Louisiana State University - New Orleans
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
The Mission of the LSUHSC-New Orleans Master of Physician Assistant Studies Program is to recruit and educate individuals of the highest quality from diverse backgrounds to provide evidence-based, patient-centered healthcare with compassion to the people of Louisiana.
Program features
LSUHSC offers an on-site cadaver lab and immersive IPE experience.
Clinical rotations
The clinical phase is 12 months and consists of ten 4‑week core rotations (Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Women’s Health, Pediatrics, General Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Psychiatry, plus others) plus a 4‑week elective and an 8‑week preceptorship.
- 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
Class size
35
Cohort
Resident tuition
$53,446
Total program
Min GPA
3.00
Required
Student:faculty
7:1
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Aug 1, 2026Application deadlinePassed
- Aug 1, 2026CASPA verification duePassed
- Not publishedProgram starts
The process
Admissions
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Program requirements
- Min overall GPA
- 3.00
- Min prerequisite GPA
- 3.00
- Min PCE hours
- 80
- Min direct patient care
- 80 hrs
- Healthcare experience
- Required
- Shadowing
- 40 hrs
Interview format
Group Interview; Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
On-site required · Group Interview; Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
Application style
Single decision date
No supplemental application
Required tests
Letters of recommendation — minimum 3
No restrictions
Acceptance policies
PA-CAT; Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) - will not accept MCAT, PACAT
The bill
Costs
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Supplemental fee waiver: Not 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
8 recorded policy fields
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Behavioral Science
1 required course.
- Behavioral Sciences (Sociology or Psychology courses)
Math
2 required courses.
- College algebra or higher
- Statistics (with analysis of variance and/or multiple regression)
Other
1 required course.
- Biological Science Electives (upper-level biology)
Science
8 required courses.
- General Chemistry I
- General Chemistry II
- Microbiology or Bacteriology (with lab)
- Anatomy (with lab) (human or comparative)
- Physiology (with lab) (general, human, or comparative)
- Genetics
- Organic Chemistry (with lab)
- Biochemistry (with lab)
Course requirement details
12 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
Gender
- female 86%
- male 14%
Ethnicity
- white 51%
- multiracial 15%
- black 12%
- hispanic 12%
- asian 5%
- other 5%
GRE scores (admitted students)
- Verbal
- 154
- Quantitative
- 153
- Analytical
- 4.0
Average age and experience
1 recorded age and experience field
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Admissions and outcomes
6 recorded admissions, faculty and outcome fields across this program page
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Outcomes
PANCE pass rates
Latest first-time pass rate: Not published
Two-year average: Not published
Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 2012/09/08
- Last continued
- January 2017
- Next review
- April 2027
- September 2024Progress Report
The program's PANCE pass rate percentage was 85% or less for its 2023 cohort. The program submitted the required analysis of PANCE performance. The commission accepted the report. No further information requested.
- September 2020Progress Report
The commission accepted the report providing evidence of the modified Self-Study Report with a description of the data analysis. No further information requested.
- June 2020Progress Report
The commission acknowledged the report providing evidence of the proposed plan in response to COVID-19. No further information requested.
- September 2019Progress Report
The commission accepted the report providing evidence of hiring faculty and obtaining supervised clinical practice sites. No further information requested.
- March 2019Program Change
Program Change: Change in class size (30 to 35), effective January 1, 2020. The commission approved the proposed change.
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Where this data comes from
- alliedhealth.lsuhsc.edu/pa/docs/admissionrequirements.pdfUpdated Apr 17, 2026
Last updated: Apr 17, 2026
Directory facts are sourced from the PAEA directory.