University of the Cumberlands Physician Assistant Program
Williamsburg, Kentucky · Masters
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A 27-month Kentucky PA program targeting 30 students, with 500 required combined experience hours including 50 hours of PA shadowing.
Mission & approach
To educate and prepare competent, compassionate and committed Physician Assistant leaders who, as integral members of the modern professional healthcare team, are driven by academic excellence and will be servant leaders in their communities. The faculty and staff of the Physician Assistant Program will provide academic and clinical excellence in an environment of compassion and team cooperation, seeking to prepare clinicians for a lifelong commitment to continuing education, leadership, and medical service.
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What this program looks for in applicants
Points-based score sheet weighing BCP (Biology/Chemistry/Physics) GPA, documented clinical experience, LORs, and applicant residence; bonus points for Appalachia / medically-underserved-area residents and for hours completed at UC; UC 3+2 and UC military-program students meeting minimums guaranteed an interview. (ucumberlands.edu MSPAS Williamsburg)
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Program admissions informationHow this program interviews
The Williamsburg MSPAS program conducts online interviews that include both individual and group formats, led by PA Program faculty, instructors, and UC administrators. Applicants who completed the Pre-professional PA curriculum or hold a UC bachelor's degree are guaranteed an interview regardless of application ranking, and notifications are emailed at least one week before the scheduled dates.
Source checked Aug 1, 2026. Interview formats and dates can change between cycles.
Program interview informationAdmissions & prerequisites
Admission requirements
Prerequisite coursework
Semester credits unless notedReview 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.
- Organic Chemistry I or Biochemistry: Organic Chemistry I OR Biochemistry
| Course | Credits | Lab | Min grade |
|---|---|---|---|
Anatomy with labCourse notes & alternativesHuman preferred. | 3Semester credits unless noted | Required | C |
Physiology with labCourse notes & alternativesHuman preferred. | 3Semester credits unless noted | Required | C |
| Microbiology with lab | 3Semester credits unless noted | Required | C |
Medical TerminologyCourse notes & alternativesRequired, but the program does not publish minimum units or lab details. | Not publishedSemester credits unless noted | Not specified | C |
Upper-level Science electivesCourse notes & alternativesChoose from Genetics, Embryology, Immunology, Biochemistry, Advanced Cell/Molecular Biology, Histology, Parasitology, Virology, Organic Chemistry II, Analytical Chemistry or upper-level Pharmacology. | 6Semester credits unless noted | Not specified | C |
General Chemistry I with labCourse notes & alternativesThe graduate-entry list is unclear on total credits; confirm the minimum credits for each course. | Not publishedSemester credits unless noted | Required | C |
General Chemistry II with labCourse notes & alternativesConfirm individual minimum credits with admissions. | Not publishedSemester credits unless noted | Required | C |
| Organic Chemistry I | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not specified | C |
| Biochemistry | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not specified | C |
PsychologyCourse notes & alternativesAbnormal or Developmental preferred. | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not required | C |
| Statistics | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not required | C |
Policies that can change your plan
These are the Williamsburg campus's own graduate-entry rules. Science courses must be completed within ten years before admission, and the minimum prerequisite GPA is 3.0. The credit requirement for Chemistry is unclear and the Medical Terminology credit minimum is not published, so confirm credits with admissions. This campus accepts a broader range of upper-level science electives than the Northern Kentucky campus.
When courses must be complete: Prerequisites may be in progress at application; complete by the end of Fall before Spring entry.
Dates & application steps
The prior-cycle deadline of 2026-08-01 has passed; the next deadline is not published.
This is the expected start of the entering class.
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Published cost estimate
Tuition only; required fees not publishedPublished nonresident full-program tuition
Current tuition is $87,503. A complete total for required fees is not available, so this tuition-only figure is shown but left out of cost comparisons.
Curriculum & clinical training
Didactic preparation
Medical sciences, clinical medicine, examination, pharmacology and clinical skills.
Clinical education
Eight listed clinical rotation courses cover core patient-care disciplines and an elective.
Williamsburg: 27-month, 113-credit curriculum. Its rotation sequence is listed separately from the Northern Kentucky campus's.
The admitted class
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The program’s track record
Graduate outcomes
PANCE pass rates
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- First-time PANCE pass rate: 100%
- Five-year first-time PANCE pass rate: 93%
Accreditation history
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