Miami University Physician Assistant Program

✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants

Prerequisites, PCE (200 min) + 20 hrs PA shadowing reviewed; holistic (specific ranked criteria not published).

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

💬 How This Program Interviews

Format: Panel interview

Miami University's PA admissions page states that interviews are conducted between June and January as part of rolling admissions, but it does not indicate whether interviews are held on campus or virtually.

Summarized from Miami 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.

Miami University PA Program Mission Statement

To create an environment that fosters compassionate, dynamic, well rounded, professional clinicians who have an interest in rural medicine and clinical research to enrich the medical sciences.

PA PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

Accredited Status: Provisional Accreditation
Campus Location: Oxford, Ohio
Degrees Offered: Masters
Class Start Month: May
Class Duration: 24 months
Class Capacity: 36
Seat Deposit: $1,000
International Students: Accepted
TOEFL: Required

TUITION

Total cost with required fees: $119,000
Resident tuition: $119,000 (excludes program fees)
Nonresident tuition: $119,000 (excludes program fees)

PANCE PASS RATE

First-time PANCE pass rate: 92%
Five year first-time PANCE pass rate: 92%

APPLICATION INFORMATION

Caspa Participant: Yes
Application Deadline: December
Supplemental Application: Supplemental Application Not Required
CASPA Deadline Type: Submitted by deadline

GPA

Overall GPA: 3.0
Science GPA: 3.0
Prereq GPA: 3.0
Prerequisite GPA: Minimum grade of C required for all prerequisites
Prerequisite completion: must be completed within 5 year(s)
Prerequisite Coursework: General Chemistry; Organic Chemistry; Biochemistry; General Biology; Anatomy; Physiology; Microbiology; General Psychology; Abnormal Psychology (req or Dev Psych sem); Medical Terminology; Statistics — must be completed within 10 (5 for Anatomy and Physiology)

EXPERIENCE

Required Experience Hours (PCE/HCE): 200

SHADOWING

PA Shadowing Recommended

EVALUATIONS

Types of references required: employee/supervisor; other health care provider; academic reference (teacher/professor or academic advisor)

GRE

GRE Required

CASPer

CASPer Not Required
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PA-CAT

PA-CAT Not Required
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CASPer

CASPer Not Required
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