Nova Southeastern University, Fort Myers
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Application deadline
Jan 15, 2027 · 88 days
Program starts
May 1, 2027 · 194 days
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
In keeping with the principles of both Nova Southeastern University (NSU) and the Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences (CHCS) mission statements, the NSU Physician Assistant (PA) Program Fort Myers endeavors to: • provide an educational experience that emphasizes primary medical care; • provide health care experiences in medically underserved communities; • produce PAs who uphold the tenets of professionalism; • enable graduates to demonstrate competency and skill in a variety of clinical settings with patient populations having multiple and varied expectations and values
Program features
The NSU Fort Myers PA program has a mission to train PAs to serve in rural and medically needy areas. As such, students are required to do at least one clinical rotation in these areas. For rotations more than 100 miles from campus, housing may be provided by the university. Our curriculum includes system based learning with adjunct education in Point of Care Ultrasound, and Simulation within a friendly, close-knit, and student focused environment from very accessible faculty.
Clinical rotations
The clinical year (12 months) includes core rotations in Prenatal Care & Gynecology, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, Family Medicine, a selective rotation, and two electives (6‑week and 4‑week); students return to campus after each 6‑week block for end‑of‑rotation sessions.
- 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
95.0%
First-time pass rate
Class size
60
Cohort
Tuition
$100,331
Total program
Min GPA
3.00
Required
Student:faculty
12:1
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Jan 15, 2027Application deadline88 days
- May 1, 2027Program starts194 days
- Not publishedCASPA verification due
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Not publishedSupplemental due
The process
Admissions
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Program requirements
- Min overall GPA
- 3.00
- Min science GPA
- 3.00
- Healthcare experience
- Not required
- Shadowing
- Recommended but not required
Interview format
Traditional Interview; Panel Interview
Virtual permitted · Traditional Interview; Panel Interview
Application style
Rolling admissions
Supplemental application required
Required tests
Letters of recommendation — minimum 2
PA; Other health care provider
Acceptance policies
Veteran support
Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) - will not accept MCAT
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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English
1 required course.
- English (including 3 semester hours of English Composition)
Math
1 required course.
- College Math
Other
3 required courses.
- Humanities/Arts
- Social Sciences
- Medical Terminology
Science
6 required courses.
- General Chemistry (I and II), including lab
- Microbiology including lab
- General Biology (or Zoology), including lab
- Human Anatomy and Physiology
- Biochemistry
- Human Genetics (Genetics, not Animal Genetics)
Course requirement details
11 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
- Avg overall GPA
- 3.65
- Avg science GPA
- 3.58
Gender
- female 82%
- male 18%
Ethnicity
- multiracial 43%
- white 36%
- asian 10%
- hispanic 5%
- other 3%
- black 2%
GRE scores (admitted students)
- Verbal
- 15043th %ile
- Quantitative
- 15029th %ile
- Analytical
- 3.9
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): 92.0%
Two-year average: 95.0%
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5 years of PANCE results
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Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 2005/03/05
- Last continued
- March 2018
- Next review
- April 2028
- September 2021Progress Report
The commission accepted the report addressing 5th edition Standard C1.03 modified Self-Study Report (mSSR).
- June 2021Progress Report
The commission accepted the report addressing 5th edition Standards A1.02a and A2.09d.
- September 2020Progress Report
The commission did not accept the report addressing 4th edition Standard C2.01c, and issued reports due for 5th edition Standards A1.02a, A2.09d, and C1.03 mSSR.
- June 2020Progress Report
The commission acknowledged the report providing evidence of the proposed plan in response to COVID-19.
- March 2019Progress Report
The commission accepted the report addressing 4th edition Standards B3.02, B3.03a-d, and B3.07f.
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Where this data comes from
- md.nova.edu/degrees/masters/physician-assistant/index.htmlUpdated Apr 17, 2026
Last updated: Apr 17, 2026
Directory facts are sourced from the PAEA directory.