Stony Brook University – Southampton Physician Assistant Program
Southampton, New York · Masters
Tuition + fees $55,937 / $109,435 nonresident
Estimated two-year Southampton schedule; the entering year is not stated and future rates may change.
A closer look
A 24-month Stony Brook PA campus in Southampton with 25 seats and 500 required direct patient-care hours.
Mission & approach
Provide high-quality graduate-level medical education in an inter-professional environment fostering critical thinking and lifelong learning; develop compassionate providers; emphasize patient-centered care across the lifespan, evidence-based practice, professionalism, leadership, service, ethics and diversity.
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What this program looks for in applicants
Academic preparation, clinical experience, personal statements, references, interview, commitment to service, leadership potential, community service, quality of healthcare experience
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Program admissions informationHow this program interviews
The day opens with a group orientation presentation, then one 30-minute individual interview with three members of the admissions committee, plus a Zoom Q&A with first-year students. Interviews run August through November. Seats are offered after each interview date and the remaining candidates go onto a rank-ordered alternate list.
Source checked Jul 26, 2026. Interview formats and dates can change between cycles.
Program interview informationAdmissions & prerequisites
Admission requirements
Prerequisite coursework
Semester credits unless notedReview each course, its lab, and the program’s policies. Your links are planning records; the program decides equivalency.
| Course | Credits | Lab | Min grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statistics or Biostatistics | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not required | C |
General or upper-division Chemistry sequence2 course(s)Course notes & alternativesTwo courses; higher-level Chemistry may substitute. | 8Semester credits unless noted | Not specified | C |
| Organic Chemistry | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not specified | C |
| Biochemistry | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not specified | C |
General or upper-division Biology sequence2 course(s)Course notes & alternativesA&P cannot substitute. | 8Semester credits unless noted | Not specified | C |
| General Microbiology | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not specified | C |
| Genetics | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not specified | C |
| Anatomy | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not specified | C |
| Physiology | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not specified | C |
Policies that can change your plan
Science courses must be for science or pre-med majors; completing them within seven years is strongly suggested. Online courses and labs are accepted. Science AP credit cannot substitute. Labs are not separately specified. Stony Brook's shared entry-level admission requirements also apply to Southampton.
When courses must be complete: Courses and your bachelor's degree must be complete by August 1 before you start. After an offer, complete the designated online Medical Terminology course before entry.
Dates & application steps
The prior-cycle deadline of 2026-09-01 has passed; the next deadline is not published.
This is the expected start of the entering class.
Courses must be finished by August 1 before you start. For the next entering class; the same date applies each year.
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Published cost estimate
Estimated two-year Southampton schedule; the entering year is not stated and future rates may change.$36,160 semester × 2 projected semesters + $10,549 semester × 1 projected semesters + $16,577 semester × 1 projected semesters · Projected full-program tuition from the Southampton schedule. The $9,989.10 in required fees is separate, and optional $11,402 insurance is not included. The entering year is not stated, and future rates may change.
Tuition is $45,948 for residents and $99,446 for nonresidents. Required university fees add $9,989.10, for $55,937.10 (resident) or $109,435.10 (nonresident). Optional health insurance ($11,402) is not included, nor is a separate estimate of $3,855 for books, equipment, and PANCE. This is an estimated two-year Southampton schedule; the entering year is not stated and future rates may change.
Curriculum & clinical training
Didactic instruction
Medical sciences, clinical skills, problem-based cases, service learning and interprofessional education.
Clinical training
Six five-week rotations and four four-week rotations, with master’s projects, clinical seminars and summative evaluation.
This entry-level program is shared by the Stony Brook and Southampton campuses. Clinical placements include regional teaching institutions, practices and clinics; students do not need to find their own sites or preceptors.
The admitted class
Published class statistics describe the named cohort or population. They are not admission minimums or acceptance probabilities.
The program’s track record
Graduate outcomes
PANCE pass rates
See first-time program performance with clearly dated national context.
- First-time PANCE pass rate: 92%
Southampton campus, class of 2026: 92% first-time pass rate (22 of 24 first-time takers). Earlier classes: 2025 96%, 2024 88%, 2023 100%, 2022 95%. The five-year first-time rate is 94%, found by adding up passers and takers across the 2022-2026 classes (108 of 115).
- Five-year first-time PANCE pass rate: 94%
Accreditation history
ContinuedThe ARC-PA directory lists the next review as October 2027, while the program's accreditation history lists September 2027; the difference is unresolved. Both refer to the sponsoring Stony Brook University program, including its Southampton campus. Accreditation-Continued status is unchanged.
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- Stony Brook University – Southampton curriculum
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- ARC-PA sponsoring-institution directory — next review October 2027
- ARC-PA Stony Brook University accreditation history — next review September 2027
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