MGH Institute of Health Professions 36 1st Avenue Charlestown Navy Yard Boston, MA 2129
42.3750101630073, -71.05424238418536
Boston, Massachusetts · Masters
Current, source-bound PA admissions requirements and program facts.
Prepare PA graduates to provide highly competent medical care as members and leaders of interprofessional teams, cultivating compassion, equity, and justice; emphasis on health equity, social determinants of health, and local underserved and global service.
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Minimum overall GPA 3.0; B- or higher in prerequisites. A B or higher in organic chemistry or biochemistry receives additional consideration. Applications are reviewed as submitted.
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Program admissions informationReview each course, its lab, and the program’s policies. Your links are planning records; the program decides equivalency.
Courses shown as alternatives in the table are not all required. Confirm the accepted route with the program.
| Course | Credits | Lab | Min grade | Your coursework |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anatomy lecture and lab1 course(s) Separate anatomy/physiology route. | 4Semester credits | Required | B- | Sign in to plan |
| Physiology lecture and lab1 course(s) Separate anatomy/physiology route. | 4Semester credits | Required | B- | Sign in to plan |
| Anatomy and Physiology I and II with labs2 course(s) Two 4-credit courses with lecture and lab. | 8Semester credits | Required | B- | Sign in to plan |
Biology with lab1 course(s)Course notes & alternativesListed acceptable subjects include general biology, cell/molecular biology, evolution, and biochemistry; equivalency reviewed. | 4Semester credits | Required | B- | Sign in to plan |
Microbiology with lab1 course(s)Course notes & alternativesMedical microbiology or infectious-disease course examples may be accepted. | 4Semester credits | Required | B- | Sign in to plan |
Chemistry I and II with labs2 course(s)Course notes & alternativesAcceptable examples include general chemistry, organic I/II, biochemistry, or chemical structures/reactions. Confirm course pairing. | 8Semester credits | Required | B- | Sign in to plan |
Psychology1 course(s)Course notes & alternativesGeneral, developmental, abnormal, social, behavioral neuroscience and other examples listed. | 3Semester credits | Not specified | B- | Sign in to plan |
Statistics1 course(s)Course notes & alternativesStatistics, biostatistics or approved research-methods examples. | 3Semester credits | Not specified | B- | Sign in to plan |
Listed acceptable biology/chemistry subject examples need program course-equivalency review. Chemistry does not mean general chemistry only; combined and separate A&P routes both accepted. Organic chemistry or biochemistry grade B or higher receives additional consideration.
September 1, 2026 verified deadline has passed; confirm the next cycle. Applications are reviewed as submitted.
Published prior-cohort tuition only; $14,827 listed fees and other assessed charges are separate.
$129,000 full-program tuition was published for Fall 2026 entrants. Listed fees are $7,425 general, $4,950 technology, and $2,452 PA-specific ($14,827 listed); $143,827 is a partial tuition-plus-listed-fees subtotal. Other clinical, health, and matriculation charges make the full billed total unconfirmed. Fall 2027 tuition is not published.
Team-based, system-based medical and patient-care instruction combines independent study, hands-on learning and early clinical experiences.
Five-week clerkships cover seven core medical disciplines and two electives. Assignments draw on Mass General Brigham affiliates and other clinical partners; ordering depends on site availability and student needs.
The Boston onsite MPAS is full-time and 25 months. The program arranges clerkships and preceptors; students are not required to arrange their own placements.
The Class of 2025 is the published graduating-cohort label; the size of 50 describes its entering class. Average health-care experience is 6,777 hours, a measure distinct from direct patient care. The separately reported eight-year health-care-experience average is 6,267 hours. Overall and science GPA means were not verified on the reviewed current page.
| Class | Published GPA | Published science-related GPA | Published experience hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class of 2025; entering class size and average HCE | Not recordedOverall/cumulative GPA — not recorded for this profile | Not recordedScience-related GPA — not recorded for this profile | 6,777Mean health-care experience (HCE) hours |
Published class statistics describe the named cohort or population. They are not admission minimums or acceptance probabilities.
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