Address & Contact

Our Address

Austin College 4616 Hwy 75 Suite 150 Denison, Texas 75020

GPS

33.777655262602416, -96.58320273803108

Telephone

✔ 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+ patient-care hours, recent leadership AND multi-year volunteer experience, error-free personal statement, all-strong non-family letters. Extra rubric point for Austin College students/grads; Texas residents and adjacent-state (LA, NM, OK, AR) residents get priority review. Interview by invitation, rolling. (paprogram.austincollege.edu)

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

💬 How This Program Interviews

Austin College's applicant selection process page confirms an interview is required and extended only by invitation, but it does not specify whether interviews are conducted on campus, virtually, or both.

Summarized from Austin College’s own admissions and interview pages — verified 2026-08-01. Interview formats and dates change between cycles, so confirm with the program before you make travel plans. See the program’s interview page.

Austin College PA Program Mission Statement

The mission of the Austin College Physician Assistant (PA) program is to engage committed, diverse learners in a student-centered, transformational curriculum that fosters personal growth, builds community, and produces PAs capable of providing high-quality, patient-centered healthcare that reflects the principles of medical humanities and service to others.

PA PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

TUITION

  • Total cost with required fees: $120,600
  • Resident tuition: $112,000 (excludes program fees)
  • Nonresident tuition: $112,000 (excludes program fees)

PANCE PASS RATE

  • First-time PANCE pass rate: No graduates yet
  • Five year first-time PANCE pass rate: No graduates yet

APPLICATION INFORMATION

GPA

  • Overall GPA: 3.0
  • Science GPA: 3.0
  • Prereq GPA : No minimum required
  • Prerequisite GPA: Minimum grade of C required for all prerequisites
  • Prerequisite completion: No Requirement

EXPERIENCE

  • Required Experience Hours (PCE/HCE): 500

SHADOWING

  • PA Shadowing Recommended

EVALUATIONS

  • Three letters required — at least one from a professor; at least one from a healthcare professional in a clinical setting

GRE

CASPer

PA-CAT

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