Address & Contact
Our Address
Samuel Merritt University 3100 Telegraph Avenue Suite 1000 Oakland, CA 94609
GPS
37.83238083088636, -122.26257146745728
Telephone
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants
Core values (priority order): Interpersonal/Interprofessional Communication, Teamwork, Critical Thinking, Patient Interaction/Professional Exposure, Responsibility, Technical Skill, Medical Knowledge. Preferences: GPAs >3.4, >2,000 PCE (>1,000 same setting), licensed/certified roles, PA shadowing, PA/MD/DO LORs, veterans, bilingual, service/leadership, disadvantaged background.
Summarized from the program’s official admissions / selection-process pages. Always confirm current details on the program’s website.
Samuel Merritt University Program Mission Statement
The Master Physician Assistant Department at Samuel Merritt University strives to serve the University and the medical community by preparing graduates who are interdependent medical providers, demonstrate commitment to the community and the profession through active leadership, manifest critical and creative thinking, utilize effective communication skills, and who possess the educational foundation for continued growth and development in a changing world of diverse cultures.
PA PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
- Accredited Status: Continuing Accreditation
- Campus Location: Oakland, California
- Degrees Offered: Masters
- Class Start Month: September
- Class Duration: 27 months
- Class Capacity: 44 students
- Decision Criteria: Matched to mission academic ability and understanding role of physician assistant, personal interview, personal statement
- Seat Deposit: $1,500 non-refundable tuition deposit (beginning 2027)
- International Students: Accepted
- TOEFL: Required
TUITION
- Resident tuition: $156,555
- Nonresident tuition: $156,555
PANCE PASS RATE
- First-time PANCE pass rate: 92%
- Five year first-time PANCE pass rate: 90%
APPLICATION INFORMATION
- Caspa Participant: Yes
- Application Deadline: September
- Supplemental Application: Supplemental Application Not Required
- CASPA Deadline Type: Submitted by deadline
- Fee: None (program charges no fee beyond CASPA)
GPA
- Overall GPA: 3.0
- Science GPA: 3.0
- Prereq GPA: No Minimum
- Average Applicant GPA Accepted:
- Overall: 3.53
- Science: 3.5
- Prerequisite GPA: Minimum grade of C required for all prerequisites
- Prerequisite completion: No Requirement
EXPERIENCE
- Required Experience Hours (PCE/HCE): 1,000 Hours
SHADOWING
EVALUATIONS
- Three recommendation letters required (view program website for evaluator requirements)
GRE
- See Program Website
CASPer
- CASPer Required
- For more information on CASPer click here
PA-CAT
- PA-CAT Required
- For more information on PA-CAT click here
