HCE < 1000 Hours
These PA programs fall below the 1,000-hour healthcare experience threshold. Use…
HCE ≥ 1000 Hours
These PA schools require at least 1,000 hours of healthcare experience…
HCE Not required
These PA programs do not require prior healthcare experience hours for…
HCE Recommended/Preferred
These PA schools recommend or prefer healthcare experience even if it…
Compare PA programs by patient care or healthcare experience requirements, from no required hours to experience-heavy schools. This page helps pre-PA applicants target programs that match their current HCE or PCE background and plan next steps.
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✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants Holistic (academic success + personal attributes/experiences). Values academic excellence, leadership, lifelong learning, ethics/professionalism. Min bachelor’s, 2.75 UGPA floor; reviews…
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants Points-based rubric weighting academic achievement and quality/quantity of direct patient care. Evaluated on all academic work (cumulative, science, prerequisite GPA), official GRE scores, LORs,…
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants Holistic review. Scored: overall/last-60/science/prereq GPA (each >=3.0, more points for higher); healthcare-related experience (points at 250/500/1000/1500 hrs; virtual shadowing accepted);…
University of Maryland Baltimore PA Program Mission Statement The University of Maryland Baltimore Graduate School (UMB) and its PA program promote excellence in education to foster the development of competent, ethical, and compassionate primary…
The Physician Assistant Department is a master degree granting educational program of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. As a component of the 1890 Land Grant University, it is committed to providing equal opportunity, especially to those of…
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants Holistic: academic excellence, critical thinking, leadership, advocacy/altruism/service, professionalism, dedication to PA practice, clinical experience, unique qualities; on-campus interview…
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants Holistic review (academics + non-cognitive traits). In-state preference: Missouri residents prioritized, then Kansas. Patient-care experience preferred, not required. Summarized from the…
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants Bachelor’s before matriculation. Min cumulative and prerequisite GPA 3.0 (rubric-scored). 3 LORs (one from PA/MD/DO/NP). Personal statement, PCE hours, 20+ hrs PA shadowing scored. Bonus…
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants GPA, interview score, PA shadowing, PCE, service; essay rubric; advanced-degree bonus; rolling admission. Summarized from the program’s official admissions / selection-process pages. Always…
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants Holistic; NOT rolling (>85% selected after all interviews). Min 3.0 cum, prereq & science (BCP) GPA at submission. Requires 20 hrs PA career exploration. DPC no minimum but most…
The mission of the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine Physician Assistant (PA) Program is to train flexible and committed primary care clinicians dedicated to strengthening health care in their communities. The vision of the program is to…
The mission of the University of New England Physician Assistant Program is to prepare masters level primary care Physician Assistants who will practice with physicians and other members of the health care team. The Program is committed to…
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants Holistic review scoring academic capacity (BCP and overall GPA), personal resilience, breadth/depth of direct patient care, and mission alignment. Up to 8 bonus points (max 2/category) for CT…
The mission of the University of New Mexico Physician Assistant Program is to educate Physician Assistant students to be competent providers of primary care medicine with a special focus on the medically underserved and rural populations of New…
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants Holistic review; mission targets non-traditional students (age >26), military veterans (esp. medical-MOS), and NC residents; prepares grads for medically under-resourced NC communities (HPSA,…
The primary mission of the University of North Dakota Physician Assistant Program is to prepare selected health care professionals to become competent physician assistants working collaboratively with physician supervision, emphasizing primary care…
Opened in 1970 as the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM), our 2,100-student campus has grown to also comprise the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Public Health, the School of Health Professions (SHP), which includes the…
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants Academic performance (science GPA weighted most) drives interview selection; then mission knowledge, maturity/professionalism, knowledge of profession, community service, interpersonal skills, PCE…
The mission of the Physician Assistant Program at the University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine, is to train physician assistants to provide quality health care to the citizens of Oklahoma with an emphasis on serving both rural and urban…
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants Holistic points-based screening: healthcare experience amount/level, degree (graduate degree scored above bachelor’s), undergraduate and prerequisite-science GPAs, personal statement, and…