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Program starts
Aug 1, 2027 · 286 days
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
The Department of Physician Assistant Studies educates students in a primary care-based curriculum that emphasizes the mastery of knowledge, technical skills, critical thinking, and moral reasoning. King's Department of PA Studies fosters excellence in teaching and forms highly competent professional healthcare providers committed to patient-centered, compassionate care, and the inherent dignity of every person.
Program features
On site cadaver lab, Multiple clinical labs and private exams, faculty open door policy for students, facilities available after class hours, rotations scheduled by faculty not a computer system, multimedia classrooms
Clinical rotations
The program includes 12 months of clinical instruction, consisting of eight 6-week rotations. These rotations cover Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, OB/GYN, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Surgery, plus one 6-week elective. Rotations typically average 32-40 hours per week.
- 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
92.0%
First-time pass rate
Class size
30
Cohort
Tuition
$105,396
Total program
Min GPA
3.20
Required
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Oct 1, 2026Application deadlinePassed
- Oct 1, 2026CASPA verification duePassed
- Aug 1, 2027Program starts286 days
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Not publishedSupplemental due
The process
Admissions
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Program requirements
- Min overall GPA
- 3.20
- Min science GPA
- 3.20
- Min prerequisite GPA
- 3.20
- Min PCE hours
- 500
- Healthcare experience
- Required
- Shadowing
- 8 hrs
Interview format
Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
On-site required · Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
Application style
Single decision date
Required tests
Letters of recommendation — minimum 2
No restrictions
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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Science
6 required courses.
- Anatomy and physiology
- General biology
- General chemistry
- Organic chemistry
- Genetics
- Microbiology
Course requirement details
6 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
- Avg overall GPA
- 3.77
- Avg science GPA
- 3.66
Gender
- female 81%
- male 19%
Ethnicity
- white 70%
- asian 16%
- hispanic 9%
- other 2%
- black 1%
- nativeHawaiian 1%
Outcomes
PANCE pass rates
Latest first-time pass rate (2025): 96.0%
Two-year average: 92.0%
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7 years of PANCE results
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Admissions and outcomes
3 recorded admissions, faculty and outcome fields across this program page
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Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 1979/04/01
- Last continued
- January 2017
- Next review
- January 2027
- September 2021Program Change
Program Change: Change in graduation requirements — preclinical phase length from 10.5 to 12 months, effective May 23, 2022, and supervised clinical practice experience phase length from 13.5 to 12 months, effective August 15, 2022.
- June 2021Progress Report
The commission acknowledged the report providing evidence of changes in response to COVID-19.
- September 2020Progress Report
The commission acknowledged the report providing evidence of the update regarding changes in response to COVID-19.
- June 2020Progress Report
The commission acknowledged the report providing evidence of the proposed plan in response to COVID-19.
- January 2017Continued Accreditation
Accreditation-Continued; Next Comprehensive Evaluation: March 2027. Maximum class size: 75.
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Where this data comes from
- mcphs.edu/academics/programs/physican-assistant-s…pas-acceleratedUpdated Apr 17, 2026
Last updated: Apr 17, 2026
Directory facts are sourced from the PAEA directory.