Pacific University 190 SE 8th Avenue Suite 181 Hillsboro, OR 97123
45.520980299078886, -123.10978555867183
A 27-month Oregon PA program with seven semesters, a 60-student cohort, and a 1,000-hour direct patient-care requirement.
Educate compassionate, competent physician associates; program emphasizes serving rural, underserved (HPSA/MUA), and military/veteran and Hawaii communities through targeted outreach initiatives.
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Mission-aligned holistic review. Special consideration (CASPA quadrant info) for: first-generation college students, economically disadvantaged childhood, rural background/work (<=10,000 residents), HPSA/MUA background, US military/veterans, Hawaii ties, demonstrated adaptability/resourcefulness/initiative. Higher GPAs increase interview likelihood. Interview evaluates understanding of PA role, insight, problem solving, resiliency, program compatibility, communication. Pathway interview slots for STEM & Health Professions Advantage Scholars and Semillas de Salud partnership (interview only, not guaranteed admission).
Summarized from the program’s admissions information. Confirm current selection criteria with the program.
Interviews are held over Zoom, September through November. The program says it is looking at your understanding of the PA role, insight, problem solving, resilience, fit with the program and verbal communication, and it publishes admissions preferences for first-generation students, rural background, military veterans and applicants with a Hawaii connection.
Source checked Jul 26, 2026. Interview formats and dates can change between cycles.
Program interview informationReview each course, its lab, and the program’s policies. Your links are planning records; the program decides equivalency.
Courses shown as alternatives in the table are not all required. Confirm the accepted route with the program.
| Course | Credits | Lab | Min grade | Your coursework |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Human Anatomy and Physiology, first term with labCourse notes & alternativesCombined A&P series or separate Anatomy and Physiology; Anatomy lab required. | Not publishedSemester credits | Required | C | Sign in to plan |
Human Anatomy and Physiology, second termCourse notes & alternativesPhysiology lab recommended if separate. Last A&P term within seven years. | Not publishedSemester credits | Not specified | C | Sign in to plan |
Microbiology or BacteriologyCourse notes & alternativesLab not required; Cell Biology does not substitute. | Not publishedSemester credits | Not required | C | Sign in to plan |
General Chemistry year-long series with labs2 course(s)Course notes & alternativesNonintroductory one-year sequence with labs. | Not publishedSemester credits | Required | C | Sign in to plan →This requirement needs an individual course review; completion has not been confirmed. |
| Organic Chemistry One course; lab not required; alternative to Biochemistry. | Not publishedSemester credits | Not required | C | Sign in to plan |
| Biochemistry One course; lab not required; alternative to Organic Chemistry. | Not publishedSemester credits | Not required | C | Sign in to plan |
StatisticsCourse notes & alternativesAt least 3 semester or 4 quarter credits; calculus/algebra do not substitute. | 3Semester credits | Not required | C | Sign in to plan |
| Psychology Alternative to Sociology, at least 3 semester or 4 quarter credits. | 3Semester credits | Not required | C | Sign in to plan |
| Sociology Alternative to Psychology, at least 3 semester or 4 quarter credits. | 3Semester credits | Not required | C | Sign in to plan →This requirement needs an individual course review; completion has not been confirmed. |
All prerequisites need C or higher and must finish by December 31 before May entry. Only the last A&P term has a seven-year expiration; all other prerequisites have no published expiration.
2026-09-01 prior-cycle deadline has passed; next-cycle date is not verified.
Expected entering-cohort start.
$58,080 Year 1 + $58,080 Year 2 + $18,705 final term · Nonresident full-program tuition only; sum of published year amounts; future rates may change; 2026–2027 COA at current published rates across three program years
Basis: $58,080 Year 1 + $58,080 Year 2 + $18,705 final term · current-rate projection · high confidence
Official linked PDF separates tuition and billed fees. Public tuition correct; detail currently misstores combined sum. PDF excludes health insurance/parking from direct costs. Exclude clinical travel/housing, living and indirect allowances.
Modular medical learning, group testing and graduate-project preparation use a Pass/No Pass framework.
Supervised practice may require nationwide travel. Rural/underserved pathways and international community-medicine options are conditional opportunities.
The Hillsboro program spans 27 months and seven semesters. The Class of 2027 curriculum lists 131 credits excluding electives.
Cohort year and experience averages need verification.
Published class statistics describe the named cohort or population. They are not admission minimums or acceptance probabilities.
Graduate outcomes
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Unpublished policies and unverified cohort statistics are left open for confirmation.
