Northern Arizona University NAU Graduate College PO Box 4125 Flagstaff, AZ 86011
33.451987190509904, -112.07128886378298
A public Arizona PA program based in Phoenix, emphasizing clinical readiness, service, and care for diverse and underserved communities.
To educate individuals from inclusive backgrounds and lived experiences and graduate PAs who provide high-quality, compassionate medical care to the people of Arizona, with emphasis on primary care and medically underserved/rural communities.
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Interview required; preference to applicants likely to remain in Arizona and to targeted populations (first-generation college, economically/educationally disadvantaged, military veterans, rural backgrounds); U.S. citizen/permanent resident or DACA required
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
General Biology ICourse notes & alternativesScience-major introductory biology; non-science-major courses excluded. | 3Semester credits | Not required | Not specified | Sign in to plan |
General Biology IICourse notes & alternativesSecond part of introductory biology for science majors; non-science-major courses excluded. | 3Semester credits | Not required | Not specified | Sign in to plan →This requirement needs an individual course review; completion has not been confirmed. |
MicrobiologyCourse notes & alternativesIntroductory, science-major microbiology; lab required. | 3Semester credits | Required | Not specified | Sign in to plan |
| Anatomy & Physiology I and II2 course(s) Two-part combined human A&P route; 6 semester credits total; lab required for both courses; human-focused preferred. | 6Semester credits | Required | Not specified | Sign in to plan |
| Anatomy Alternative route: anatomy must cover all body systems; lab required. Credit split for the separate anatomy/physiology route is not stated. | Not publishedSemester credits | Required | Not specified | Sign in to plan |
| Physiology Alternative route: physiology must cover all body systems; lab required. Credit split for the separate anatomy/physiology route is not stated. | Not publishedSemester credits | Required | Not specified | Sign in to plan |
Additional science courseworkCourse notes & alternatives12 semester credits from CASPA subjects contributing to Science GPA; labs not required. Course-by-course bucket needs manual selection. | 12Semester credits | Not required | Not specified | Sign in to plan |
General Chemistry ICourse notes & alternativesScience-major introductory general chemistry; lab required. | 3Semester credits | Required | Not specified | Sign in to plan |
General Chemistry IICourse notes & alternativesSecond part of science-major introductory general chemistry; lab required. | 3Semester credits | Required | Not specified | Sign in to plan →This requirement needs an individual course review; completion has not been confirmed. |
Organic Chemistry or BiochemistryCourse notes & alternativesOne introductory organic chemistry OR biochemistry course; lab not required. | 3Semester credits | Not required | Not specified | Sign in to plan →This requirement needs an individual course review; completion has not been confirmed. |
StatisticsCourse notes & alternativesAny discipline; calculus does not substitute. | 2Semester credits | Not required | Not specified | Sign in to plan |
At least 9 science credits must be completed within the last five years; the source does not specify which individual courses. Check course equivalencies with NAU. At least C-level performance is accepted per FAQ; confirm course-grade interpretation with admissions.
When courses must be complete: Three recommendation letters and 500 healthcare experience hours by September 1. Both CASPA and NAU applications due September 1; CASPA verification by October 1 is also stated, creating a published timing ambiguity.
2026-09-01 prior-cycle deadline has passed; next-cycle date is not verified.
Published nonresident full-program tuition
Published resident tuition plus required fees totals $94,323. The retained nonresident components do not reconcile exactly, so no nonresident all-in total is asserted.
Three semesters combine lectures, small-group activities and practical workshops in medical science, clinical foundations and procedures.
Seven core six-week rotations and one six-week elective take place in Arizona rural/community clinics and hospitals. Campus returns support assessments, research and capstone work.
The Phoenix entry-level PA curriculum spans two years. The clinical year runs continuously without standard semester breaks.
The class year is preserved exactly as published.
| Class | Published GPA | Published science-related GPA | Published experience hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class of 2025 | 3.67 | 3.62 | Not recorded |
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