A GPA below 3.0 doesn't have to end your PA school dreams. These physician assistant programs list a minimum overall GPA under 3.0 - worth a look for reapplicants and career-changers. Remember, minimums aren't averages: strengthen your whole application, and compare each program's requirements below.
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✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants Holistic, rolling; 3-part async MMI + committee; preference for first-gen, Hometown Scholars (auto-interview + bonus), economically disadvantaged, Central Coast ties; 2 LORs. Summarized from the…
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants Holistic; resilience; Franciscan mission/values alignment; preference to Berks Co. + Chester/Lebanon/Lehigh/Montgomery/Schuylkill counties. Summarized from the program’s official admissions /…
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants Holistic, tiered-rubric scoring. Highest scores for: master in science/public health or basic-science undergrad major, full course loads (15+ cr/sem), overall AND science GPA >=3.5, 500+…
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants Individualized, non-rolling holistic review vs full pool. Considers motivation, interpersonal skills, understanding of the PA profession, quality/length of healthcare experience, academics,…
Des Moines University prepares its physician assistant students to work in and lead a growing profession focused on helping people live healthier lives. Physician assistants are key members of health care teams in hospitals, multispecialty clinics,…
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants GPA, PCE (1000 recommended not required), LORs, personal statement, interview; preference: Masters/Doctoral holders, Larkin grads, Central/South Florida residents. Summarized from the program’s…
The PA program at LMU-DCOM offers graduate level professional education for students who desire to become Physician Assistants. The program provides the academic and clinical training needed to practice as a competent, reliable extender of the…
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants Holistic review weighting: academic performance (cumulative & science GPA, GRE percentiles), CASPA personal statement, 3 evaluation letters, program-specific responses, interview, professional…
The LSUHSC-NO Master of Physician Assistant Studies Program will be a leader in the education of competent, compassionate, health care providers providing access to care for the people of Louisiana.
The mission of the Marietta College Physician Assistant Program is to help meet the need for qualified health care providers. The program accomplishes this by selecting individuals who have the academic, clinical and interpersonal aptitudes…
Missouri State University is a public, comprehensive metropolitan system with a statewide mission in public affairs, whose purpose is to develop educated persons. The University’s identity is distinguished by its public affairs mission, which…
The mission of the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Physician Assistant (PA) Program is to prepare PAs to provide compassionate, high quality, patient-centered care as members of interdisciplinary teams. The graduates will be…
To prepare exceptional healthcare professionals for leadership and evidence-based practice within a collaborative delivery model through student-centered programs that offer cutting-edge curricula.
The physician assistant program at Samuel Merritt University prepares graduates for the practice of medicine in an ever changing clinical environment. Graduates possess the educational foundation for continued intellectual growth, in a shrinking…
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants Same rubric model as other South College PA campuses (GPA strength, advanced science course points, graduate degree, veteran, HCE, shadowing, personal statement, GRE/PA-CAT, interview) Summarized…
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants Scoring domains: cumulative GPA, overall science GPA, GRE scores, direct patient care experience hours, and preferred characteristics (military veterans, first-generation college graduates,…
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants Rubric-scored: strength of cumulative & science GPA; up to 5 points for genetics/immunology/physics/organic chem/biochem/advanced bio-chem (grade A or B); graduate degrees; veteran status …
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants Same rubric as Atlanta: cumulative/science GPA strength; up to 5 pts for genetics/immunology/physics/organic chem/biochem/advanced bio-chem (A or B); graduate degrees; veteran/military healthcare;…
The mission of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Physician Assistant Program is to offer the primary care physician assistant student the finest medical education in the best learning environment available and to uphold the TTUHSC…
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants Holistic: cGPA, science/prereq GPA, 3 references (>=1 physician/PA), personal statement, healthcare experience (>=1000 hrs highly recommended), mission alignment (primary care/underserved),…