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Address & Contact

Our Address

1100 North Avenue Grand Junction, CO 81501

GPS

39.078141434334405, -108.55476188224056

Telephone

970.248.1160

Email

[email protected]

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✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants

Holistic minimum-requirements screen, then preferential consideration for: significant healthcare experience, strong academic performance, meaningful recommendations, compelling essays, and established ties to Western Colorado.

Criteria include mission match, academic ability, PA-role understanding, personal interview. Three CASPA references recommended. Community service highly recommended. PCE must be paid hours.

Summarized from the program’s official admissions / selection-process pages. Always confirm current details on the program’s website.

💬 How This Program Interviews

Format: One-on-one and group Where: Virtual

Interview day is conducted entirely virtually and includes an individual interview, a group activity and a writing sample, held during summer and fall the year before matriculation.

Summarized from Colorado Mesa 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.

Colorado Mesa University PA Program Mission Statement

The mission of the CMU Physician Assistant (PA) Program is to provide a learner-centered environment that educates competent and compassionate PAs, committed to leading through service in their career and communities.

PA PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

  • Accredited Status: Continuing Accreditation
  • Campus Location: Grand Junction, Colorado
  • Degrees Offered: Masters
  • Class Start Month: January
  • Class Duration: 29 months
  • Class Capacity: 28 students
  • Seat Deposit: See Program Website
  • International Students: Accepted
  • TOEFL: Required

TUITION

  • Total cost with required fees: $88,960 (resident) · $152,135 (nonresident)
  • Resident tuition: $83,400 (excludes program fees)
  • Nonresident tuition: $146,575 (excludes program fees)

PANCE PASS RATE

  • First-time PANCE pass rate: 100%
  • Five-year first-time PANCE pass rate: 97%

APPLICATION INFORMATION

GPA

  • Overall GPA: 3.0
  • Science GPA: 3.0
  • Prerequisite GPA: 3.0 
  • Average Applicant GPA Accepted:
    • Overall: 3.64
    • Prerequisite: 3.75
  • Prerequisite GPA: Minimum grade of C required for all prerequisites
  • Prerequisite completion: See Program Website
  • Prerequisite Coursework: General Chemistry (6 cr); General Biology (6 cr); Anatomy (3 cr); Physiology (3 cr); Genetics (3 cr); General Psychology (3 cr); Statistics (3 cr) — No stated expiration

EXPERIENCE

  • Required Experience Hours (PCE/HCE): 500

SHADOWING

  • PA Shadowing Recommended

EVALUATIONS

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