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Address & Contact

Our Address

Kean University 1000 Morris Avenue Union , NJ 7083

GPS

40.6803777, -74.2343187

Telephone

(908) 737-6190

Email

[email protected]

Web

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✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants

Holistic: cGPA, prerequisite GPA (3.0), 500 PCE hours, >=20 hrs PA shadowing/work.

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

💬 How This Program Interviews

A personal interview is part of admission and is granted to candidates who exceed the program's admission criteria, though the page does not describe the format or delivery.

Summarized from Kean University’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.

Kean University PA Program Mission Statement

Kean University’s Physician Assistant Program graduates PAs who provide evidence-based, equitable health care to diverse populations and who are clinically and culturally competent and value life-long learning. (May 2023)

PA PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

TUITION

  • Total cost with required fees: $99,380
  • Resident tuition: $91,542 (excludes program fees)
  • Nonresident tuition: $91,542 (excludes program fees)

PANCE PASS RATE

  • First-time PANCE pass rate: 96%
  • Five year first-time PANCE pass rate: 88%

APPLICATION INFORMATION

GPA

  • Overall GPA: 3.0
  • Science GPA: 3.0
  • Prereq GPA: 3.0
  • Prerequisite GPA: Minimum grade of C required for all prerequisites
  • Prerequisite completion: must be completed within 10 year(s)
  • Prerequisite Coursework: General Chemistry; Biochemistry (req or Organic Chemistry cr); General Biology; Anatomy; Physiology; Microbiology; General Psychology (req or Dev Psych or Abnormal Psych cr); Medical Terminology; Statistics (req or Calculus cr) — must be completed within 10 years

EXPERIENCE

  • Required Experience Hours (PCE/HCE):  500

SHADOWING

EVALUATIONS

  • One from a course professor, one from a PA-C (worked with or shadowed)

GRE

CASPer

PA-CAT

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