400 Saint Bernadine Street Suite 116 E
40.313596806959, -75.933004144838
24-month hybrid physician associate program with provisional accreditation. Current admissions are reviewed against the program page.
Guided by our Franciscan foundation, the Alvernia University Physician Associate Program is committed to working collaboratively with the community and students to foster and support their development as Physician Associates who practice with moral courage and will provide sensitive, compassionate, ethical, professional, proficient, and person-centered care.
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Holistic; resilience; Franciscan mission/values alignment; preference to Berks Co. + Chester/Lebanon/Lehigh/Montgomery/Schuylkill counties.
Summarized from the program’s admissions information. Confirm current selection criteria with the program.
Program admissions informationQualified applicants are contacted to schedule a virtual interview after all application materials are received and a preliminary review by the Admissions Committee is completed; the specific interview format is not published.
Source checked Aug 1, 2026. Interview formats and dates can change between cycles.
Program interview informationReview each course, its lab, and the program’s policies. Your links are planning records; the program decides equivalency.
Courses shown as alternatives in the table are not all required. Confirm the accepted route with the program.
| Course | Credits | Lab | Min grade | Your coursework |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anatomy or A&P I with lab1 course(s) One course or at least 3 semester credits. Within 10 years of CASPA application. | 3Semester credits | Required | C | Sign in to plan |
| Physiology or A&P II with lab1 course(s) One course or at least 3 semester credits. Within 10 years of CASPA application. | 3Semester credits | Required | C | Sign in to plan |
| A&P I and A&P II with labs2 course(s) Alternative to the separate Anatomy and Physiology requirements; course total/credits follow the two 3-credit minimums. Complete within 10 years. | 6Semester credits | Required | C | Sign in to plan |
General Chemistry with labs2 course(s)Course notes & alternativesTwo courses or at least 6 semester credits; complete within 10 years. If AP chemistry was awarded, repeat Chemistry at college level or take an additional higher-level Chemistry course that cannot also satisfy another prerequisite. | 6Semester credits | Required | C | Sign in to plan |
General Biology with labs2 course(s)Course notes & alternativesTwo courses or at least 6 semester credits; complete within 10 years. If AP biology was awarded, repeat Biology at college level or take an additional higher-level Biology course that cannot also satisfy another prerequisite. | 6Semester credits | Required | C | Sign in to plan |
Statistics1 course(s)Course notes & alternativesOne course or at least 3 semester credits; complete within 10 years. | 3Semester credits | Not specified | C | Sign in to plan |
Microbiology with lab1 course(s)Course notes & alternativesOne course or at least 3 semester credits; complete within 10 years. | 3Semester credits | Required | C | Sign in to plan |
Psychology1 course(s)Course notes & alternativesOne course or at least 3 semester credits; complete within 10 years. | 3Semester credits | Not specified | C | Sign in to plan |
| Organic Chemistry1 course(s) One course or at least 3 semester credits OR Biochemistry. Lab is not required but recommended. Complete within 10 years. | 3Semester credits | Preferred | C | Sign in to plan |
| Biochemistry1 course(s) Alternative to Organic Chemistry. One course or at least 3 semester credits. Lab is not required but recommended; complete within 10 years. | 3Semester credits | Preferred | C | Sign in to plan |
No more than two prerequisites outstanding at CASPA submission; complete and verify before matriculation. AP credit not accepted. AP credit and pass/fail prerequisite grades are not accepted. The 200 required direct patient-care hours include at least 8 hours of direct interaction with a PA. The program currently does not accept international students; English-test thresholds for certain foreign coursework do not override that eligibility rule. Recommendation writer exception: applicants five or more years post-graduation may use a second healthcare professional or direct employment supervisor instead of a professor/instructor.
When courses must be complete: Up to two outstanding prerequisites at CASPA submission; all completed and verified before matriculation.
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$47,250 year × 2 documented years · Private program; same published rate, future rate and fees may change
Basis: $47,250 year × 2 documented years · current-rate projection · medium confidence
Projected $94,500 tuition only: $47,250 published 2026–27 annual PA rate × two program years, assuming the rate holds. Future-year pricing is not yet published. The PA page’s $92,700 tuition and $117,855 tuition-plus-fee total expressly describe the older Class of 2027; do not use those as current-entering-cohort quotes. University program fees and clinical/living expenses are extra and require cohort confirmation.
Lectures use in-person, live online and asynchronous formats; practical learning includes simulation, standardized patients and ultrasound.
Supervised clinical experiences follow the didactic phase. The program recruits, evaluates and assigns sites and preceptors.
The post-baccalaureate program spans 24 months, six semesters and 100 credits. Students may suggest placements but are not required to find sites; suggestions need program approval.
Cohort year and experience averages need verification.
Published class statistics describe the named cohort or population. They are not admission minimums or acceptance probabilities.
Graduate outcomes
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Unpublished policies and unverified cohort statistics are left open for confirmation.
