Westfield State University
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Program starts
Jan 1, 2027 · 74 days
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
The Westfield State University Physician Assistant Program seeks to educate physician assistant students from a variety of backgrounds and experiences to be compassionate, culturally aware healthcare providers who are prepared to practice in a patient centered team.
Program features
On Campus Simulation Lab, international mission trip, public university program, organ systems curriculum
Clinical rotations
The clinical phase spans 12 months and includes 11 clerkships (each listed as 4 credits): Inpatient Medicine, Ambulatory/Primary Care, Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, Women’s Health, Surgery, Behavioral Medicine, Musculoskeletal, Addiction Medicine, plus two electives. The page emphasizes small‑group work in the Simulation Laboratory and simulated patient scenarios; weeks per rotation are not explicitly stated on the site.
- 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
98.5%
First-time pass rate
Class size
30
Cohort
Tuition
$113,832
Total program
Min GPA
3.00
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
- Jan 1, 2027Program starts74 days
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
- 500
- Min direct patient care
- 500 hrs
- Healthcare experience
- Required
- Shadowing
- Recommended but not required
Interview format
Traditional Interview; Panel Interview; Group Interview; Scenario Room
On-site required · Traditional Interview; Panel Interview; Group Interview; Scenario Room
Application style
Single decision date
Supplemental application required
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: 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.
- One University level Psychology Course
Math
1 required course.
- One University-level statistics course
Other
1 required course.
- One University-level ethics course
Science
4 required courses.
- Human Anatomy and Physiology I & II with lab
- Microbiology with lab
- Genetics
- Biochemistry
Course requirement details
7 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
- Avg overall GPA
- 3.71
- Avg science GPA
- 3.67
Gender
- female 77%
- male 23%
Ethnicity
- white 62%
- asian 10%
- multiracial 10%
- black 8%
- hispanic 8%
- other 3%
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): 100.0%
Two-year average: 98.5%
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7 years of PANCE results
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Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 2017/09/09
- Last continued
- March 2022
- Next review
- April 2032
- March 2024Progress Report
The commission accepted the report addressing 5th edition Standard C1.03 modified self-study report. No further information requested.
- March 2022Continued Accreditation
Accreditation-Continued following Final Provisional review. Program has demonstrated continued and sufficient compliance with the ARC-PA Standards. Next Comprehensive Evaluation: March 2032. Maximum class size of 30.
- March 2021Progress Report
The commission accepted the report providing evidence of preceptor evaluations verifying student assessments parallel the program's learning outcomes, and acknowledged the report providing evidence of the proposed plan in response to COVID-19. No further information requested for either.
- September 2020Progress Report
The commission reviewed the report addressing 4th edition Standards B3.03a and C3.01. Additional information was requested due October 5, 2020.
- June 2020Progress Report
The program received an alert that the number of students exceeded the maximum entering class size and submitted a required Exceeding Class Size report. The commission accepted the report. No further information requested.
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Where this data comes from
- www.westfield.ma.edu/academics/degrees/ms-physician-assistan…on-requirementsUpdated Apr 17, 2026
Last updated: Apr 17, 2026
Directory facts are sourced from the PAEA directory.