Loading…

Address & Contact

Our Address

Springfield College 63 Alden Street Springfield, MA 01109-3797

GPS

42.102682044405086, -72.55747752795149

Telephone

413-748-3554

Email

[email protected]

Web

Email PA Program

✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants

Overall GPA (min 3.0) and prerequisite science/math GPA (min 3.0); 500+ HCE hours (ideal ~1000 direct patient care); 30+ PA shadowing hours; letters of recommendation incl.

one healthcare professional; 500-600 word personal statement/essay.

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

💬 How This Program Interviews

The Physician Assistant Studies graduate program page confirms that an interview is required for selected finalists, but it does not describe the interview's format or whether it is held virtually or on campus.

Summarized from Springfield College’s own admissions and interview pages — verified 2026-08-01. Interview formats and dates change between cycles, so confirm with the program before you make travel plans. See the program’s interview page.

Springfield College PA Program Mission Statement

To educate students in spirit, mind, and body for leadership in clinical, community, and academic service to humanity by building upon its foundations of Humanics and academic excellence.The Springfield College physician assistant program trains primary care physician assistants eligible for employment in a wide variety of medical settings and specialties.

PA PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

  • Accredited Status: Continuing Accreditation
  • Campus Location: Springfield, Massachusetts
  • Degrees Offered: Masters
  • Class Start Month: January
  • Class Duration: 27 months
  • Class Capacity: 40 students
  • Seat Deposit: $300
  • International Students: Accepted
  • TOEFL: Required
  • Direct Entry / Dual Degree: Yes (BS-MS) — Freshman-entry BS Health Science/Pre-PA + MS PA (6 years). Qualified students are guaranteed an INTERVIEW, not a seat; up to 30 reserved seats.

TUITION

  • Total cost with required fees: $150,701
  • Resident tuition: $135,744 (excludes program fees)
  • Nonresident tuition: $135,744 (excludes program fees)

PANCE PASS RATE

  • First-time PANCE pass rate: 100%
  • Five year first-time PANCE pass rate: 97%

APPLICATION INFORMATION

  • Deadline Date: June
  • Submitted To: School Directly

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 10 year(s)
  • Prerequisite Coursework: General Chemistry (8 cr); Organic Chemistry (4 cr); Biochemistry (3 cr); General Biology (8 cr); Anatomy (4 cr); Physiology (4 cr); Microbiology (3 cr); Statistics (3 cr) — must be completed within 10 (A&P, Microbiology, Organic Chem I, Biochemistry, Statistics only; Gen Chem/Bio and math have no stated expiration)

EXPERIENCE

  • Required Experience Hours (PCE/HCE): 500 Hours

SHADOWING

  • Minimum 30 hours shadowing a PA (within the 500-hour HCE requirement)

EVALUATIONS

  • Letters of recommendation required, including one from the PA shadowed or another healthcare professional; sent directly from source

GRE

CASPer

PA-CAT

Applying this cycle? I will walk you through it.

A free 10-day email course on actually getting into PA school — the three kinds of deadline and which one quietly ends applications, what your CASPA GPA really is, how to build a school list you qualify for, and what committees are looking for in your essay and your interview. One short email a day, written by a practicing PA.

Confirm by email, then one short email a day for ten days and the occasional update after. Unsubscribe any time. I will never sell your address.