University of the Cumberlands, Northern Kentucky Campus
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This program has had 1 accreditation action in the past 5 years, including Probation. See the accreditation history section for details.
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Application deadline
Mar 1, 2027 · 133 days
Supplemental due
May 1, 2027 · 194 days
Program starts
Aug 1, 2027 · 286 days
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
The mission of the Physician Assistant Program at the Northern Kentucky Campus is to educate and prepare competent, compassionate, and committed Physician Assistant leaders who, as integral members of the modern professional healthcare team, are driven by academic excellence and will be servant leaders in their communities. The faculty and staff of the Physician Assistant Program will provide academic and clinical excellence in an environment of compassion and team cooperation, seeking to prepare clinicians for a lifelong commitment to continuing education, leadership, and medical service.
Program features
The only PA program in Northern Kentucky, and the only in-person academic program at the campus facility Monday-Friday. Off-site cadaver lab and men and women's health exam simulation.
Clinical rotations
Ten supervised clinical rotations (45 credit hours) in the second year covering family medicine I & II, internal medicine I & II, emergency medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry, surgery, women’s health, and one elective, scheduled across semesters five to seven.
- 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
87.5%
First-time pass rate
Class size
30
Cohort
Tuition
$87,503
Total program
Min GPA
3.00
Required
Student:faculty
4.3:1
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Mar 1, 2027Application deadline133 days
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026May 1, 2027Supplemental due194 days
- Aug 1, 2027Program starts286 days
- Not publishedCASPA verification due
The process
Admissions
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Program requirements
- Min overall GPA
- 3.00
- Min science GPA
- 3.00
- Min PCE hours
- 500
- Min direct patient care
- 500 hrs
- Healthcare experience
- Required
- Shadowing
- 50 hrs
Interview format
Panel Interview; Group Interview
On-site required · Panel Interview; Group Interview
Application style
Rolling admissions
Supplemental application required
Required tests
Letters of recommendation — minimum 3
PA; Physician
Acceptance policies
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.
- Psychology
Math
1 required course.
- Statistics
Other
2 required courses.
- Medical Terminology
- Biology electives
Science
6 required courses.
- Human Anatomy with lab
- Human Physiology with lab
- Microbiology with lab
- General Chemistry 1 with lab
- General Chemistry 2 with lab
- Organic 1 or Biochemistry
Course requirement details
10 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
- Avg overall GPA
- 3.50
- Avg science GPA
- 3.32
Gender
- female 77%
- male 23%
Ethnicity
- white 71%
- asian 15%
- black 9%
- hispanic 3%
- nativeHawaiian 3%
Outcomes
PANCE pass rates
Latest first-time pass rate (2025): 89.0%
Two-year average: 87.5%
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4 years of PANCE results
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Admissions and outcomes
3 recorded admissions, faculty and outcome fields across this program page
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Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 2019/06/21
- Next review
- July 2034
- January 2026Progress Report
The number of students in the Program Management Portal exceeded the maximum entering class size. The program submitted the required Exceeding Class Size report; the commission accepted the report. The commission also acknowledged a separate report providing evidence of updated PANCE pass rate data in Program Management Portal.
- September 2025Progress Report
The program's student attrition rate was 10.9% or greater for its 2024 cohort. The program revised and resubmitted the Student Attrition Required Report. The commission reviewed and requested additional information. The commission also acknowledged a separate report providing evidence of updates to the Program Management Portal.
- June 2025Progress Report
The commission reviewed and requested additional information on the report addressing 5th edition Standards A1.02a, A1.07, A2.01, A2.03, A2.09d, A2.09g, A2.18b, A3.15d, B1.03e, B3.03b, B4.01a, and B4.01b.
- March 2025Progress Report
The program's student attrition rate was 10.9% or greater for its 2024 cohort. The program submitted the Student Attrition Required Report. The commission did not accept the report. Additional information (revised and resubmitted Student Attrition Required Report for the 2024 cohort) due May 30, 2025. The commission also acknowledged a separate report providing evidence of updates to the program's website.
- June 2024Accreditation-Probation
Adverse Action — Accreditation-Probation imposed after Final Provisional review due to noncompliance concerns across multiple standards. A focused probation visit will occur in advance of the June 2026 commission meeting. Maximum class size remains 30. The program requested reconsideration of the commission's action; the action was upheld.
Last updated: Apr 4, 2026
Directory facts are sourced from the PAEA directory.