Clarkson University Physician Assistant Program

✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants

Holistic, rolling, scoring-rubric review; virtual interview.

Bonus point for: honorably-discharged/active-duty military veterans, Clarkson graduates, first-generation college students, residents of St. Lawrence/Jefferson/Lewis/Franklin/Herkimer/Hamilton counties, and applicants from a medically underserved area/HRSA indicators. Compensated direct patient-care preferred. 5 seats/yr reserved for direct-entry. (clarkson.edu PA studies)

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

Clarkson's PA studies page confirms the most qualified candidates are invited for a virtual interview with faculty, staff, and alumni, with an opportunity to meet current students, but it does not clearly describe the interview as individual, panel, or group format.

Summarized from Clarkson 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.

Clarkson University PA Program Mission Statement

The Clarkson University PA Program is nationally recognized in a rural, underserved healthcare community, where the faculty of teachers/scholars aspire to offer superior instruction and foster a sense of community service in their PA students. The mission of the Clarkson University Department of Physician Assistant Studies is to prepare exceptional, highly skilled clinicians who actively demonstrate the University’s core values of teamwork, caring, integrity, diversity, service, growth, and diligence, while compassionately providing for the healthcare needs of their communities

PA PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

Accredited Status: Continuing Accreditation
Campus Location: Potsdam, New York
Class Start Month: January
Class Duration: 28 months
Class Capacity: 40
Seat Deposit: $500
International Students: Accepted
TOEFL: Required

TUITION

Total cost with required fees: $100,935
Resident tuition: $95,795 (excludes program fees)
Nonresident tuition: $95,795 (excludes program fees)

PANCE PASS RATE

First-time PANCE pass rate: 100%
Five-year first-time PANCE pass rate: 100%

APPLICATION INFORMATION

CASPA Participant: Yes
Application Deadline: March
Supplemental Application: Supplemental Application Not Required
CASPA Deadline Type: Submitted by deadline
Fee: None

GPA

Overall GPA: 3.0
Science GPA: 3.0
Prereq GPA: 3
Prerequisite GPA: Minimum grade of B required for all prerequisites
Prerequisite completion: Must be completed within 10 years
Prerequisite Coursework: General Chemistry (8 cr); Organic Chemistry (3 cr, or Biochem); General Biology (8 cr); Anatomy (4 cr); Physiology (4 cr); Microbiology (3 cr); Genetics (3 cr); General Psychology (3 cr); Social Science (3 cr); Statistics (3 cr) — must be completed within 10 years

EXPERIENCE

Required Experience Hours (PCE/HCE): 500

SHADOWING

PA Shadowing Required

EVALUATIONS

Three references, with one completed by a clinician (MD/DO, NP, PA)

GRE

Required

CASPer

Check program website
For more information on CASPer click here

PA-CAT

Check program website
For more information on PA-CAT click here

PAEA Program Directory

PAEA PA Program Directory Link

Applying this cycle? I will walk you through it.

A free 10-day email course on actually getting into PA school — the three kinds of deadline and which one quietly ends applications, what your CASPA GPA really is, how to build a school list you qualify for, and what committees are looking for in your essay and your interview. One short email a day, written by a practicing PA.

Confirm by email, then one short email a day for ten days and the occasional update after. Unsubscribe any time. I will never sell your address.