Address & Contact

Our Address

47 New Scotland Ave. MC 4 Albany, New York 12208

GPS

42.654404716912, -73.788169471824

Telephone

✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants

Holistic multi-stage: CASPA prescreen scoring (academics, PCE hrs, socioeconomic, military), 2-faculty holistic review, committee review, 2-faculty interview + 3 essays, final committee decision.

Mission fit emphasized. No GPA minimum, no standardized test; requires bachelor’s, >=1,000 DPC hrs, 3 LORs. Interviewed avg ~3.90 GPA, ~2,100 PCE hrs.

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

Albany Medical College PA Program Mission Statement

The Center for Physician Assistant Studies, in support of Albany Medical Center’s mission as an academic health sciences center, has a responsibility to educate Physician Assistant students from demographically diverse backgrounds to meet the future primary and specialty health care needs of the region and the country by providing highly skilled, cost-effective, patient-centered care in a variety of settings. This mission will be advanced through commitment to the values of Quality and Excellence, Collaboration, Confidentiality, Respect and Compassion, Integrity, Responsibility, Diversity, and Community Service.

PA PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

  • Accredited Status: Continuing Accreditation
  • Campus Location: Albany, NY
  • Degrees Offered: Masters
  • Class Start Month: January
  • Class Duration: 28 months
  • Class Capacity: 42
  • Seat Deposit: $500
  • International Students: Not Accepted
  • TOEFL: Required

TUITION

  • Resident tuition: $126,238
  • Nonresident tuition: $126,238

PANCE PASS RATE

  • First-time PANCE pass rate: 96%
  • Five-year first-time PANCE pass rate: 94%

APPLICATION INFORMATION

GPA

  • Overall GPA: No Minimum
  • Average Applicant GPA Accepted:
    • Overall: 3.77
    • Science: 3.73
  • Prerequisite GPA: Minimum grade of C required for all prerequisites
  • Prerequisite completion: must be completed within 5 year(s)

EXPERIENCE

  • Required Experience Hours (PCE/HCE): 1000

SHADOWING

  • PA Shadowing Recommended

EVALUATIONS

  • Three verified letters required. Recommend an academic reference, a work reference, and one that speaks best to you as a candidate.

GRE

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PA-CAT

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