Northwestern College
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Application deadline
Passed · Sep 1, 2026Application deadline passed on Sep 1, 2026
Program starts
May 1, 2027 · 193 days
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
The mission of the Northwestern College Physician Assistant Program is to equip faith-filled providers with exceptional medical education to serve in all communities with an emphasis on rural and underserved populations with excellence, integrity, and compassion.
Program features
On-site cadaver lab, on-campus simulation lab, faith-based curriculum
Clinical rotations
The program includes three clinical rotation blocks (44 weeks total) covering Family Medicine (16 weeks), Surgery, Internal Medicine, Behavioral Health, Emergency Medicine (each 4 weeks), Women’s Health and Pediatrics (2 weeks each), plus 8 weeks of electives.
- 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
98.5%
First-time pass rate
Class size
32
Cohort
Tuition
$93,960
Total program
Min GPA
3.30
Required
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Sep 1, 2026Application deadlinePassed
- Sep 1, 2026CASPA verification duePassed
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Sep 1, 2026Supplemental duePassed
- May 1, 2027Program starts193 days
The process
Admissions
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Program requirements
- Min overall GPA
- 3.30
- Min science GPA
- 3.30
- Min prerequisite GPA
- 3.30
- Min PCE hours
- 500
- Min direct patient care
- 500 hrs
- Healthcare experience
- Required
- Shadowing
- 16 hrs
Interview format
Traditional Interview; Group Interview
On-site required · Traditional Interview; Group Interview
Application style
Rolling admissions
Supplemental application required
Required tests
Letters of recommendation — minimum 3
No restrictions
Acceptance policies
with exceptions. Please visit the program's website.
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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
4 recorded policy fields
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Behavioral Science
1 required course.
- Psychology
Math
1 required course.
- Statistics
Science
6 required courses.
- Human Anatomy
- Human Physiology
- Microbiology
- Organic Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Genetics
Course requirement details
8 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
- Avg overall GPA
- 3.70
- Avg science GPA
- 3.60
Gender
- female 88%
- male 13%
Ethnicity
- white 88%
- black 6%
- asian 3%
- americanIndian 3%
Admissions and outcomes
5 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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4 years of PANCE results
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Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 2019/09/28
- Last continued
- September 2024
- Next review
- October 2034
- January 2026Program Change
Program Change: Change in fiscal support, effective July 1, 2025. The commission approved the program's change.
- June 2025Progress Report
The commission accepted the report addressing 5th edition Standards C2.01a, C2.01b, and C2.01c. The commission also acknowledged the report providing evidence of updates to the program's Program Management Portal.
- September 2024Continued 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 three areas of noncompliance with the Standards. Next Comprehensive Evaluation: September 2034. Maximum class size: 32.
- September 2022Provisional 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 2024 (Final Provisional). Maximum class size: 32.
- June 2020Progress Report
The commission acknowledged the report providing evidence of the proposed plan in response to COVID-19.
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Where this data comes from
- catalog.brenau.edu/preview_entity.phpUpdated Apr 17, 2026
Last updated: Apr 17, 2026
Directory facts are sourced from the PAEA directory.