York College, CUNY Physician Assistant Program

York College, CUNY PA Program Mission Statement

The York College Physician Assistant program seeks to recruit and educate students from diverse surrounding communities to become highly competent, compassionate, and culturally aware providers of excellent medical care to underserved urban areas. Incorporated in our mission is a priority on increasing access to medical professional education for racial and ethnic minorities, financially disadvantaged students, and first-generation college graduates. Our program is committed to providing strong support so that we may also expect high performance from our students. All students successfully completing the program are eligible to sit for the national PA board examination administered by NCCPA and will have completed a didactic and clinical curriculum emphasizing urban medical care.

PA PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

• Accredited Status: Continuing Accreditation
• Campus Location: Jamaica, New York
• Degrees Offered: Masters
• Class Start Month: August
• Class Duration: 28 months
• Class Capacity: 30
• Seat Deposit: $250
• International Students: Accepted
• TOEFL: Required (conditional; iBT 75)

TUITION

• Total cost with required fees: $45,655 (resident) · $87,715 (nonresident)
• Resident tuition: $33,085 (excludes program fees)
• Nonresident tuition: $74,385 (excludes program fees)

PANCE PASS RATE

• First-time PANCE pass rate: 100%
• Five year first-time PANCE pass rate: 95%

APPLICATION INFORMATION

• Caspa Participant: Yes
• Application Deadline: December
• Supplemental Application: Supplemental Application Required
• CASPA Deadline Type: Verified

GPA

• Overall GPA: 3.0
• Science GPA: 3.0
• Prereq GPA: No Minimum
• Average Applicant GPA Accepted:
  • Overall: 3.64
  • Science: 3.61
• Prerequisite GPA: Minimum grade of C required for all prerequisites
• Prerequisite completion: must be completed within 8 year(s)
• Prerequisite Coursework: General Chemistry (2 sem); Biochemistry (1 sem); General Biology (2 sem); Anatomy (1 sem); Physiology (1 sem); Microbiology (1 sem); General Psychology (1 sem); Social Science (1 sem); Statistics (1 sem) — must be completed within 5 (A&P & Microbiology only)

EXPERIENCE

• Required Experience Hours (PCE/HCE): 750

SHADOWING

• PA Shadowing Required

EVALUATIONS

• Three recommendation letters required (view program website for evaluator requirements)

GRE

• Not Required

CASPer

• CASPer Not Required
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PA-CAT

• PA-CAT Not Required
• For more information on PA-CAT click here

PAEA Program Directory

• PAEA PA Program Directory Link