Mount St Mary's University 343 South Seton Avenue Emmitsburg, Maryland 21727
39.701021, -77.328294
Emmitsburg, Maryland · Master of Medical Science
A 24-month, 110-credit PA program in Emmitsburg, Maryland, combining 12 months of didactic training with 12 months of supervised clinical education. The curriculum emphasizes healthcare equity, ethical practice and clinician well-being.
Develops ethical PAs who provide compassionate, equitable care and approach patients with humility and joy.
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Holistic review. Preferences: Frederick County residents or applicants within 30 miles first, then Maryland residents; first-generation scholars, multilingual applicants, Mount alumni, military service and higher science GPA. Cultural humility, empathy, equity, integrity, leadership, maturity and resilience guide review. Mount graduates/alumni meeting minimum requirements receive a guaranteed interview.
Summarized from the program’s admissions information. Confirm current selection criteria with the program.
Program admissions informationFaculty one-on-one interviews, MMIs, team-building exercise and writing sample. Detailed page says fall; timeline image says September.
Source checked Sep 13, 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.
| Course | Credits | Lab | Min grade | Your coursework |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Human Anatomy and Physiology ICourse notes & alternativesFirst half of the required combined A&P sequence; paired with A&P II. | 4credits | Required | B- | Sign in to plan |
Human Anatomy and Physiology IICourse notes & alternativesSecond half of the combined A&P sequence; 8 credits total across both rows, not two separate 8-credit requirements. | 4credits | Required | B- | Sign in to plan |
MicrobiologyCourse notes & alternativesLaboratory explicitly required. | 4credits | Required | B- | Sign in to plan |
Two additional biology coursesCourse notes & alternativesExamples: biochemistry, cell/developmental/general/introductory biology, genetics, histology, immunology or pathophysiology. Additional to A&P and microbiology. | 6credits | Not specified | B- | Sign in to plan |
Organic ChemistryCourse notes & alternativesRequired separately from the two additional chemistry courses. | 4credits | Required | B- | Sign in to plan |
Two additional chemistry coursesCourse notes & alternativesExamples: general/introductory chemistry, Organic Chemistry II or physical chemistry. FAQ also allows biochemistry as an additional biology OR chemistry course. | 6credits | Not specified | B- | Sign in to plan |
PsychologyCourse notes & alternativesGeneral, introductory, developmental or abnormal psychology accepted. | 3credits | Not specified | B- | Sign in to plan |
StatisticsCourse notes & alternativesResearch methods and statistics, applied, introductory, or statistics and probability accepted. | 3credits | Not specified | B- | Sign in to plan |
Medical TerminologyCourse notes & alternativesCommunity college level or above. | 1credits | Not specified | B- | Sign in to plan |
All prerequisites require B- or better, U.S. completion and completion within 10 years of the application deadline. Biology and chemistry each require two additional courses, beyond the separately named requirements. Biochemistry can serve as either an additional biology or chemistry course; it is not separately required. Online classes accepted; online labs only if completed before September 1, 2022. Pass/fail courses are not accepted. Prerequisite AP/CLEP credit is not explicitly addressed; the no-advanced-placement policy concerns the professional PA curriculum.
When courses must be complete: Start the application while courses are in progress if needed; all application components must be complete by the program’s application deadline. Every prerequisite must meet the U.S., B- and 10-year rules. No next-cycle dated deadline or numeric pending-course limit is established.
The PAEA listing specifies August 1, 2026 for January 2027 entry; that deadline has passed. The program requires CASPA Complete: submitted application, payment, all transcripts and at least two evaluation letters received. The annual timeline shows April opening, August 1 closing, September interviews, November documents and January start. No later dated application cycle is confirmed.
CASPA Complete, not Verified; this deadline has passed.
PAEA program listing; exact start day not published.
Image-only program timeline; no next-cycle exact day inferred.
Timeline image says September; detailed admissions prose says fall. No exact current interview day inferred.
Timeline image; accepted students receive detailed instructions.
2–3 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Official registration page; no registration submitted.
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Current published tuition is $99,000 for six semesters/110 credits at $900 per credit, without separate resident/nonresident rates. No additional program-specific enrollment fees are currently charged. The two-year enrollment estimate is $174,139 including other expenses and living costs. The page does not label an academic year or cohort, and tuition may increase annually; this is an estimate, not a guaranteed entering-cohort quote.
USD. Other expenses sum to $8,639; living expenses sum to $66,500; $99,000 + $8,639 + $66,500 = the published $174,139. Enrollment-fee zero excludes supplies, insurance, screening and CASPA expenses shown separately. CASPA $184 plus $61 per additional school is the program’s published estimate, not an independently verified current CASPA price. Housing assumes $35,000 on campus, subject to availability; off-campus range $24,000–$42,000. Health insurance must include post-exposure coverage. Screening charges may increase. Equipment brands may need approval. The $900 deposit is credited to tuition and is not added twice. Tuition can rise annually. The estimate does not establish a separate program application fee.
66 credits over spring 24, summer 18 and fall 24 credits. Mainly campus instruction, with occasional online/asynchronous sessions.
44 credits: seven core and three elective four-week rotations, plus Transition to Clinical Practice/capstone.
110 credits across six consecutive semesters. Core rotations cover internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, women’s health, behavioral/mental health, surgery and emergency medicine. Clinical courses are in person; some supervised telemedicine may occur. The program arranges placements. September 2025 completion policy requires GPA 3.0 and at least C- (70%) in required courses, end-of-curriculum exam, summative components and capstone, plus professional and administrative requirements. These are graduation rules, distinct from the admissions prerequisite B- minimum.
Matriculant averages reported by the program; do not assign an inferred entering or graduating year.
| Class | Overall GPA | Science GPA | PCE hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAEA listing updated March 3, 2026 — cohort year unspecified | 3.58 | 3.45 | Not recorded |
PAEA reports matriculant overall GPA 3.58 and science GPA 3.45 without a cohort year. The old no-class-data assertion was incorrect. ARC maximum and estimated incoming January 2027 class are both 46; the program outcome table still contains placeholders, not measured enrollment or attrition.
Class averages describe an admitted cohort. They are not minimums or acceptance probabilities.
Graduate outcomes
See first-time program performance with clearly dated national context.
No graduates/PANCE results yet; program expects reporting from spring 2028. A 90% target is not an observed result.
First-time program results are not yet available; no graduates have been reported.
Five-year first-time results are not yet available.
Two cited areas of noncompliance concerning syllabi and measurable learning objectives; report was due September 15, 2025. Maximum 46.
ARC-PA accepted evidence for B1.03e and D1.04e; no further information required. Current header gives next review April 2028.
ARC-PA Accreditation-Provisional, first accredited June 2025, maximum 46. Current history header gives April 2028 next review. In January 2026 ARC-PA accepted the report on both previously cited syllabus/learning-objective standards, with no further information required. The June 2025 entry’s TBD review text is historical.
Follow the source for the policy or cohort you are reviewing. A check date is separate from the year a figure describes.
The U.S. News PA rank uses the 2025 PA edition, matched to the listed program and campus. It reflects peer-assessed reputation, not admissions odds or a personal fit score. Programs without a separate entry are labeled “Unranked.”
Unpublished policies and unverified cohort statistics are left open for confirmation.
