Palm Beach Atlantic University
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Application deadline
Nov 1, 2026 · 13 days
Program starts
Aug 1, 2027 · 286 days
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
The Mission of PA Medicine is to develop highly qualified PAs that embrace servant leadership and provide culturally competent care.
Program features
PBA’s new PA Medicine is an innovative program, focusing on providing medical services to diverse populations. PBA is a faith-based institution that focuses on servant leadership and community outreach. The curriculum for the program will be a mixture of lectures, small groups, team-based and problem-based learning. PBA is planning a completely new facility for the PA program close to housing and will contain new classrooms, labs, technology, and OSCE lab.
Clinical rotations
The program includes nine 5‑week clinical rotations (Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Surgical Medicine, Community Medicine, Women’s Health, Pediatrics, Behavioral/Mental Health) plus an elective, and a final 2‑credit Transition to Practice course.
- 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
Class size
56
Cohort
Tuition
$97,860
Total program
Min GPA
3.00
Required
Student:faculty
6.2:1
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Nov 1, 2026Application deadline13 days
- Aug 1, 2027Program starts286 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 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; Group Interview
On-site required · Traditional Interview; Group Interview
Application style
Rolling admissions
Required tests
Letters of recommendation — minimum 3
No restrictions
Acceptance policies
Veteran support
Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) - will not accept MCAT
The bill
Costs
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Supplemental fee waiver: Not available
Total cost of attendance
1 recorded cost estimate
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Coursework
Prerequisites
Coursework policies
6 recorded policy fields
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Behavioral Science
1 required course.
- Psychology
Science
5 required courses.
- General Biology and Lab
- Human Anatomy & Physiology I and II (Human Anatomy & Human Physiology including labs)
- General Chemistry including lab
- Organic Chemistry including lab
- Microbiology including lab
Course requirement details
6 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
- Avg overall GPA
- 3.43
- Avg science GPA
- 3.50
Gender
- female 82%
- male 18%
Ethnicity
- white 41%
- hispanic 25%
- asian 13%
- black 13%
- multiracial 7%
- other 2%
GRE scores (admitted students)
- Verbal
- 15148th %ile
- Quantitative
- 15132th %ile
- Analytical
- 4.0
Average age and experience
1 recorded age and experience field
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Admissions and outcomes
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Outcomes
PANCE pass rates
Latest first-time pass rate: Not published
Two-year average: Not published
Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 2025/06/28
- Next review
- TBD
- September 2026Progress Report
The commission reviewed the report addressing 5th edition standards and requested more information regarding Standard B4.01b. No additional information required for Standards B1.03e, B1.03f, D1.04d, and D1.04e.
- June 2025Provisional Accreditation
Accreditation-Provisional granted; program has not yet enrolled students but plans and resource allocation, if fully implemented as planned, demonstrate the probability to meet the ARC-PA Standards. The commission noted 6 areas of noncompliance with the Standards. Maximum class size: 56.
Last updated: Apr 4, 2026
Directory facts are sourced from the PAEA directory.