Address & Contact
Our Address
Marshall B. Ketchum University 2575 Yorba Linda Boulevard Fullerton, CA 92831
GPS
33.8889658, -117.8865945
Telephone
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants
Preferred PCE types: military medic/corpsman, MA, CNA, EMT/paramedic, PT aide, RN, COPE Health Scholar, medical scribe. Extra consideration for military veterans, community-service volunteers serving underserved/disadvantaged groups, and Pre-Health Linkage Program students. No advanced placement or transfer credit.
Summarized from the program’s official admissions / selection-process pages. Always confirm current details on the program’s website.
★ Straight From the Program — 2026 PAEA Virtual Admissions Fair
Interview day is held in person on campus and is a full day: a writing sample, an individual interview, a group interview, a campus tour, Q&A with current students, lunch and a program overview. The team framed the day less as an interrogation and more as their chance to understand who you are and why you want to be a PA. Service is built into the program — students complete a required clinical rotation in an underserved community, alongside recurring service opportunities. Faculty are practicing clinicians who bring current cases back into the classroom, and support includes an assigned faculty mentor, an upperclassman mentor, and access to an on-site psychologist.
Shared by this program’s admissions team at the PAEA Virtual PA Admissions Fair on July 11, 2026, and paraphrased here. Admissions guidance changes between cycles — always confirm requirements, deadlines and prerequisites on the program’s official website.
Marshall B. Ketchum University PA Program Mission Statement
Our mission is to educate individuals to become compassionate Physician Assistant who can provide the highest quality health care in a collaborative environment, are dedicated to their communities and advance the PA profession.
PA PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
- Accredited Status: Continuing Accreditation
- Campus Location: Fullerton, California
- Degrees Offered: Masters
- Class Start Month: August
- Class Duration: 27 months
- Class Capacity: 40 students
- Decision Criteria: Matched to mission academic ability and understanding role of physician assistant, personal interview, personal statement
- Seat Deposit: $1,500 (matriculation fee, credited to fall tuition)
- International Students: Not Accepted
- TOEFL: Required
TUITION
- Resident tuition: $143,546
- Nonresident tuition: $143,546
PANCE PASS RATE
- First-time PANCE pass rate: 100%
- Five year first-time PANCE pass rate: 96%
APPLICATION INFORMATION
- Caspa Participant: Yes
- Application Deadline: September
- Supplemental Application: Supplemental Application Required
- CASPA Deadline Type: Received by deadline (app + transcripts + 2 references)
- Fee: $50
GPA
- Overall GPA: 3.0
- Science GPA: 3.0
- Prereq GPA: No Minimum
- Prerequisite GPA: Minimum grade of C required for all prerequisites
- Prerequisite completion: must be completed within 7 year(s)
EXPERIENCE
- Healthcare Experience Hours: Required
SHADOWING
EVALUATIONS
- Three recommendation letters required (view program website for evaluator requirements)
GRE
- See Program Website
CASPer
- CASPer Not Required
- For more information on CASPer click here
PA-CAT
- PA-CAT Not Required
- For more information on PA-CAT click here
