Touro University Nevada
Accreditation notice
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
Nov 1, 2026 · 13 days
Supplemental due
Nov 15, 2026 · 27 days
Program starts
Jul 1, 2027 · 255 days
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
The mission of our PA Program is to develop competent and compassionate physician assistants by providing students with education and experiences that support professional excellence and engagement with underserved communities.
Program features
Your Master of Physician Assistant Studies program will challenge you to become a better student and, more importantly, a strongly competent PA. Program features: Point of care ultrasound embedded into the curriculum, on campus simulation lab, early hands-on exposure to patient care, mobile health outreach initiatives, and international rotations.
Clinical rotations
The PA program lasts 28 months (16 months didactic, 12 months clinical). During the clinical phase (Sessions 5–7) students rotate through specialties including Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Women’s Health, Pediatrics, Surgery, Community Medicine, Behavioral Medicine, and electives such as an Internal Medicine‑focused rotation.
- 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
96.5%
First-time pass rate
Class size
80
Cohort
Tuition
$121,555
Total program
Min GPA
3.00
Required
Student:faculty
5.7:1
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Nov 1, 2026Application deadline13 days
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Nov 15, 2026Supplemental due27 days
- Jul 1, 2027Program starts255 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 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; Multiple Mini Interview (MMI); Scenario Room
Virtual permitted · Traditional Interview; Group Interview; Multiple Mini Interview (MMI); Scenario Room
Application style
Rolling admissions
Supplemental application required
Required tests
Letters of recommendation — minimum 2
PA; Physician; Other health care provider
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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Science
4 required courses.
- Human Anatomy and Physiology
- Organic Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Microbiology
Course requirement details
6 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
- Avg overall GPA
- 3.56
- Avg science GPA
- 3.43
Gender
- female 67%
- male 33%
Ethnicity
- hispanic 35%
- asian 27%
- white 23%
- other 6%
- multiracial 6%
- black 2%
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): 96.0%
Two-year average: 96.5%
Program PANCE pass rates checked against the program's published figures on Mar 27, 2026View the program's PANCE sourcePANCE history and comparison
5 years of PANCE results
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Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 2004/09/04
- Last continued
- March 2015
- Next review
- April 2027
- September 2025Progress Report
The commission acknowledged the report providing evidence of updates to the program's website.
- March 2025Accreditation-Probation
Adverse Action-Accreditation-Probation due to noncompliance concerns. The commission noted 25 areas of noncompliance with the Standards. A focused probation visit will occur in advance of the March 2027 commission meeting. The program's maximum class size remains 80. The program did not appeal the commission's decision.
- June 2023Progress Report
The program's PANCE pass rate percentage was 85% or less for its 2021 cohort. The program submitted the required analysis of PANCE performance. The commission accepted the report.
- March 2021Progress Report
The commission accepted the report providing evidence of an update on furloughed administrative assistants as a result of changes due to COVID-19, and acknowledged the report providing evidence of changes in response to COVID-19.
- 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
- tun.touro.edu/programs/physician-assistant-studies/ma…aduation-rates/Updated May 1, 2026
- tun.touro.edu/programs/physician-assistant-studies/Updated May 1, 2026
- tun.touro.edu/programs/physician-assistant-studies/ma…sistant-studiesUpdated May 1, 2026
- tun.touro.edu/programs/physician-assistant-studies/ma…ion-sections-2/Updated May 1, 2026
- tun.touro.edu/programs/physician-assistant-studies/ma…--requirements/Updated May 1, 2026
Last updated: May 1, 2026
Directory facts are sourced from the PAEA directory.
