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Program starts
Jan 1, 2027 · 74 days
About the program
Overview
Mission statement
The mission of the Ohio University Master of Physician Assistant Practice program is to prepare students to be leaders in Physician Assistant practice in any clinical setting, with a particular emphasis on primary care in urban and rural underserved communities in the State of Ohio and throughout Appalachia.
Program features
Anatomy lab (4:1 student to cadaver ratio), state of the art facilities.
Clinical rotations
Students complete 12 months of supervised clinical experiences across 10 rotations: seven required clinical specialties (Behavioral & Mental Health, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, General Surgery, Internal Medicine [assigned to either Internal Medicine I or II], Pediatrics, and Women’s Health), plus one Specialty Selective and two General Selectives.
- 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
100.0%
First-time pass rate
Class size
35
Cohort
Resident tuition
$69,620
Total program
Min GPA
3.00
Required
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Aug 1, 2026Application deadlinePassed
- Aug 1, 2026CASPA verification duePassed
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Sep 1, 2026Supplemental duePassed
- Jan 1, 2027Program starts74 days
The process
Admissions
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Program requirements
- Min overall GPA
- 3.00
- Min prerequisite GPA
- 3.00
- Healthcare experience
- Required
- Shadowing
- Recommended but not required
Interview format
Group Interview; Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
Virtual permitted · Group Interview; Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
Application style
Single decision date
Supplemental application required
Required tests
Letters of recommendation — minimum 2
PA; Physician
Acceptance policies
Veteran support
Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) - will not accept MCAT, GRE
The bill
Costs
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Supplemental fee waiver: 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
7 recorded policy fields
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Behavioral Science
2 required courses.
- General Psychology
- Abnormal, Developmental or Physiological Psychology
Math
2 required courses.
- Statistics
- College Algebra (or higher)
Other
1 required course.
- Medical Terminology
Science
7 required courses.
- Human Anatomy with lab
- Human Physiology with or without lab
- Biology with lab
- Microbiology with lab
- General Chemistry with lab
- Organic Chemistry with lab
- Biochemistry
Course requirement details
12 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
- Avg overall GPA
- 3.85
- Avg science GPA
- 3.76
Gender
- female 86%
- male 14%
Ethnicity
- white 89%
- asian 9%
- hispanic 3%
GRE scores (admitted students)
- Verbal
- 15355th %ile
- Quantitative
- 15541th %ile
- Analytical
- 4.1
Average age and experience
3 recorded age and experience fields
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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): 100.0%
Two-year average: 100.0%
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8 years of PANCE results
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Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 2015/03/06
- Last continued
- March 2019
- Next review
- January 2029
- March 2023Program Change
Program Change: Change in graduation requirements, effective January 2024. The commission approved the program's proposed change.
- March 2021Progress Report
The commission acknowledged the report providing evidence of changes in response to COVID-19.
- September 2020Progress Report
The commission accepted the report providing evidence of changes in curriculum requirements, resources, tuition and budget, student numbers, and notification to students.
- June 2020Program Change
Program Change: Change in start date (May to January). The commission acknowledged the proposed change in start date, beginning with the cohort originally scheduled for May 14, 2020, now moved to January 2021.
- September 2019Progress Report
The commission accepted the report addressing 4th edition Standard B1.09, providing evidence that for each didactic and clinical course, the program defines and publishes instructional objectives that guide student acquisition of required competencies.
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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.