Lincoln Memorial University - Harrogate
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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
Dec 1, 2026 · 43 days
Program starts
May 1, 2027 · 194 days
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
Our mission is to educate future Physician Assistants to provide quality healthcare with an emphasis on primary care to the medically underserved of Appalachia and beyond. Our dedicated, experienced faculty have been training PAs to meet the health care needs of the community and beyond since 2009.
Program features
dedicated and experienced faculty, state-of-the-art technology, simulated training lab, students practice procedural skills such as intravenous catheter insertion, lumbar puncture, and point-of-care ultrasound, cadaver lab, mission trip opportunity, Faculty and Staff open door policy
Clinical rotations
The program includes ten clinical rotations totaling 12 months: Family Medicine (8 weeks), Internal Medicine (8 weeks), Surgery (4 weeks), Emergency Medicine (4 weeks), Women’s Health (4 weeks), Orthopedics (4 weeks), Behavioral Medicine (4 weeks), Pediatrics (4 weeks), plus two 4‑week electives.
- Credentials offered
- Master's degree (not Master's of Public Health)
- Doctorate offered
- No
- On-campus housing
- Yes
- CASPA participant
- Yes
The numbers
At a glance
PANCE 2-yr avg
86.0%
First-time pass rate
Class size
96
Cohort
Tuition
$104,832
Total program
Min GPA
2.80
Required
Student:faculty
6.9:1
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Dec 1, 2026Application deadline43 days
- May 1, 2027Program starts194 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
- 2.80
- Min science GPA
- 2.80
- Min prerequisite GPA
- 2.80
- Min PCE hours
- 150
- Min direct patient care
- 150 hrs
- Healthcare experience
- Required
- Shadowing
- 40 hrs
Interview format
Traditional Interview; Panel Interview
Virtual permitted · Traditional Interview; Panel Interview
Application style
Rolling admissions
Required tests
Letters of recommendation — minimum 3
Employee/Supervisor; PA; Physician; Other health care provider; Academic Reference (e.g. Teacher/Professor or Academic Advisor)
Acceptance policies
with exceptions. Please visit the program's website.
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
2 required courses.
- General Psychology
- English
Math
1 required course.
- Statistics
Other
1 required course.
- Medical Terminology
Science
6 required courses.
- General Biology with Lab
- General/Inorganic Chemistry with Lab
- Organic Chemistry I & II with Lab
- Human Anatomy with Lab
- Human Physiology
- Microbiology with Lab
Course requirement details
10 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
- Avg overall GPA
- 3.60
- Avg science GPA
- 3.50
Gender
- female 82%
- male 18%
Ethnicity
- white 81%
- hispanic 8%
- asian 5%
- black 3%
- americanIndian 2%
Outcomes
PANCE pass rates
Latest first-time pass rate (2024): 87.0%
Two-year average: 86.0%
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6 years of PANCE results
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Admissions and outcomes
4 recorded admissions, faculty and outcome fields across this program page
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Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 2020/06/26
- Last continued
- March 2025
- Next review
- January 2035
- September 2025Progress Report
The commission accepted the report addressing the observation for Standard A3.12f (5th edition) and noted 0 areas of noncompliance with the Standards.
- March 2025Continued Accreditation
Accreditation-Continued; Program has demonstrated continued and sufficient compliance with most ARC-PA Standards. The commission noted 1 area of noncompliance with the Standards and 1 new observation. Next Comprehensive Evaluation: March 2035. Maximum class size: 100.
- March 2024Progress Report
The commission accepted the report addressing multiple 5th edition standards related to curriculum, clinical practice experiences, and student evaluation. No further information requested.
- September 2023Progress Report
The commission accepted the report addressing 5th edition standards for A1.02a, A1.11a, A1.11b, and A2.09d. No further information requested.
- March 2023Accreditation-Probation
Adverse Action-Accreditation-Probation due to noncompliance concerns. The program was unable to demonstrate it applied its process of ongoing self-assessment, and its self-study report did not demonstrate ability to use data and analysis to assess strengths and weaknesses. A focused probation visit will occur in advance of the March 2025 commission meeting. Maximum class size remains 100. The program did not appeal the commission's decision.
Last updated: Apr 4, 2026
Directory facts are sourced from the PAEA directory.