Franklin Pierce University
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CASPA verification due
Nov 1, 2026 · 13 days
Program starts
Nov 1, 2027 · 378 days
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
The mission of the Franklin Pierce University Physician Assistant Program is to prepare PAs who demonstrate clinical excellence; embrace diversity, equity and inclusion; advocate for their patients; lead and advance the profession; and serve their communities.
Program features
Focus on rural and underserved populations. On campus simulation center.
Clinical rotations
The clinical phase lasts 13 months and includes eight core rotations (Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Primary Care Elective) plus one elective rotation, with seminars interspersed throughout.
- 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
94.5%
First-time pass rate
Class size
24
Cohort
Tuition
$124,020
Total program
Min GPA
3.00
Required
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Oct 1, 2026Application deadlinePassed
- Nov 1, 2026CASPA verification due13 days
- Nov 1, 2027Program starts378 days
The process
Admissions
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Program requirements
- Min overall GPA
- 3.00
- Min science GPA
- 3.20
- Min prerequisite GPA
- 3.20
- Healthcare experience
- Required
- Shadowing
- 20 hrs
Interview format
Traditional Interview; Group Interview
Virtual permitted · Traditional Interview; Group Interview
Application style
Rolling admissions
No supplemental application
Required tests
Letters of recommendation — minimum 3
No restrictions
Acceptance policies
Veteran support
None
The bill
Costs
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Supplemental fee waiver: Not available
Coursework
Prerequisites
Coursework policies
8 recorded policy fields
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Math
1 required course.
- Statistics
Science
7 required courses.
- Anatomy & Physiology I
- Anatomy & Physiology II
- Biology
- Chemistry I
- Chemistry II
- Microbiology
- Organic Chemistry or Biochemistry
Course requirement details
8 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
- Avg overall GPA
- 3.64
- Avg science GPA
- 3.62
Gender
- female 79%
- male 21%
Ethnicity
- white 75%
- multiracial 13%
- hispanic 8%
- asian 4%
Admissions and outcomes
3 recorded admissions, faculty and outcome fields across this program page
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Outcomes
PANCE pass rates
Latest first-time pass rate (2025): 94.0%
Two-year average: 94.5%
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5 years of PANCE results
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Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 2009/09/10
- Last continued
- September 2019
- Next review
- October 2027
- January 2026Progress Report
The commission accepted the Student Attrition Required Report for the 2025 cohort (attrition rate 10.9% or greater).
- January 2026Program Change
Program Change: Change in location. The commission approved the program's proposed change.
- March 2025Progress Report
The commission did not accept the December 2, 2024 report providing evidence of the redone and resubmitted Student Attrition Required Report as one combined report addressing 2023 and 2024. The commission also did not accept the August 30, 2024 Student Attrition Required Report for the 2024 cohort, and did not accept the July 11, 2024 report for the 2023 cohort.
- June 2024Progress Report
The commission reviewed and requested more information on the Student Attrition Required Report for the 2023 cohort. The commission also accepted the required Exceeding Class Size report.
- June 2022Progress Report
The commission accepted the required Exceeding Class Size report after the program received an alert that the number of students exceeded the maximum entering class size.
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Where this data comes from
- chapman.edu/crean/academic-programs/graduate-progra…-questions.aspxUpdated Apr 17, 2026
Last updated: Apr 17, 2026
Directory facts are sourced from the PAEA directory.