Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport
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Program starts
May 1, 2027 · 194 days
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
The mission of the PA Program is to provide a primary care curriculum to prepare competent, professionally engaged Physician Assistants to provide health care for Louisiana citizens.
Program features
First in Louisiana, Low tuition, High PANCE pass rate
Clinical rotations
Students complete 12 four‑week clinical rotations covering primary care (3 rotations), pediatrics, women’s health/OB‑GYN, general surgery, emergency medicine, psychiatry/behavioral medicine, radiology, three electives, and a wellness 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
98.5%
First-time pass rate
Class size
40
Cohort
Resident tuition
$40,864
Total program
Min GPA
3.00
Required
Student:faculty
5:1
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Aug 1, 2026Application deadlinePassed
- Aug 1, 2026CASPA verification duePassed
- May 1, 2027Program starts194 days
- 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 science GPA
- 3.00
- Min PCE hours
- 80
- Healthcare experience
- Required
- Shadowing
- Not Required
Interview format
Traditional Interview; Group Interview; Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
On-site required · Traditional Interview; Group Interview; Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
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
Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) - will not accept MCAT
The bill
Costs
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Supplemental fee waiver: Not available
This program has separate tuition rates for resident and non-resident students.
Total cost of attendance
1 recorded cost estimate
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Coursework
Prerequisites
Coursework policies
8 recorded policy fields
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Math
1 required course.
- Statistics
Other
1 required course.
- Medical Terminology
Science
5 required courses.
- Anatomy
- Physiology
- Microbiology
- Chemistry
- Biology electives
Course requirement details
7 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
- Avg overall GPA
- 3.70
- Avg science GPA
- 3.70
Gender
- female 93%
- male 8%
Ethnicity
- white 80%
- asian 7%
- black 5%
- hispanic 5%
- americanIndian 5%
GRE scores (admitted students)
- Verbal
- 14448th %ile
- Quantitative
- 14332th %ile
- Analytical
- 3.9
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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6 years of PANCE results
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Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 1996/04/01
- Last continued
- September 2018
- Next review
- October 2026
- June 2024Program Change
Program Change: Change in credits awarded. The commission approved the program's proposed change.
- June 2023Progress Report
The commission accepted the report providing evidence related to the program fiscal support change.
- March 2023Program Change
Program Change: Change in program fiscal support. The commission reviewed and requested more information for the program's proposed change.
- September 2020Progress Report
The commission acknowledged the report providing evidence of updated 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.
Last updated: Apr 17, 2026
Directory facts are sourced from the PAEA directory.