the needs of individual patients and the healthcare community with the highest levels of academic, clinical, ethical, and cultural competence.
Program features
cadaver lab, on campus simulation lab, interprofessional experiences, didactic clinical exposures, elective clinical rotation, education or clinical focus masters project
Clinical rotations
The clinical phase consists of 40 total weeks of rotations. Students complete seven core rotations in family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, behavioral health, women's health/prenatal care, surgery, and emergency medicine, plus one elective. Rotations are primarily in the Philadelphia region, with some sites across the US.
- 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
92.0%
First-time pass rate
Class size
27
Cohort
Resident tuition
$83,087
Total program
Min GPA
3.00
Required
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
- 3.00
- Min science GPA
- 3.00
- Min PCE hours
- 400
- Min direct patient care
- 400 hrs
- Healthcare experience
- Required
- Shadowing
- 4 hrs
Interview format
Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
Virtual permitted · Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
Application style
Rolling admissions
Required tests
Letters of recommendation — minimum 3
No restrictions
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
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Coursework
Prerequisites
Coursework policies
6 recorded policy fields
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Behavioral Science
1 required course.
- Psychology (Developmental and Abnormal preferred)
English
1 required course.
- English Composition or Writing Intensive Course
Math
1 required course.
- Statistics
Other
2 required courses.
- Ethics/Humanities
- Medical Terminology
Science
7 required courses.
- General Biology (2 Courses)
- General Chemistry (2 Courses)
- Organic Chemistry or Biochemistry
- A & P 1 or Human Anatomy
- A & P 2 or Human Physiology
- Microbiology
- Upper Level Biology (Genetics preferred)
Course requirement details
12 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
- Avg overall GPA
- 3.74
- Avg science GPA
- 3.72
Gender
- female 96%
- male 4%
Ethnicity
- white 81%
- asian 7%
- black 7%
- hispanic 4%
Average age and experience
1 recorded age and experience field
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Admissions and outcomes
6 recorded admissions, faculty and outcome fields across this program page
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Outcomes
PANCE pass rates
Latest first-time pass rate (2025): 92.0%
Two-year average: 92.0%
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3 years of PANCE results
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Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 2021/03/06
- Last continued
- September 2025
- Next review
- October 2035
- September 2025Continued Accreditation
Accreditation-Continued (following Final Provisional review); Program has demonstrated continued and sufficient compliance with the ARC-PA Standards after completion of the provisional review process. The commission noted 5 areas of noncompliance with the Standards. Next Comprehensive Evaluation: October 2035. Maximum class size: 27.
- March 2025Progress Report
The program's PANCE pass rate percentage was 85% or less for its 2023 cohort. The program submitted the required analysis of PANCE performance. The commission accepted the report. No further information requested.
- June 2024Progress Report
The commission reviewed the report addressing 5th edition standards. Evidence provided for Standards A2.09g, A3.15c, B1.03b, and B1.03d. The commission also acknowledged the report providing evidence of updates to the program's Program Management Portal. No further information requested.
- September 2023Provisional Accreditation
Accreditation-Provisional (following Provisional Monitoring review); Program demonstrates continued progress in complying with the Standards as it prepares for the graduation of the first class of students. Next Comprehensive Evaluation: September 2025 (Final Provisional). Maximum class size: 27.
- March 2022Progress Report
The commission accepted the report addressing 5th edition Standards B4.01a-b. No further information requested.
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Where this data comes from
- lmunet.edu/school-of-medical-sciences/pa-chattanooga/admissionsUpdated Apr 17, 2026
Last updated: Apr 17, 2026
Directory facts are sourced from the PAEA directory.