Tuition + fees $109,986
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A Texas PA program combining classroom, simulation, and supervised clinical training in the Dallas metropolitan area.
Mission & approach
The West Coast University Physician Assistant Program prepares students to excel as clinicians and leaders by providing them with opportunities to learn and adopt practice-ready knowledge, skills, and behaviors that are patient-centered, innovative, embracing cultural humility, adaptability, and agility within the evolving, challenging, and ambiguous context of contemporary healthcare. We prepare professionals who will contribute to the advancement of the physician assistant profession through exemplar practice, life-long learning, and service, within and across their healthcare communities.
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What this program looks for in applicants
Beyond minimums (3.0 cGPA/BCP GPA, prereqs, Casper), structured holistic process: understanding of the PA profession, graduate-level writing, communication, maturity/professionalism, resilience, growth mindset, teamwork, healthcare success, self-awareness, fit with WCU-Texas values. Personal statement, essays, LORs scored; higher Casper preferred; interview + group activity + writing sample + video.
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Program admissions informationHow this program interviews
WCU Texas evaluates interviewees across an individual interview and a separate group interview activity, alongside a writing sample and video introduction, but the program page does not state whether these are conducted virtually or on campus.
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.
- Human A&P I and II with labs, or separate Human Anatomy and Human Physiology with labs: Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II with labs OR Human Anatomy with lab + Human Physiology with lab
| Course | Credits | Lab | Min grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II with labs2 course(s) 8 quarter credits. | 6Semester credits unless noted | Required | C |
| Human Anatomy with lab 4 quarter credits. | 3Semester credits unless noted | Required | C |
| Human Physiology with lab 4 quarter credits. | 3Semester credits unless noted | Required | C |
General Chemistry I and II with labs2 course(s)Course notes & alternatives8 quarter credits. | 6Semester credits unless noted | Required | C |
Microbiology with labCourse notes & alternatives4 quarter credits. | 3Semester credits unless noted | Required | C |
GeneticsCourse notes & alternatives4 quarter credits. | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not specified | C |
Organic Chemistry with labCourse notes & alternatives4 quarter credits. | 3Semester credits unless noted | Required | C |
StatisticsCourse notes & alternatives4 quarter credits. | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not specified | C |
Policies that can change your plan
This is the Texas campus policy, which differs from California's; Biochemistry is not required in Texas. All prerequisites must be within ten years and from accredited U.S. institutions; distance education is accepted. Pass/credit grades, AP, CLEP, and experiential credit are not accepted.
When courses must be complete: Complete your degree and all prerequisites by October 1 of the year before you start the program.
Dates & application steps
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Published cost estimate
Current full-program estimatePublished nonresident full-program tuition
Full-program tuition and required fees. Living, travel, insurance, and personal expenses may be additional.
Curriculum & clinical training
Mostly in-person didactic study
69 credits of systems-based instruction, anatomy, patient assessment, simulation, clinical skills and interprofessional learning; more than 90% is delivered in person.
Clinical training and completion
48 credits include eight five-week experiences: seven core rotations and one elective, with callbacks, a master’s project and summative assessment.
Texas’s 24-month, 117-credit curriculum spans six trimesters at the Richardson/Dallas campus. The program arranges placements; geographic proximity is not guaranteed and travel may be required.
The admitted class
Published class statistics describe the named cohort or population. They are not admission minimums or acceptance probabilities.
The program’s track record
Graduate outcomes
PANCE pass rates
See first-time program performance with clearly dated national context.
- First-time PANCE pass rate: 96%
No 5-year average yet - only THREE graduating cohorts (2023-2025); 76% first-time across them (106/139)
- Five-year first-time PANCE pass rate: Not available yet
Five-year first-time results are not yet available.
Accreditation history
ContinuedSources you can open
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- West Coast University – Texas curriculum/program program page
- ARC-PA currently accredited programs — sponsoring-institution directory
- Program contact page
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