Saint Francis University 117 Evergreen Drive, Loretto, PA 15940, United States
40.50404222258593, -78.63738073874143
A 24-month Pennsylvania PA program with up to 55 students and 100 required unpaid healthcare-experience hours, including 40 hours of PA shadowing.
Prepare graduates to provide compassionate, competent, efficient services; participation as health care leaders providing service to people and communities in need, through the Franciscan tradition. (paraphrase)
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Academic performance, application quality, program-specific answers, HCE (preference: direct patient contact, 12+ mo full-time, level of care). No group preferences (graduate path).
Summarized from the program’s admissions information. Confirm current selection criteria with the program.
Program admissions informationSaint Francis invites roughly the top 80 ranked applicants to interview, with CASPA interview dates in October and November. Applicants are assessed on communication skills, critical thinking, collaboration, professionalism, and insight into the PA role, but the specific interview format and delivery are not published.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry with labs2 course(s) | 8Semester credits unless noted | Required | Not specified | Sign in to plan |
| Human Anatomy and Physiology with labs2 course(s) | 8Semester credits unless noted | Required | Not specified | Sign in to plan |
| Microbiology with lab | 4Semester credits unless noted | Required | Not specified | Sign in to plan |
| Psychology | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not required | Not specified | Sign in to plan |
Medical TerminologyCourse notes & alternatives1-3 semester credits accepted. | 1Semester credits unless noted | Not required | Not specified | Sign in to plan |
| Statistics | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not required | Not specified | Sign in to plan |
| Upper-level Mathematics | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not required | Not specified | Sign in to plan →This requirement needs an individual course review; completion has not been confirmed. |
Official graduate-entry PA page publishes course and lab totals; confirm individual course equivalency. The program publishes a 3.0 prerequisite GPA.
2026-08-01 prior-cycle deadline has passed; next-cycle date is not verified.
Expected entering-cohort start.
Nonresident combined tuition and fees; tuition-only unavailable
Current six-term page gives combined estimated $117,093, not exact guaranteed tuition. Current graduate rate $1,142 plus AY25/26 94-credit curriculum gives $107,348 candidate projection, matching public value, but total-fee reconciliation against listed $3,405 fees fails. Fail closed on current tuition-only pending cohort/curriculum confirmation; retain old $107,348 as qualified historical/candidate projection, not current exact.
Medical sciences and clinical preparation precede clinical training.
Supervised clinical education spans summer, fall and spring.
Two-year graduate-entry program for applicants with a bachelor’s degree. Clinical travel, housing and meals are student expenses.
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.
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A complete dated action history has not been added to this record.
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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.
