Tuition + fees $107,450
Projected seven-semester program at 2026–27 rates; rates for Spring 2028 entrants are not yet set
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A seven-semester Atlanta PA program combining classroom, clinical, and service learning with preparation for collaborative patient care.
Mission & approach
To educate patient-centered medical providers of the highest quality who are critical thinkers and lifelong learners, and to prepare students to deliver primary care in a variety of clinical settings.
Admissions insights
What this program looks for in applicants
Bachelor's degree; cumulative GPA >=3.0; Natural Science GPA >=2.9; prerequisites (max 4 outstanding); 1,000 PCE hours; 3 LORs; CASPer; supplemental application + $25 fee; interview for qualified applicants. Additional consideration for HRSA factors (military, first-generation, economically disadvantaged, medically underserved areas) and Mercer graduates.
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Admissions & prerequisites
Admission requirements
Prerequisite coursework
Course counts; credits for individual courses not publishedReview each course, its lab, and the program’s policies. Your links are planning records; the program decides equivalency.
| Course | Credits | Lab | Min grade |
|---|---|---|---|
General Chemistry I and II with labs2 course(s)Course notes & alternativesTwo-course general chemistry series, each with an on-campus lab. Credits for individual courses are not published. | Not publishedCourse counts; credits for individual courses not published | Required | C |
Organic Chemistry1 course(s)Course notes & alternativesOne course; lab optional. Credits for the course are not published. | Not publishedCourse counts; credits for individual courses not published | Not required | C |
Biochemistry1 course(s)Course notes & alternativesOne course; lab optional. Credits for the course are not published. | Not publishedCourse counts; credits for individual courses not published | Not required | C |
General Biology I and II with labs2 course(s)Course notes & alternativesTwo-course general biology series, each with an on-campus lab. Credits for individual courses are not published. | Not publishedCourse counts; credits for individual courses not published | Required | C |
Human Anatomy and Physiology series with labs2 course(s)Course notes & alternativesTwo-course Human Anatomy and Physiology series with required on-campus lab work. The number and distribution of lab sections are not specified. Both courses must have been completed within ten years before anticipated enrollment. Credits for individual courses are not published. | Not publishedCourse counts; credits for individual courses not published | Required | C |
Microbiology with lab1 course(s)Course notes & alternativesOne course with an on-campus lab, completed within ten years before anticipated enrollment. Credits for the course are not published. | Not publishedCourse counts; credits for individual courses not published | Required | C |
English Composition or intensive Writing series2 course(s)Course notes & alternativesTwo-course English Composition or intensive Writing series; confirm writing-intensive equivalency with Mercer. Credits for individual courses are not published. | Not publishedCourse counts; credits for individual courses not published | Not required | C |
Statistics or Biostatistics1 course(s)Course notes & alternativesOne Statistics or Biostatistics course. Credits for the course are not published. | Not publishedCourse counts; credits for individual courses not published | Not required | C |
General or Introductory Psychology1 course(s)Course notes & alternativesOne General or Introductory Psychology course. Credits for the course are not published. | Not publishedCourse counts; credits for individual courses not published | Not required | C |
Policies that can change your plan
- Course completion
- All prerequisites must be finished before matriculation; applicants with more than four outstanding prerequisites cannot be considered, and the CASPA application must include a completion plan.
- Lab and grade policy
- Required labs must be completed on campus, not online. Confirm the A&P series lab setup, since the number of separate labs is not specified. A C or better is required in each prerequisite. Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry labs are optional.
- Course age
- Human Anatomy and Physiology and Microbiology must be completed within ten years before anticipated enrollment.
- Course credit
- Credits for individual courses are not published on the PA admissions page. Confirm equivalency with Mercer before relying on a planned course.
- AP and survey coursework
- Survey courses do not fulfill prerequisites. The admissions page describes university AP credit for scores of 3 or higher, but confirm with Mercer whether AP is accepted for specific prerequisites.
Mercer decides whether a course satisfies each subject. Confirm credit amounts, on-campus labs, the two-course sequences, grades, course age, and writing/biostatistics equivalency. Saving a course in your plan is not admissions approval.
When courses must be complete: Finish all prerequisites before matriculation. No more than four may be outstanding for admission consideration; list a completion plan in CASPA.
Dates & application steps
The Spring 2028 application cycle opens in CASPA on November 1, 2026.
The Spring 2027 cycle is closed. The Spring 2028 deadline has not been published, so check with the program. Do not assume April 1, 2027 without confirmation.
Entering term is given, but the exact start month and day are not listed.
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Published cost estimate
Projected seven-semester program at 2026–27 rates; rates for Spring 2028 entrants are not yet set$14,200 semester × 7 documented semesters · Based on the 2026–27 rate of $14,200 per semester for seven semesters. The 2027–28 rate will be set in April 2027, so this is not a confirmed price for the Spring 2028 class. Fees and living costs are separate.
Planning estimate for Spring 2028 entry at Mercer's published 2026–27 PA rate: $14,200 per semester for seven semesters is $99,400 in tuition, plus $8,050 in required fees, for $107,450. Mercer will set the 2027–28 rate in April 2027, so the rate and fees for Spring 2028 entrants are not yet published. Tuition stays fixed after a cohort starts; living and other costs are extra.
Curriculum & clinical training
Medical sciences and clinical skills
Sequenced coursework covers patient assessment, core medical sciences, evidence-based medicine and clinical decision making.
Clinical rotations
Full-time supervised clinical rotations follow the didactic phase.
Full-time 28-month Atlanta campus curriculum; courses must be completed in sequence.
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: 100%
- Five-year first-time PANCE pass rate: 98%
Accreditation history
ContinuedSources you can open
Links to the program’s own pages and the official directories we use.
- Mercer University curriculum/program page
- Mercer University curriculum/program page
- Mercer University program page
- Mercer College of Health Professions 2026–27 PA tuition and fees
- ARC-PA currently accredited programs — sponsoring-institution directory
- Program contact page
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