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Address & Contact

Our Address

Southern California University of Health Sciences 16200 Amber Valley Drive Whittier, CA 90604

GPS

33.924465280158, -117.98354729355

Telephone

562-947-8755 x457

Email

[email protected]

Web

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✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants

Core science prerequisite GPA and overall GPA (min 3.0); 2,000 paid healthcare-experience hours; 3 CASPA evaluations (PA/supervisor preferred); U.S.

bachelor’s degree; supplemental application/interview for admitted candidates.

Summarized from the program’s official admissions / selection-process pages. Always confirm current details on the program’s website.

★ Straight From the Program — 2026 PAEA Virtual Admissions Fair

The strongest advice from this program is portable to any school: before you accept an offer, ask whether you can talk to current students — while remembering that any one student’s experience may not match yours. On support, the program described faculty mentors, student mentors, counseling and tutoring, and said it actively monitors academic progress so it can offer help to a student who is at risk rather than waiting for a failure. Its board-prep structure was described as a faculty-hosted boot camp after students finish the program, pre-PANCE exams, test banks and individualized advising.

Shared by this program’s admissions team at the PAEA Virtual PA Admissions Fair on July 11, 2026, and paraphrased here. Admissions guidance changes between cycles — always confirm requirements, deadlines and prerequisites on the program’s official website.

Southern California University of Health Sciences PA Program Mission Statement

Our program will prepare students to participate in integrative healthcare teams and deliver healthcare with a primary care focus to a diverse population by providing evidence-based instruction.

PA PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

  • Accredited Status: Continuing Accreditation
  • Campus Location: Whittier, California
  • Degrees Offered: Masters
  • Class Start Month: September
  • Class Duration: 28 months
  • Class Capacity: 50 (ARC-PA approved maximum)
  • Seat Deposit: $1,000 nonrefundable tuition deposit
  • International Students: Not Accepted
  • TOEFL: No (TOEFL not required; international/foreign degrees not accepted – U.S. bachelor’s required)

TUITION

  • Total cost with required fees: $135,392
  • Resident tuition: $129,920 (excludes program fees)
  • Nonresident tuition: $129,920 (excludes program fees)

PANCE PASS RATE

  • First-time PANCE pass rate: 88%
  • Five year first-time PANCE pass rate: 78%

APPLICATION INFORMATION

  • CASPA Participant: Yes
  • Application Deadline: January
  • Program Delivery: Hybrid — online/distance coursework combined with required on-campus or in-person components. Confirm the exact in-person requirements with the program.
  • Supplemental Application: Supplemental Application Required
  • CASPA Deadline Type: Verified by deadline

GPA

  • Overall GPA: 3.0  
  • Science GPA: 3.0
  • Prerequisite GPA: Minimum grade of C required for all prerequisites
  • Prerequisite completion: must be completed within 7 year(s)
  • Prerequisite Coursework: General Chemistry (8 cr, or Organic Chemistry or Biochemistry); Anatomy (4 cr); Physiology (4 cr); Microbiology (4 cr); General Psychology (3 cr); Social Science (3 cr); Medical Terminology (1 cr); English (3 cr); College Algebra (2 cr); Statistics (3 cr) — must be completed within 7 (core science only)

EXPERIENCE

SHADOWING

EVALUATIONS

  • 3 (CASPA evaluations; PA and supervisor preferred)

GRE

CASPer

PA-CAT

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