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Application deadline
Dec 1, 2026 · 43 days
CASPA verification due
Dec 1, 2026 · 43 days
Program starts
Aug 1, 2027 · 286 days
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
The mission of the Physician Assistant Program is consistent with the enduring Christian humanistic traditions of DeSales University and seeks to graduate physician assistants who dedicate themselves to the total well-being of the patient. Graduates of the Program will deliver competent and compassionate health care, including preventative services and wellness education to patients of diverse populations in a variety of settings. They will consider the patient holistically in the context of family, community, and society, and incorporate ethical principles into a patient-focused practice. They will serve their patients by using evidence-based medicine and promoting lifelong learning in the profession.
Program features
Stellar PANCE rates since program inception; student to faculty ratio of 11:1; early professional experiences; state-of-the-art simulation labs; human anatomy lab with first access to dissections; DeSales Free Clinic; local clinical sites; an integrated curriculum of clinical medicine, pathophysiology, and pharmacology, enabling you to learn the entire spectrum of disease processes; a community that embraces the University's core values of wisdom, humility, gentleness, hospitality, and gratitude
Clinical rotations
Nine 5-week rotations in the clinical year in Emergency Medicine; Family Medicine I & II; Internal Medicine; Women’s Health; Pediatrics; Psychiatry; Surgery; and one Elective.
- 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
98.0%
First-time pass rate
Class size
47
Cohort
Tuition
$102,900
Total program
Min GPA
3.00
Required
Student:faculty
11:1
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Dec 1, 2026Application deadline43 days
- Dec 1, 2026CASPA verification due43 days
- Aug 1, 2027Program starts286 days
The process
Admissions
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Program requirements
- Min overall GPA
- 3.00
- Min science GPA
- 3.00
- Min PCE hours
- 500
- Min direct patient care
- 500 hrs
- Healthcare experience
- Required
- Shadowing
- Recommended but not required
Interview format
Traditional Interview
On-site required · Traditional Interview
Application style
Rolling admissions
No supplemental application
Required tests
Letters of recommendation — minimum 3
No restrictions
Acceptance policies
Veteran support
PA-CAT; Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) - will accept MCAT; Test of English Foreign Language (TOEFL)
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
4 recorded policy fields
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Behavioral Science
1 required course.
- General or Introduction to Psychology
English
2 required courses.
- English Composition I
- English Composition II
Math
1 required course.
- Statistics
Science
6 required courses.
- General Biology
- General (Inorganic) Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Microbiology
- Human Anatomy & Physiology I
- Human Anatomy & Physiology II
Course requirement details
10 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
- Avg overall GPA
- 3.80
- Avg science GPA
- 3.74
Gender
- female 83%
- male 18%
Ethnicity
- white 69%
- asian 19%
- black 6%
- hispanic 6%
GRE scores (admitted students)
- Verbal
- 155
- Quantitative
- 155
- Analytical
- 4.0
Outcomes
PANCE pass rates
Latest first-time pass rate (2025): 96.0%
Two-year average: 98.0%
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7 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
- 1997/04/01
- Last continued
- July 2017
- Next review
- July 2027
- June 2025Progress Report
The program received an alert that the number of students exceeded the maximum entering class size. The commission accepted the Exceeding Class Size report.
- March 2024Progress Report
The program received an alert that the number of students exceeded the maximum entering class size. The commission accepted the Exceeding Class Size report.
- March 2023Progress Report
The program received an alert that the number of students exceeded the maximum entering class size. The commission accepted the Exceeding Class Size report.
- September 2021Progress Report
The commission accepted the report addressing 5th edition Standards A1.02a and d, A2.09d, and C1.02a and b.
- June 2021Progress Report
The commission acknowledged the report providing evidence of changes in response to COVID-19.
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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.