Address & Contact

Our Address

Mississippi College Box 4053 Clinton, MS 39058

GPS

32.33772167431157, -90.3306053802287

Telephone

Mississippi College PA Program Mission Statement

The primary mission of the Mississippi College’s Department of Physician Assistant Studies is to help students acquire core competencies, as well as specialized knowledge and skills necessary to perform effectively as physician assistants and to prepare them to provide primary health care services in medically underserved areas of Mississippi and surrounding states. Secondary missions are to prepare graduates for roles in surgery and as hospitalists.

PA PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

  • Accredited Status: Continuing Accreditation
  • Campus Location: Clinton, MS
  • Degrees Offered: Masters
  • Class Start Month: May
  • Class Duration: 30 months
  • Class Capacity: 36 students
  • Decision Criteria: Matched to mission academic ability and understanding role of physician assistant, personal interview, personal statement
  • Seat Deposit: $500
  • International Students: Accepted
  • English proficiency Exam: Required

TUITION

  • Resident tuition: $96,000
  • Nonresident tuition: $96,000

PANCE PASS RATE

  • First-time PANCE pass rate: 93%
  • Five-year first-time PANCE pass rate: 93%

APPLICATION INFORMATION

  • CASPA Participant: Yes
  • Application Deadline: January
  • CASPA Deadline Type: Completed

GPA

  • Overall GPA: 3.0
  • Science GPA: 3.0
  • Prerequisite GPA: Minimum grade of C required for all prerequisites
  • Prerequisite completion: must be completed within 10 year(s)

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