Address & Contact

Our Address

Point Loma Nazarene University 9055 Balboa Ave rn San Diego, California 92123

GPS

32.669705, -117.060072

Telephone

✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants

Weighted rubric: Prior academic performance 45%; prior health care experience 22%; volunteer & service activities 22%; miscellaneous (references, CASPA narrative) 11%.

Additional consideration for PLNU graduates and grant-funded scholarship/pipeline program participants.

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

💬 How This Program Interviews

Where: Virtual or on campus

Point Loma holds interviews in the fall and winter and does not commit to one delivery mode, conducting sessions either virtually or in person depending on circumstances, and the specific interview format is not published.

Summarized from Point Loma Nazarene 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.

Point Loma Nazarene University PA Program Mission Statement

The mission of the Point Loma Nazarene University Department of Physician Assistant Education is to produce competent, professional clinicians who practice evidence-based medicine, demonstrate cultural sensitivity, and manifest their faith through service to the community.

PA PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

  • Accredited Status: Provisional Accreditation
  • Campus Location: San Diego, California 
  • Degrees Offered: Masters
  • Class Start Month: August
  • Class Duration: 28 months
  • Class Capacity: 30 students
  • Seat Deposit: $1,500
  • International Students: Accepted
  • TOEFL: Required (only for applicants who attended a foreign/non-English-speaking high school; iBT total 93, speaking 26, within 2 yrs)

TUITION

  • Total cost with required fees: $143,582
  • Resident tuition: $139,382 (excludes program fees)
  • Nonresident tuition: $139,382 (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
  • Prereq GPA: 3.0
  • Average Applicant GPA Accepted:
    • Overall: 3.79
    • Science: 3.81
  • Prerequisite GPA: Minimum grade of C required for all prerequisites
  • Prerequisite completion: See Program Website

EXPERIENCE

SHADOWING

  • Not counted toward PCE (no required number)

EVALUATIONS

GRE

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PA-CAT

PAEA Program Directory

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