MCPHS University (Manchester/Worcester) 19 Foster Street rn Worcester, Massachusetts 1608
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Manchester, New Hampshire · Masters
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The program educates and inspires the future generation of Physician Assistants to become compassionate clinicians who demonstrate professionalism; practice collaborative, evidence-based medicine and advocate for patients and their communities.
CASPA; bachelor's; min 3.0 overall GPA (3.2 sci & prereq recommended); 250-500 PCE hrs strongly recommended; PA shadow/leadership/research/volunteer recommended; 2 LORs required (3 requested); essay + supplemental; faculty interview by invite. No GRE/PA-CAT/MCAT. 11 articulation partners reserve interview slots. Avg 3.56/3.5/3.70 GPA.
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Program admissions informationThe admissions team gave a usefully concrete definition of patient-care experience: a role where you are directly responsible for a patient's care - procedures, triage and evaluation, bedside care, phlebotomy, EKGs, vitals, treatment-related duties - with common examples including EMT, nursing assistant, patient-care technician, medical assistant and home health aide. Pharmacy technician work is the sharpest illustration of why a job title is not the fact: it counts here only where you administered medication, gave vaccines or drew blood. Patient-care hours are counted as of the moment you submit, not as of when you are reviewed, so timing your submission matters, and once CASPA verifies your application the program cannot update your hours or other details. Shadowing is rated similarly to patient-care experience, and volunteering is not required but can help. There is no preference for in-state or out-of-state applicants. This is the university's accelerated program at the Manchester campus, sharing a cycle timeline with Worcester; Boston is the non-accelerated option.
Shared at the fair on Aug 22, 2026; paraphrased program-level notes. This is a past event, not an upcoming session. Confirm current guidance with the program.
PAEA Virtual PA Admissions Fair (CareerEco), July 11 2026 and August 22 2026 - program-level, paraphrased; qualitative only
A faculty interview by invitation only is part of the completed application; invitations go out first-come, first-served in fall and spring, and the admissions committee decides afterwards.
Source checked Aug 1, 2026. Interview formats and dates can change between cycles.
Program interview informationReview 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Anatomy & Physiology I and II with labCourse notes & alternativesTwo-course sequence, 8 credits total; labs required. | 8Semester credits | Required | C | Sign in to plan |
Microbiology with labCourse notes & alternatives4 credits. | 4Semester credits | Required | C | Sign in to plan |
General Chemistry I with labCourse notes & alternatives4 credits. | 4Semester credits | Required | C | Sign in to plan |
Organic Chemistry I with labCourse notes & alternatives4 credits. | 4Semester credits | Required | C | Sign in to plan |
BiochemistryCourse notes & alternatives3 credits; lab requirement not specified. | 3Semester credits | Not specified | C | Sign in to plan |
PsychologyCourse notes & alternatives3 credits; lab requirement not specified. | 3Semester credits | Not specified | C | Sign in to plan |
StatisticsCourse notes & alternatives3 credits. Accepted subjects include basic statistics, biostatistics, psychological statistics, and economic statistics. | 3Semester credits | Not specified | C | Sign in to plan |
The accelerated MPAS is a single program with the same curriculum at the Manchester and Worcester campuses, so the same prerequisites apply to both. 250–500 patient-care hours and a 3.2 science GPA are recommended, not required.
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MCPHS publishes one Worcester/Manchester rate of $64,980 per academic year for the 24-month accelerated MPAS, so the two-year total is $129,960.
Systems-based medicine, anatomy, patient assessment, pharmacology, health systems, procedures, and special populations are taught through lectures and in-person labs.
Nine five-week rotations and professional development coursework provide supervised experience across clinical specialties.
The accelerated MPAS is one 24-month, 105-credit program at Manchester (main campus) and Worcester (satellite campus). Students attend their designated campus in person; live lectures are shared between campuses.
The program's FAQ reports an incoming average overall GPA of 3.56, science GPA of 3.5 and prerequisite GPA of 3.70, without saying which class year they cover.
| Class | Published GPA | Published science-related GPA | Published experience hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incoming students (class year not given) | 3.56Mean overall GPA | 3.50Mean science GPA | Not recordedMean direct patient-care hours |
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