Rush University 675 Hoes Lane West6th Floor, Research Tower Piscataway NJ
41.881731058421, -87.692196420215
A 30-month Chicago PA program with probation accreditation through April 2028, a 40-student maximum, and 1,000 required paid direct-contact hours.
The Rush University PA program mission is to educate advanced health care providers to practice evidence-based medicine with competence, professionalism and compassion driven by academic excellence and service to diverse communities.
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Decisions based on general and science GPA, type/quality of prior health care experience, PA shadowing/work, leadership and community service, professionalism, communication skills, letters of reference, and personal statement quality; faculty interview required. Priority additional consideration (case-by-case) for military veterans, economically disadvantaged backgrounds, first-generation college students, and endorsed Rush BS in Health Sciences graduates. PCE >1500 competitive, >2500 highly competitive.
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Rush requires an interview with PA program and university faculty and leaders before a final admissions decision is made. Admission is rolling, so interview slots and seats can fill before the cycle closes, and the site does not state whether the interview is individual, panel, virtual, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Anatomy with lab | 3Semester credits unless noted | Required | C | Sign in to plan |
| Human Physiology Lab preferred, not required. | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not required | C | Sign in to plan |
| Combined Anatomy and Physiology two-course sequence2 course(s) Five semester credits combined; anatomy lab required. | 5Semester credits unless noted | Required | C | Sign in to plan |
BiochemistryCourse notes & alternativesLab preferred, not required. | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not required | C | Sign in to plan |
MicrobiologyCourse notes & alternativesLab preferred, not required. | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not required | C | Sign in to plan |
| Psychology | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not required | C | Sign in to plan |
| Statistics | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not required | C | Sign in to plan |
All prerequisites within seven years before matriculation. No AP/CLEP or pass/fail; in-person and online courses from U.S. regionally accredited degree-granting institutions are accepted.
When courses must be complete: Four of six requirements complete at application; all complete before matriculation.
CASPA application deadline is October 1 for May 2027 matriculation.
Expected entering-cohort start.
$14,151 term × 8 documented semesters · Projected full-program tuition from current published rates
Basis: $14,151 term × 8 documented semesters · current-rate projection · medium confidence
Projected full-program tuition is $113,208 using the current published rate of $14,151 per term across eight billed terms. Rush warns that tuition may increase 2%–5% annually, so this is a transparent current-rate projection rather than a locked published total.
Lectures, small-group teaching and case-based medical education.
Broad supervised clinical training with advanced practice experience.
30-month Rush curriculum; the extended clinical phase is part of the full program.
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