Address & Contact

Our Address

Central Michigan University 1280 E. Campus Drive HPB 1212 Mount Pleasant, MI 48859

GPS

43.5907792, -84.7788786

Telephone

✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants

Holistic review favoring higher overall/science/prereq/last-60-credit GPAs.

CMU students/alumni with 3.50+ overall GPA meeting all requirements are guaranteed an interview. 500+ PAID direct patient-care hours required and scored. Service/volunteering, personal statement, 3 LORs weighted. Articulation agreements reserve interview slots for NMU, LSSU, MTU students. (cmich.edu PA admission requirements)

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

💬 How This Program Interviews

Format: One-on-one interview Where: On campus

Candidates are invited to an on-campus interview based on a points total from the application, and spend the day meeting faculty, staff and current students. Interviews run August through October with rolling decisions made during the cycle.

Summarized from Central Michigan University’s own admissions and interview pages — verified 2026-07-26. Interview formats and dates change between cycles, so confirm with the program before you make travel plans. See the program’s interview page.

Central Michigan University PA Program Mission Statement

Through The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions we strive to produce well-educated and highly trained physician assistants who provide evidence-based medical services within interdisciplinary primary care environments to include medically underserved and diverse populations

PA PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

  • Accredited Status: Continuing Accreditation
  • Campus Location: Mount Pleasant, Michigan
  • Degrees Offered: Masters
  • Class Start Month: May
  • Class Duration: 27 months
  • Class Capacity: 60
  • Seat Deposit: $1,000
  • International StudentsAccepted
  • TOEFL: Required

TUITION

  • Total cost with required fees: $116,400
  • Resident tuition: $103,090 (excludes program fees)
  • Nonresident tuition: $103,090 (excludes program fees)

PANCE PASS RATE

  • First-time PANCE pass rate: 81%
  • Five year first-time PANCE pass rate: 88%

APPLICATION INFORMATION

GPA

  • Overall GPA: 3.0
  • Science GPA: 3.0
  • Prereq GPA : No Minimum
  • Prerequisite Coursework: Biochemistry; Anatomy; Physiology; Microbiology; Developmental Psychology — must be completed within 6 years
  • Prerequisite GPA: Minimum grade of B- required for all prerequisites
  • Prerequisite completion: must be completed within 6 year(s)

EXPERIENCE

  • Required Experience Hours (PCE/HCE): 500

SHADOWING

  • PA Shadowing Recommended

EVALUATIONS

  • Three letters from previous employers or coworkers, preferably medical professionals; no more than one letter from a professor or advisor

GRE

CASPer

PA-CAT

PAEA Program Directory

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.