Nazareth University Physician Assistant Program
Rochester, New York · Master of Science
Tuition + fees $129,732
Published estimate; the program does not date it. Last checked September 13, 2026.
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A full-time hybrid PA master’s program based in Rochester, with scheduled online classes, campus intensives and in-person clinical training.
Mission & approach
Prepare compassionate PAs for collaborative practice and care for diverse communities, especially underserved populations.
Admissions insights
What this program looks for in applicants
Screening assigns points for academic performance, patient-care experience, statements and references; interviews contribute to final committee review.
Summarized from the program’s admissions information. Confirm current selection criteria with the program.
Program admissions informationHow this program interviews
Interviews run June to October, during business hours, Eastern time, in a panel format.
Source checked Sep 13, 2026. Interview formats and dates can change between cycles.
Program interview informationAdmissions & prerequisites
Admission requirements
Science GPA policy & alternatives
A 3.20 GPA in biology, chemistry and physics courses (CASPA's BCP GPA) is required. This differs from the broader CASPA science GPA, and no separate all-science minimum is published.
Prerequisite coursework
Semester creditsReview each course, its lab, and the program’s policies. Your links are planning records; the program decides equivalency.
| Course | Credits | Lab | Min grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology for science majors | 8semester credits | Required | B- |
| Chemistry for science majors | 8semester credits | Required | B- |
Biochemistry OR organic chemistryCourse notes & alternativesBiochemistry is preferred. The program's course-age policy mentions lecture and lab, but its 3-credit requirement does not clearly say a lab is needed; confirm with the program. | 3semester credits | Not specified | B- |
| Microbiology | 4semester credits | Required | B- |
Human anatomy and physiology for science majorsCourse notes & alternatives8 semester credits combined; introductory courses do not qualify. | 8semester credits | Required | B- |
| Genetics | 3semester credits | Not specified | B- |
| Medical terminology | 1semester credits | Not specified | B- |
| English composition or equivalent | 3semester credits | Not specified | B- |
| General psychology or equivalent | 3semester credits | Not specified | B- |
| Statistics | 3semester credits | Not specified | B- |
Policies that can change your plan
- Grades and prerequisite GPA
- Each prerequisite must be completed with a B- or better. The program does not list a separate prerequisite GPA; the 3.2 minimum applies to your biology, chemistry and physics (BCP) GPA.
- Pending courses
- You may have at most two prerequisites in progress (not counting medical terminology). All must be finished before you matriculate.
- Course age
- Courses must be no more than five years old for medical terminology, A&P, biochemistry/organic chemistry, microbiology and genetics. The program director may grant a waiver after reviewing a CASPA-verified application.
- AP / CLEP
- AP credit is accepted only for biology, chemistry, psychology, English and statistics. The program does not publish a CLEP policy; check with admissions.
- Online courses
- Online coursework from spring 2020 through summer 2021 is explicitly accepted. For other periods, confirm with the program.
- Pass/fail
- Not accepted. For spring or summer 2020 courses that had no letter-grade option, you need a recovered letter grade or instructor documentation of your numerical performance.
- Advanced standing
- No advanced placement or standing.
- International eligibility
- You must be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident or dual citizen; F-1 student visas are not an option. A foreign bachelor's equivalent requires a WES evaluation and must meet current international admission requirements.
- Patient-care duties
- Paid or volunteer work must involve direct physical patient interaction; a job title alone does not prove qualifying duties.
- Technical standards
- You attest to the technical standards at matriculation, and admitted students must meet health and background-check requirements.
- Foreign-degree English proficiency
- Applicants with a foreign degree must meet the university's international-admission policy, plus the PA program's citizenship/residency and U.S. prerequisite rules. The university lists IELTS 6.5, Duolingo 120, or TOEFL iBT 79 (4.5 on the newer scale). Confirm with the program whether these apply and which score version it accepts.
- Interview preference
- A guaranteed interview requires meeting all minimums plus either a Nazareth degree with at least 60 Nazareth credits or at least four childhood years in an HRSA-designated rural or underserved area. The preference adds no scoring points, and applicants who are unsuccessful cannot use it again in a later cycle.
Biochemistry is preferred; organic chemistry may substitute. Anatomy and physiology total 8 credits combined. Confirm whether the chemistry option needs a lab, since the course-age policy mentions lecture and lab.
When courses must be complete: Complete bachelor’s degree, prerequisites and 500 qualifying patient-care hours before matriculation.
Dates & application steps
Your application must be verified by CASPA and received by October 1.
Interviews are held during business hours, Eastern time; your invitation will give your appointment.
Decisions are published as a month and day each year, with no time of day given.
Entry month per PAEA (Physician Assistant Education Association); the exact orientation date for this cohort is not published.
Know what the total includes
Published cost estimate
Published estimate; the program does not date it. Last checked September 13, 2026.Tuition plus mandatory fees totals $129,732. Living and travel costs depend on your clinical placement. The program's cost sheet lists a $1,500 laptop but leaves it out of its totals, so treat the totals as estimates, not complete budgets.
See additional expenses & assumptions
The program does not print a cohort or year on its cost schedule, and rates can change. Tuition is the same in every location scenario; clinical housing and travel account for the differences. A $1,000 deposit is due within 14 days of acceptance, credited to tuition and nonrefundable.
Curriculum & clinical training
Didactic
Scheduled online classes plus orientation and campus learning each semester.
Clinical
Seven core rotations and two electives, with professional-practice coursework.
93 credits across six semesters: 54 didactic and 39 clinical. Core clinical areas are family medicine, internal medicine, emergency medicine, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology and psychiatry. In the clinical year, students return to campus for 3 weekday sessions after each semester.
The admitted class
No dated cohort average available
Published class statisticsCompare published cohorts
| Class | Published GPA | Published science-related GPA | Published experience hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| No dated cohort average available | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
Averages reported without a cohort date: overall GPA 3.51 and science GPA 3.40. These are descriptive figures, not minimums or a confirmed January 2027 class profile. The program has not posted an attrition table.
Published class statistics describe the named cohort or population. They are not admission minimums or acceptance probabilities.
The program’s track record
Graduate outcomes
PANCE pass rates
See first-time program performance with clearly dated national context.
- First-time PANCE pass rate: No graduates yet
No PANCE results have been published. The inaugural cohort is enrolled; accreditation-history wording from September 2025 predates enrollment.
First-time program results are not yet available; no graduates have been reported.
- Five-year first-time PANCE pass rate: No graduates yet
Five-year first-time results are not yet available.
Accreditation history
Provisional- September 2025Accreditation-Provisional
Initial provisional accreditation; ARC-PA found no areas of noncompliance and set a maximum class size of 30.
Sources you can open
Links to the program’s own pages and the official directories we use.
- Nazareth paea
- ARC-PA currently accredited programs — sponsoring-institution directory
- Nazareth accreditation
- Nazareth overview
- Nazareth international
- Nazareth admissions
- Nazareth department
- Nazareth mission
- Nazareth clinical
- Nazareth handbook
- Nazareth costs
- Nazareth inaugural
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