University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
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Program starts
Aug 1, 2027 · 286 days
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About the program
Overview
Mission statement
The mission of the Department of Physician Assistant (DPA) at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is to provide an innovative advanced medical education to physician assistant students who will transform health care delivery to the multicultural population of South Texas and beyond. The DPA promotes the importance of lifelong learning and self-evaluation in its students.
Program features
We provide student clinical education opportunities in diverse settings and medically underserved areas/populations. Human cadavers and computer-assisted learning modules are utilized in the laboratory setting. Clinical correlations support concurrent modular coursework involving the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
Clinical rotations
Core supervised clinical practice includes rotations in Pediatrics, Women’s Health (OB/GYN), Surgery, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Psychiatry, plus a clinical elective; specific rotation lengths are not disclosed.
- 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
89.5%
First-time pass rate
Class size
75
Cohort
Resident tuition
$42,494
Total program
Min GPA
3.00
Required
Student:faculty
4.4:1
Plan ahead
Critical dates
- Checked against the PAEA Program Directory on Apr 4, 2026Sep 1, 2026Application deadlinePassed
- Aug 1, 2027Program starts286 days
- Not publishedCASPA verification due
The process
Admissions
Updated Apr 4, 2026
Program requirements
- Min overall GPA
- 3.00
- Min prerequisite 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
No supplemental application
Required tests
Letters of recommendation — minimum 3
No restrictions
Acceptance policies
Veteran support
None
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
5 recorded policy fields
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Behavioral Science
1 required course.
- Introductory Psychology or Abnormal Psychology
Math
1 required course.
- Statistics
Science
9 required courses.
- General Biology I
- General Biology II
- Genetics
- Microbiology
- Anatomy & Physiology I (human preferred)
- Anatomy & Physiology II (human preferred)
- General Chemistry I
- General Chemistry II
- Organic Chemistry or Biochemistry
Course requirement details
11 prerequisite records
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Admitted students
Class profile
- Avg overall GPA
- 3.70
- Avg science GPA
- 3.70
Gender
- female 81%
- male 19%
Ethnicity
- hispanic 66%
- asian 16%
- white 8%
- other 7%
- black 3%
Average age and experience
1 recorded age and experience field
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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: 89.5%
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6 years of PANCE results
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Track record
Accreditation history
- First accredited
- 1999/10/01
- Last continued
- September 2023
- Next review
- October 2033
- September 2025Progress Report
The commission acknowledged the report providing evidence of update to Budget tab in Program Management Portal.
- June 2025Progress Report
The commission reviewed and more information requested of the report providing evidence of the process used by the program to verify all supervised clinical practice experiences (SCPEs) occur with physicians who are board-certified in their area of instruction or description of why the requirement cannot be met, and resubmitted self-study report, appendices B and G.
- June 2024Progress Report
The commission reviewed and more information requested of the report addressing 5th edition Standards.
- March 2024Progress Report
The program's PANCE pass rate percentage was 85% or less for its 2022 cohort. The program submitted the required analysis of PANCE performance. The commission accepted the report.
- September 2023Continued Accreditation
Accreditation-Continued; Program has demonstrated continued and sufficient compliance with the ARC-PA Standards. Next Comprehensive Evaluation: September 2033. Maximum class size: 100.
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Where this data comes from
- paschoolfinder.com/item/midwestern-university-downers-groveUpdated Apr 17, 2026
Last updated: Apr 17, 2026
Directory facts are sourced from the PAEA directory.