Carlow University
Accreditation notice
This program has had 2 accreditation actions in the past 5 years, including Probation, Administrative Probation. See the accreditation history section for details.
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Application deadline
Apr 1, 2027 · 164 days
Program starts
Aug 1, 2027 · 286 days
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
Mission – Physician Assistant Program The mission of the Physician Assistant Program at Carlow University is to offer transformational educational opportunities for a diverse community of learners who are prepared as health care professionals to contribute to the quality and safety of healthcare for all. Consistent with the heritage and values of the Sisters of Mercy, graduates are expected to excel as compassionate, responsible leaders in the creation of a just and merciful world.
Program features
New program, small faculty to student ratio, interactive classroom, case & body system based curriculum, cadaver & simulation labs, inter-professional collaboration, personalized & supportive admissions process with onboarding support
Clinical rotations
The curriculum includes eight five‑week full‑time clinical rotations (≈40 hours/week) covering family medicine, internal medicine, emergency medicine, surgery, behavioral medicine, women’s health, pediatrics and one additional rotation, with sites in southwestern Pennsylvania and across the country.
- 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
70.0%
First-time pass rate
Class size
44
Cohort
Tuition
$102,714
Total program
Min GPA
3.30
Required
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Apr 1, 2027Application deadline164 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
- 3.30
- Min prerequisite GPA
- 3.30
- Min PCE hours
- 500
- Min direct patient care
- 500 hrs
- Healthcare experience
- Required
- Shadowing
- Not Required
Interview format
Traditional Interview
Virtual permitted · Traditional Interview
Application style
Rolling admissions
Required tests
Letters of recommendation — minimum 3
PA; Academic Reference (e.g. Teacher/Professor or Academic Advisor)
Acceptance policies
Veteran support
None
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
7 recorded policy fields
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Behavioral Science
1 required course.
- General Psychology
English
1 required course.
- English Composition/Writing
Math
1 required course.
- Statistics
Other
1 required course.
- Medical Terminology for Clinicians
Science
8 required courses.
- Anatomy – Human or Vertebrate
- Physiology – Human or Vertebrate
- Biochemistry
- General Biology
- Microbiology
- Genetics
- General/Inorganic Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
Course requirement details
12 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
- Avg overall GPA
- 3.57
- Avg science GPA
- 3.43
Gender
- female 84%
- male 16%
Ethnicity
- white 73%
- asian 14%
- hispanic 7%
- multiracial 5%
- black 2%
GRE scores (admitted students)
- Verbal
- 147
- Quantitative
- 151
- Analytical
- 3.6
Admissions and outcomes
4 recorded admissions, faculty and outcome fields across this program page
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Outcomes
PANCE pass rates
Latest first-time pass rate (2025): 64.0%
Two-year average: 70.0%
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2 years of PANCE results
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Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 2022/03/05
- Next review
- October 2026
- August 2025Accreditation-Administrative Probation
Accreditation-Administrative Probation imposed due to delinquency in paying annual accreditation fees. Administrative Probation removed post receipt of fees.
- June 2025Progress Report
The commission reviewed and requested additional information of the report addressing 5th edition Standards. The commission also accepted the report addressing Standard A1.02b.
- September 2024Accreditation-Probation
Adverse Action-Accreditation-Probation due to noncompliance concerns. The commission noted 16 areas of noncompliance with the Standards. A focused probation visit will occur in conjunction with the final provisional visit in advance of the September 2026 commission meeting. The program's maximum class size remains 44. The program did not appeal the commission's decision.
- September 2022Progress Report
The commission accepted the report addressing 5th edition Standard B4.01b (provided evidence student assessment in the supervised clinical practice experience components a) aligns with what is expected and taught and b) allows the program to identify and address any student deficiencies timely).
- March 2022Provisional 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. Next Comprehensive Evaluation: September 2024 (Provisional Monitoring). The program is approved for up to 44 students.
Last updated: Apr 4, 2026
Directory facts are sourced from the PAEA directory.