One University Place Chester, Pennsylvania 19013
39.86153, -75.35527
A Pennsylvania PA program combining medical-science coursework, simulation, and supervised clinical education in the greater Philadelphia region.
The MS program at Widener University will graduate excellent health care professionals to meet the growing need for patients to have access to medicine both locally and globally. The MS program will educate highly effective health care professionals equipped to provide patient-centered medical care to diverse populations across the life span. Students will learn to be competent clinicians, culturally sensitive, socially conscious health care providers able to work in collaboration with other members of the health care team.
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Program-developed rubric scoring prerequisite GPA, cumulative undergraduate GPA, undergraduate science GPA, and total PCE hours; applicants placed in three score tiers (Tier 1 95-100, Tier 2 85-94, Tier 3 70-84) and a percentage randomly selected from each tier for interviews. Special consideration for U.S. Armed Services status and affiliated institutions (Widener, Penn State, University of Delaware). Holistic review also considers geographic residency (incl. Chester), community service, uniformed service, and alumni status.
Summarized from the program’s admissions information. Confirm current selection criteria with the program.
Program admissions informationWidener's PA program page states that Graduate Admissions randomly selects a portion of applicants from each review tier for interview invitations, which program faculty then conduct, but the page does not specify whether interviews are held virtually or on-campus.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Biology or Zoology with lab | 3Semester credits unless noted | Required | C | Sign in to plan →This requirement needs an individual course review; completion has not been confirmed. |
| Microbiology | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not specified | C | Sign in to plan |
Anatomy and Physiology with labCourse notes & alternativesCompleted within five years of attending the MS program. | 8Semester credits unless noted | Required | C | Sign in to plan |
| General Chemistry with lab | 4Semester credits unless noted | Required | C | Sign in to plan |
| Organic Chemistry | 4Semester credits unless noted | Not specified | C | Sign in to plan →This requirement needs an individual course review; completion has not been confirmed. |
| General or Behavioral Psychology | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not specified | C | Sign in to plan |
StatisticsCourse notes & alternativesPublished 1–2 credits. | 1Semester credits unless noted | Not specified | C | Sign in to plan |
| Medical Terminology credit course Online accepted. | 1Semester credits unless noted | Not specified | C | Sign in to plan |
| Medical Terminology certificate of completion Alternative to a one-credit course. | Not publishedSemester credits unless noted | Not specified | C | Sign in to plan →This requirement needs an individual course review; completion has not been confirmed. |
Additional Biology (Genetics, Cell/Molecular Biology, Embryology, Histology or Immunology) is recommended, not required. Only Anatomy/Physiology has an explicit five-year recency rule in this section; labs are not independently specified for Microbiology or Organic Chemistry.
When courses must be complete: Up to three outstanding prerequisites allowed at application; all successfully completed before matriculation.
Current published deadline; confirm the required CASPA processing status for this cycle.
Published nonresident full-program tuition
Published full-program tuition and required fees. Living, travel, insurance, and personal expenses may be additional.
A sequential medical curriculum incorporates community service beginning in the first semester at the Chester Community Clinic.
Supervised placements follow program clinical policies, with sites and preceptors arranged through program processes.
The Chester program states an average completion time of 27 months. Separate phase lengths are not stated on the reviewed page; no duration split is inferred.
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
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