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Address & Contact

Our Address

400 Saint Bernadine Street Suite 116 E

GPS

40.313596806959, -75.933004144838

Telephone

610-685-3253

Email

[email protected]

Web

✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants

Holistic; resilience; Franciscan mission/values alignment; preference to Berks Co.

+ Chester/Lebanon/Lehigh/Montgomery/Schuylkill counties.

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

Qualified applicants are contacted to schedule a virtual interview after all application materials are received and a preliminary review by the Admissions Committee is completed; the specific interview format is not published.

Summarized from Alvernia University Physician Assistant Program’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.

Alvernia University PA Program Mission Statement

Guided by our Franciscan foundation, the Alvernia University Physician Associate Program is committed to working collaboratively with the community and students to foster and support their development as Physician Associates who practice with moral courage and will provide sensitive, compassionate, ethical, professional, proficient, and person-centered care.

PA PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

  • Accredited Status: Provisional Accreditation
  • Campus Location: St. Reading, Pennsylvania
  • Degrees Offered: Masters
  • Class Start Month: August
  • Class Duration: 24 months
  • Class Capacity: 40
  • Seat Deposit: See Program Website
  • International Students: Accepted
  • TOEFL: Required

TUITION

  • Total cost with required fees: $117,855
  • Resident tuition: $92,700 (excludes program fees)
  • Nonresident tuition: $92,700 (excludes program fees)

PANCE PASS RATE

  • First-time PANCE pass rate: No graduates yet
  • Five year first-time PANCE pass rate: No graduates yet

APPLICATION INFORMATION

  • CASPA Participant: Yes
  • Application Deadline: April
  • Supplemental Application: Not Required
  • CASPA Deadline Type: Verified by deadline
  • Fee: None

GPA

  • Overall GPA: 2.8
  • Science GPA: 3.0
  • Prerequisite: 3.0
  • Prerequisite GPA: Minimum grade of C required for all prerequisites
  • Prerequisite Coursework: General Chemistry (6 cr); Organic Chemistry (3 cr, or Biochem); General Biology (6 cr); Anatomy (3 cr); Physiology (3 cr); Microbiology (3 cr); General Psychology (3 cr); Statistics (3 cr) — must be completed within 10 years
  • Prerequisite completion: must be completed within 10 year(s)

EXPERIENCE

  • Required Experience Hours (PCE/HCE): 200

SHADOWING

EVALUATIONS

  • Three letters required, including at least one from a healthcare professional and one from a professor/instructor.

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PA-CAT

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