800 W University Pkwy, Orem, UT 84058, USA
40.275437862211575, -111.71647601365055
A 28-month Orem PA program with 30 students and 2,000 combined patient-care or health-related hours required before CASPA submission.
The mission of the Physician Assistant Program at Utah Valley University is to graduate academically and clinically prepared compassionate providers who strengthen our regional healthcare workforce through exceptional patient care.
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Holistic admissions. Academic strength via cumulative and science GPA (min 2.8; 3.0+ encouraged) and prerequisite coursework (grade C or better), plus direct patient/health care experience. No standardized exams (GRE/PA-CAT/MCAT) used.
Summarized from the program’s admissions information. Confirm current selection criteria with the program.
Program admissions informationUVU conducts in-person interviews on campus at the Health Professions Building, typically in late September. Candidates participate in one-on-one interviews with PA Program faculty, staff, and community stakeholders, spend about three hours on-site, and take part in a facility tour and Q&A sessions as part of the interview day.
Source checked Aug 1, 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 with lab1 course(s) Human Anatomy only; course must be within seven years of the July 15, 2026 deadline. Anatomy from exercise science, sports science, or kinesiology is not accepted. | 4Semester credits | Required | C | Sign in to plan |
| Human Physiology with lab1 course(s) Human Physiology only; course must be within seven years of the July 15, 2026 deadline. Physiology from exercise science, sports science, or kinesiology is not accepted. | 4Semester credits | Required | C | Sign in to plan |
| Combined Human Anatomy & Physiology I and II2 course(s) Alternative to separate Anatomy and Physiology: two-semester combined full-year sequence totaling at least 8 semester credits. Mixed route is not accepted. | 8Semester credits | Required | C | Sign in to plan |
Chemistry with labCourse notes & alternativesProgram publishes 8 semester hours; number of component courses is not specified. Upper-level chemistry encouraged but not required. The program says Chemistry with lab, not a specified General Chemistry sequence; the planner matches the generic chemistry alias conservatively and requires manual course-equivalency review. | 8Semester credits | Required | C | Sign in to plan |
Biology with labCourse notes & alternativesProgram does not specify course count. | 4Semester credits | Required | C | Sign in to plan |
Microbiology with labCourse notes & alternativesProgram does not specify course count. | 4Semester credits | Required | C | Sign in to plan |
Statistics1 course(s)Course notes & alternativesMust be solely focused on statistics; non-math department courses eligible for review. AP/CLEP credit not accepted. | 3Semester credits | Not required | C | Sign in to plan |
All coursework must be completed with a letter grade of C or better; AP/CLEP credits are not accepted. The A&P combined sequence is an alternative to both separate courses, not an additional requirement.
When courses must be complete: Current January 2027-entry cycle: ordinary prerequisites complete at application and verified by Aug. 15, 2026. Expired A&P retake exception may be completed by Dec. 31, 2026; program describes a special B-or-better grade for that retake.
The July 15, 2026 CASPA complete and UVU graduate-application deadline has passed. The next cycle is announced for April–July 2027, but no exact date is published.
CASPA verification was due August 15, 2026; this cycle is closed.
Expected entering-cohort start.
$146,425 program + $2,342 program · Projected from the official seven-semester schedule; future annual rates may change
Basis: $84,265 program + $2,342 program · current-rate projection · high confidence
Projected seven-semester tuition and mandatory fees are $86,607 resident and $148,767 nonresident. Books/materials/supplies/equipment of $5,560 and licensure of $550 are disclosed separately; including them produces $92,717 / $154,877 in broader nonliving educational cost. Housing, food, rural-rotation housing, travel, and personal costs are excluded. PAEA’s older totals are superseded by the dated official schedule.
Systems-based medical sciences, physical examination, diagnostic reasoning and clinical skills at UVU’s west campus.
Twelve classroom weeks cover advanced topics and surgical preparation, followed by the first four-week supervised clinical experience.
Experiences 2–10, return visits, supplemental coursework and the final-semester summative examination.
28-month, 95-credit program over seven semesters. The program establishes and monitors sites and preceptors; distant rotations may require travel and housing.
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
See first-time program performance with clearly dated national context.
No 5-year average yet - only THREE graduating cohorts (2024-2026); 95% first-time across all three (79/83)
Program reporting year not recorded; direct comparison unavailable.
Five-year first-time results are not yet available.
A complete dated action history has not been added to this record.
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Unpublished policies and unverified cohort statistics are left open for confirmation.
