Carroll University 100 North East Avenue Waukesha, Wisconsin 53186
43.00491801439742, -88.22578459748037
⚠ Hands-on patient care hours only
This program explicitly excludes medical scribe, physical-therapy tech and ABA hours from its 500-hour requirement. Only hands-on patient care counts.
Verified 2026-07-25 from the program’s own admissions page. Programs word this differently and policies change — confirm directly with the program before counting non-direct hours.
Additional consideration for Carroll undergrads and applicants committed to diversity, care for the underserved, leadership/service, and overcoming educational barriers. (carrollu.edu admission)
Summarized from the program’s official admissions / selection-process pages. Always confirm current details on the program’s website.
★ Straight From the Program — 2026 PAEA Virtual Admissions Fair
The program described a collaborative, personal culture where faculty, staff and students are all invested in student success. Its admissions team said there is no single preferred type of patient-care experience — medical assistants, CNAs, EMTs, phlebotomists and patient-care techs were all cited. Their reapplicant advice was refreshingly individual: for one applicant the gap is grades, for another it’s more patient-care experience, and for another it’s simply another year of maturity. Competitive applicants can clearly explain why they want to be a PA and speak concretely about their patient encounters; the most common non-academic weakness they see is an applicant who cannot.
Shared by this program’s admissions team at the PAEA Virtual PA Admissions Fair on July 11, 2026, and paraphrased here. Admissions guidance changes between cycles — always confirm requirements, deadlines and prerequisites on the program’s official website.
Format: One-on-one interview Where: Virtual
Personal interviews are offered to the most qualified applicants and assess non-cognitive factors such as interpersonal skills, maturity, and motivation; applicants may not be accepted without one. Virtual interviews run September through December.
Summarized from Carroll University’s own admissions and interview pages — verified 2026-08-01. Interview formats and dates change between cycles, so confirm with the program before you make travel plans. See the program’s interview page.
Educate physician assistants to provide comprehensive quality health care to all, to be respectful of patient values, to be committed to ethical principles and to be grounded in evidence-based practice and clinical reasoning. Graduates will contribute to the profession and their communities and be prepared to practice medicine in a variety of primary care settings under the supervision of physicians. Graduates will also be prepared to provide service to medically underserved communities and diverse patient populations.
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