Larkin University 18301 N. Miami Avenue Miami, Florida 33169
25.942757977381, -80.201119111868
Miami Gardens, Florida · Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies
A 28-month, 128-credit PA program in Miami Gardens, Florida, focused on South Florida’s urban and rural communities. Training combines campus coursework, supervised clinical rotations and a final summative phase.
Prepare skilled, compassionate PAs to serve the health needs of South Florida’s urban and rural communities.
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Favorable consideration for master’s/doctoral degree holders, Larkin graduates and Central/South Florida residents. Prior healthcare experience, especially 1,000 direct-care hours, is recommended. Personal statement, professional recommendations, technical standards and interview contribute to review.
Summarized from the program’s admissions information. Confirm current selection criteria with the program.
Program admissions informationPAEA updated May 22, 2026 reports onsite panel and group interviews. Current program FAQ gives January–March as the annual interview window; no exact day published.
Source checked Sep 13, 2026. Interview formats and dates can change between cycles.
Program interview informationPublished GPA wording differs: the current admissions page prefers a 3.0 cumulative GPA; the 2025–2026 student handbook and university catalog prefer 2.9; PAEA labels 2.9 a minimum. A single firm cumulative cutoff is not established consistently. Ask admissions which policy governs your cycle.
The current admissions page calls science GPA 3.0 preferred, while the 2025–2026 handbook, catalog and PAEA describe 3.0 as a minimum. Confirm whether it is mandatory for your cycle; no unconditional science cutoff is asserted here.
Review each course, its lab, and the program’s policies. Your links are planning records; the program decides equivalency.
| Course | Credits | Lab | Min grade | Your coursework |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Human AnatomyCourse notes & alternativesCatalog and handbook require Anatomy with lab separately from Physiology. Website groups Human Anatomy and Physiology with lab. PAEA lists 4 credits for each component; confirm a combined sequence satisfies both. | Not publishedProgram semesters; PAEA credit values identified in notes | Required | C | |
Human PhysiologyCourse notes & alternativesSeparate companion to Human Anatomy in catalog/handbook; PAEA lists 4 credits with lab. Do not count a combined sequence twice. | Not publishedProgram semesters; PAEA credit values identified in notes | Required | C | |
General Biology I and IICourse notes & alternativesBoth courses with labs; PAEA lists 8 credits total. | I and IIProgram semesters; PAEA credit values identified in notes | Required | C | |
General Chemistry I and IICourse notes & alternativesTwo semesters with labs; PAEA lists 8 credits total. | 2 semestersProgram semesters; PAEA credit values identified in notes | Required | C | |
Inorganic OR Organic ChemistryCourse notes & alternativesChoose either route. Biochemistry is a separate requirement, not a substitute. PAEA lists Organic Chemistry 3 credits; the program expressly also accepts Inorganic Chemistry. | 1 semesterProgram semesters; PAEA credit values identified in notes | Required | C | |
BiochemistryCourse notes & alternativesRequired separately. Catalog explicitly accepts with OR without lab; PAEA lists 3 credits. | 1 semesterProgram semesters; PAEA credit values identified in notes | Not required | C | |
MicrobiologyCourse notes & alternativesWith lab; PAEA lists 3 credits. No semester-hour total stated on the main program admissions page. | 1 semesterProgram semesters; PAEA credit values identified in notes | Required | C | |
College MathematicsCourse notes & alternativesHandbook p47 specifies one semester of College Math; PAEA describes Precalculus/Calculus at 3 credits. Do not assume a specific algebra course qualifies. | 1 semesterProgram semesters; PAEA credit values identified in notes | Not specified | C | |
Statistics OR CalculusCourse notes & alternativesOne alternative requirement; PAEA lists Statistics 3 credits. Confirm whether Calculus can also satisfy College Math rather than assume double counting. | 1 semesterProgram semesters; PAEA credit values identified in notes | Not specified | C | |
Psychology OR Anthropology OR SociologyCourse notes & alternativesOne course: General, Developmental or Abnormal Psychology, Anthropology, or Sociology. PAEA lists Humanities 3 credits. No lab requirement stated. | 1 courseProgram semesters; PAEA credit values identified in notes | Not specified | C |
C or better in every prerequisite. Website wording conflicts on science recency: its initial bullet prefers completion within five years, but its Admission Notes and the 2025–2026 catalog require it. Plan for the stricter five-year science rule and confirm exceptions. Complete all prerequisites before matriculation; PAEA allows up to two outstanding. Course units below retain the program’s semester wording; PAEA credit figures are identified in notes. No universal AP/CLEP, online-course, online-lab or pass/fail acceptance policy is established for PA prerequisites.
When courses must be complete: Complete the bachelor’s degree and all prerequisites before matriculation. PAEA permits up to two pending prerequisites. CASPA must be Verified by December 1, 2026 for the October 2027 class; upload the university processing-fee verification form before submitting CASPA.
PAEA specifies December 1, 2026, CASPA Verified, for October 2027 entry. The program website also gives December 1 annually. A supplemental processing-fee verification form must be uploaded to CASPA before submission. No separate supplemental deadline is published.
PAEA current cycle; exact day unconfirmed.
Program FAQ gives an annual pattern; no exact upcoming interview date inferred.
Program webpage says November–December; PAEA says regular review after the deadline. Confirm timing.
Official admissions events table: 4–5 p.m. Eastern Time; no registration submitted.
Official admissions events table: 4–5 p.m. Eastern Time.
Official admissions events table: 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Eastern Time; a university event, not a past PAEA admissions fair.
Confirm current entering cohort
The current, cohort-unlabelled seven-term table lists tuition $80,528 and required fees $23,122, totaling $103,650. These are published estimates, not a guaranteed October 2027 quote. The separate $36,180 indirect-living maximum is explicitly for 2025–2026 and 12 months; a full 28-month attendance total is unconfirmed.
USD. Tuition is $11,504 × seven billing terms = $80,528. Fees by term are $7,804, $1,084, $1,084, $5,180, $2,160, $2,810 and $3,000, summing to $23,122. The fee-category rows above sum to the same amount. Published tuition-plus-fee year totals are $44,484, $44,662 and $14,504, totaling $103,650. The $1,000 acceptance deposit is credited to tuition and is not added again. PAEA labels $103,650 as tuition, but the more specific program table separates tuition and fees. The $36,180 annual indirect maximum is additional and belongs to 2025–2026 only, not the unlabelled full-program quote or a confirmed October 2027 budget. Do not multiply it into a 28-month total. Costs may change; confirm a cohort-specific quote and health-insurance costs. The program’s timeline depicts eight academic phase blocks; the financial table has seven billed tuition terms. Do not charge an invented eighth tuition term.
Four campus semesters with early clinical exposure.
Family medicine, emergency medicine, internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, women’s health, behavioral/mental health and two electives.
Return to campus for comprehensive assessment, capstone/exponential experience and PANCE preparation.
The program website specifies 28 months and 128 credits; the 2025–2026 catalog totals 73 didactic plus 55 clinical/summative credits. Website prose describes six five-week rotations, one ten-week Family Medicine rotation and two electives. Catalog page 104 instead labels Surgery ten weeks; page 105 labels both electives five weeks. This rotation-duration discrepancy is unresolved; do not treat a calculated rotation-week sum as a confirmed calendar. Clinical placement is arranged by the program. Published progression/graduation rules include GPA 2.5, required course/competency completion and summative assessment; these are distinct from admissions GPA policies.
Cohort year and experience averages need verification.
No cohort-specific matriculant GPA, experience averages or measured attrition established in the current sources. PAEA lists an estimated 50 for October 2027; ARC maximum is 50. The inaugural cohort was announced for October 2025. Program goals such as 90% graduation and 70% of enrolled students from Central/South Florida are targets, not observed outcomes.
Class averages describe an admitted cohort. They are not minimums or acceptance probabilities.
Graduate outcomes
See first-time program performance with clearly dated national context.
No graduates/PANCE results yet; first graduates expected 2028. This is a future expectation, not a reported PANCE year.
First-time program results are not yet available; no graduates have been reported.
Five-year first-time results are not yet available.
Six cited standards concerned publication of assessment/graduation policies, board-certified preceptors, assessment alignment/timeliness and timely medical-director appointment. Maximum class size 50.
A3.15b/c reports required no further information. Further evidence on B3.06a and B4.01a/b was due August 3, 2026; website-portal information was due July 3, 2026. Current history header sets April 2028 next review; later resolution is not established.
Accreditation-Provisional; first June 2025, ARC maximum 50 and next review April 2028. The May 2026 history records further information requested in April 2026 on preceptor certification and assessment alignment/timeliness, due August 3, 2026; a website-portal report was due July 3, 2026. Those dates have passed, but the history does not show their resolution. Do not infer probation or compliance from silence.
Follow the source for the policy or cohort you are reviewing. A check date is separate from the year a figure describes.
We haven’t added a verified U.S. News PA-program ranking for this record. Rankings will include an edition and exact program/campus attribution when available.
Unpublished policies and unverified cohort statistics are left open for confirmation.
