Oregon Health & Science University 2730 SW Moody Avenue CL5PA Portland, OR 97201
45.49935232713238, -122.68568652733306
Portland, Oregon · Masters
A 26-month Oregon PA program with a 60-student cohort and a 2,000-hour combined healthcare-experience requirement.
Serve as a model of excellence in PA education, preparing graduates to deliver patient-centered, evidence-based, culturally appropriate care to diverse urban and rural underserved communities in Oregon and nationwide, and to promote lifelong learning, leadership, and service.
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Holistic; preference for applicants meeting mission criteria - commitment to service/underserved (min 400 volunteer hours), leadership (min 500 hours), veterans/active military, lived-experience/cultural perspective; diversity/adversity criteria including rural background (town <=40,000 pop), economic adversity, HBCU/tribal college, first-generation, English as non-primary language.
Summarized from the program’s admissions information. Confirm current selection criteria with the program.
Program admissions informationThe program emphasized its position within a teaching hospital, giving students day-to-day access to facilities, faculty and practicing clinicians as part of the learning environment. Admissions staff highlighted a strong institutional focus on equity and inclusion, including first-generation students and applicants from diverse backgrounds. On student support, the program described a structured approach to remediation in which a designated faculty member works directly with and coaches students who need it, rather than leaving them to recover on their own.
Shared at the fair on Jul 11, 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 - program-level, paraphrased; qualitative only
One of the most fully published interview days in the directory, and it has three parts: a multiple mini interview of 10-minute stations (2 minutes to read the scenario, 8 to respond), a 15-minute one-on-one with faculty or leadership, and a 25-minute group activity with five candidates. It is offered both virtually and on campus. The program names what it evaluates: communication, empathy, teamwork, ethical responsibility, cultural awareness, resilience and professional preparation. Your schedule arrives about a week before your interview date.
Source checked Jul 26, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Biology, Chemistry and Physics totalCourse notes & alternativesAt least 30 semester or 40 quarter BCP credits; the other listed science prerequisites may count toward this total. | 30Semester credits | Not specified | C | Sign in to plan →This requirement needs an individual course review; completion has not been confirmed. |
Biology coursework2 course(s)Course notes & alternativesTwo distinct courses, minimum 3 credits each; labs recommended but not required. Anatomy/physiology and microbiology do not count as these two courses. | 6Semester credits | Not required | C | Sign in to plan →This requirement needs an individual course review; completion has not been confirmed. |
Chemistry coursework2 course(s)Course notes & alternativesTwo distinct chemistry courses, minimum 3 credits each; labs recommended but not required. | 6Semester credits | Not required | C | Sign in to plan →This requirement needs an individual course review; completion has not been confirmed. |
Microbiology with labCourse notes & alternativesOne course, minimum 3 credits; international applicants must complete at a U.S. or Canadian institution. | 3Semester credits | Required | C | Sign in to plan |
General or developmental PsychologyCourse notes & alternativesOne course; abnormal psychology accepted but not preferred. | 3Semester credits | Not required | C | Sign in to plan |
Statistics or BiostatisticsCourse notes & alternativesOne course; calculus or algebra is not a substitute. | 3Semester credits | Not required | C | Sign in to plan |
Human Anatomy and Physiology with lab, first termCourse notes & alternativesTwo-semester combined A&P route or separate Anatomy and Physiology courses, each with lab. | Not publishedSemester credits | Required | C | Sign in to plan |
Human Anatomy and Physiology with lab, second termCourse notes & alternativesSecond term; quarter systems require three combined A&P terms. | Not publishedSemester credits | Required | C | Sign in to plan |
Minimum C in all prerequisites before matriculation. Online courses and labs accepted; some AP/IB credit accepted when transcript identifies the specific course. BCP is an aggregate total, not an extra standalone course; planner matching needs manual review.
2026-08-01 prior-cycle deadline has passed; next-cycle date is not verified.
Expected entering-cohort start.
$11,475 term × 9 documented semesters · Nonresident full-program tuition only; current-rate projection; future rates may change; 2026–2027 academic year; nine terms
Basis: $11,475 term × 9 documented semesters · current-rate projection · high confidence
Resident/nonresident tuition is identical. $108,702 is our component sum, not a published exact tuition total. Insurance is waivable and excluded.
Classroom, laboratory, simulation and ultrasound instruction prepare students for supervised practice.
Supervised clinical training includes Oregon settings and rural and underserved communities.
The Portland program spans 26 months. Clinical education includes travel beyond the main campus.
The class year is preserved exactly as published. The additional GPA uses a biology, chemistry and physics or math/science definition rather than a general science-GPA definition. Published biology, chemistry and physics (BCP) GPA: 3.48.
| Class | Published GPA | Published science-related GPA | Published experience hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class of 2025 | 3.48 | Not recorded | Not recorded |
Published class statistics describe the named cohort or population. They are not admission minimums or acceptance probabilities.
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