Mount St. Joseph University Graduate Admissions 5701 Delhi Road Cincinnati, OH 45052
39.1324225, -84.8046446
A 27-month Cincinnati PA program with a 32-student cohort, 500 required healthcare-related hours, and no direct-care minimum.
To educate outstanding, compassionate clinicians, fully prepared to deliver high quality, accessible health care, demonstrating commitment to life-long learning and ethical practice.
Unlock your personalized category, ranked school list, and reasons based on your profile. One Match AI purchase gives you the same results on PA School Finder and in your Toolkit.
Blinded holistic review of academics, health-related and direct-patient-care experience, non-healthcare volunteering, PA shadowing, custom questions, personal statement, and interpersonal skills. Preferences: MSJ graduates, Armed Forces veterans, Greater Cincinnati residents, >200 direct-patient-care hours, GPA above 3.0, leadership, diversity, adversity, underrepresented minorities, first-generation, economically disadvantaged.
Summarized from the program’s admissions information. Confirm current selection criteria with the program.
The program confirms that qualified applicants may be offered an interview with the PA program admissions committee, but publishes no detail on format or delivery.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
General Chemistry I and II2 course(s)Course notes & alternativesOne year/two-course sequence; lab required for each course. Numeric credit minimum not published. | Not publishedSemester courses; numeric credits not published | Required | C- | Sign in to plan |
Organic ChemistryCourse notes & alternativesOne course; lab required. Numeric credit minimum not published. | Not publishedSemester courses; numeric credits not published | Required | C- | Sign in to plan |
BiochemistryCourse notes & alternativesOne course; current external admissions page does not mark a lab requirement. Numeric credit minimum not published. | Not publishedSemester courses; numeric credits not published | Not specified | C- | Sign in to plan |
General Biology I and II2 course(s)Course notes & alternativesOne year/two-course sequence; lab required for each course. Numeric credit minimum not published. | Not publishedSemester courses; numeric credits not published | Required | C- | Sign in to plan |
MicrobiologyCourse notes & alternativesOne course; no lab marker on current external admissions page. Numeric credit minimum not published. | Not publishedSemester courses; numeric credits not published | Not specified | C- | Sign in to plan |
Anatomy and Physiology ICourse notes & alternativesFirst semester of one-year A&P sequence; lab required. Must be completed within 5 years of January matriculation. Numeric credit minimum not published. | Not publishedSemester courses; numeric credits not published | Required | C- | Sign in to plan |
Anatomy and Physiology IICourse notes & alternativesSecond semester of one-year A&P sequence; lab required. Must be completed within 5 years of January matriculation. Numeric credit minimum not published. | Not publishedSemester courses; numeric credits not published | Required | C- | Sign in to plan |
Developmental PsychologyCourse notes & alternativesOne course; no lab marker on current external admissions page. Numeric credit minimum not published. | Not publishedSemester courses; numeric credits not published | Not specified | C- | Sign in to plan |
StatisticsCourse notes & alternativesOne course; no lab marker. Numeric credit minimum not published. | Not publishedSemester courses; numeric credits not published | Not specified | C- | Sign in to plan |
All prerequisites completed within 10 years of January matriculation, except A&P with labs within 5 years. AP/CLEP accepted, excluded from GPA; online/hybrid courses subject to syllabus review. The external admission page requires 500 health-related hours and 40 PA shadowing hours; it does not require a numeric direct-care minimum. Internal PA Scholars page also shows GRE as an internal pathway condition, while the external requirements page omits GRE. External-program policy distinction: the current PA Admission FAQ says GRE has not been required for program application since 2024-02-01; the PA Scholars page describes a separate internal early-admission pathway and includes GRE among its pathway conditions. Do not apply that internal-pathway condition to external CASPA applicants. The external admission page does not publish course credit-hour minima; retain unknown credits as null. Health-related hours are required, but a direct-patient-care minimum is not; >200 direct-care hours are a preference. PA shadowing is a separate 40-hour requirement. Integration hold: exact current canonical Drive program-details and public-projection sidecars were not located by targeted searches; staged v5 files confirm identity only and are not proof of current canonical Drive paths. Do not prepare a release until canonical Drive identity is verified.
Prior cycle deadline 2026-09-01 has passed; next cycle date is not published. Confirm with program.
Expected entering-cohort start.
Published nonresident full-program tuition
Published full-program tuition across seven semesters is $108,500. Required fees add $2,300 for a $110,800 billed program total; living and personal expenses are separate.
Campus classroom instruction covers medical content aligned with the PANCE blueprint.
Eleven five-week rotations comprise eight core experiences and three electives; schedules follow preceptor needs.
The Cincinnati program publishes 27 months, with January matriculation and May graduation.
Cohort year and experience averages need verification.
Published class statistics describe the named cohort or population. They are not admission minimums or acceptance probabilities.
Graduate outcomes
See first-time program performance with clearly dated national context.
Program reporting year not recorded; direct comparison unavailable.
Program reporting period not recorded; direct comparison unavailable.
A complete dated action history has not been added to this record.
Follow the source for the policy or cohort you are reviewing. A check date is separate from the year a figure describes.
The U.S. News PA rank uses the 2025 PA edition, matched to the listed program and campus. It reflects peer-assessed reputation, not admissions odds or a personal fit score. Programs without a separate entry are labeled “Unranked.”
Unpublished policies and unverified cohort statistics are left open for confirmation.
