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Address & Contact

Our Address

Eastern Michigan University 222 Rackham Building Ypsilanti, MI 48197

GPS

42.25407727308908, -83.6341021000287

Telephone

(734) 487-2843

Email

[email protected]

Web

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✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants

Highly competitive (~1,000 applicants for 30 seats).

Program-specific rubric. LARGE impact: best GPA (overall/last-60), science GPA, GRE, clinical-experience hours, interview. Small-moderate: additional science coursework, graduate degrees, life experiences (overcoming disadvantage, service, leadership, research), LORs (min 2). No advanced placement.

Summarized from the program’s official admissions / selection-process pages. Always confirm current details on the program’s website.

Eastern Michigan University PA Program Mission Statement

The Eastern Michigan University physician assistant program mission is to identify, train and support a diverse population of graduate students to become highly respected ambassadors of the profession and extraordinary health care providers with a strong foundation in primary care medicine and interdisciplinary practice.

PA PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

  • Accredited Status: Continuing Accreditation
  • Campus Location: Ypsilanti, Michigan
  • Degrees Offered: Masters
  • Class Start Month: September
  • Class Duration: 24 months
  • Class Capacity: 30
  • Seat Deposit: $1,000
  • International Students: Accepted
  • TOEFL: Required

TUITION

  • Total cost with required fees: $122,487 (resident) · $204,859 (nonresident)
  • Resident tuition: $116,049 (excludes program fees)
  • Nonresident tuition: $198,421 (excludes program fees)

PANCE PASS RATE

  • First-time PANCE pass rate: 90%
  • Five year first-time PANCE pass rate: 89%

APPLICATION INFORMATION

GPA

  • Overall GPA: 3.0
  • Science GPA: 3.0
  • Prereq GPA: 2.70
  • Average Applicant GPA Accepted:
    • Overall: 3.79
    • Science: 3.76
  • Prerequisite GPA: Minimum grade of B- required for all prerequisites
  • Prerequisite completion: must be completed within 10 year(s)
  • Prerequisite Coursework: General Chemistry (3 cr); Organic Chemistry (3 cr, or Biochemistry); Anatomy (3 cr); Physiology (3 cr); Microbiology (3 cr); Developmental Psychology (3 cr); Statistics (3 cr) — must be completed within 10 years

EXPERIENCE

  • Required Experience Hours (PCE/HCE): Not Required (preferred)

SHADOWING

EVALUATIONS

  • From healthcare professionals (physicians, PAs, nurses), employment supervisors, science instructors or college professors

GRE

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