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Address & Contact

Our Address

14850 Roscoe Boulevard Panorama City, CA

GPS

34.220314627165216, -118.45712024558696

Telephone

707-638-5200

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⚠ Hands-on patient care hours only

Every role on this program’s published qualifying list is hands-on patient care — scribe and pharmacy-tech roles are not listed among the 200 accepted hours.

Verified 2026-07-25 from the program’s own admissions page. Programs word this differently and policies change — confirm directly with the program before counting non-direct hours.


✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants

Holistic committee review; program explicitly does NOT favor special groups and states no in-state preference.

Minimums: 3.0 cGPA, 3.0 science (BCP) GPA, baccalaureate, 55 units prereqs (C+), 200 PCE hours. Committee weighs personal statement, 3 LORs (one from a PA), academic history, GPAs, health care experience, PA shadowing, leadership. Virtual interviews. Mission emphasizes serving underserved LA communities.

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

💬 How This Program Interviews

Format: Panel interview Where: Virtual

Applicants attend a required virtual interview with two PA faculty members conducted over Zoom, with in-person and phone interviews not offered; interview day also includes a program presentation.

Summarized from Touro University California, Los Angeles’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.

Touro University California-Los Angeles PA Program Mission Statement

Using a social justice framework and a public health lens, the mission of the Joint MSPAS/MPH Program is to: 1. Recruit applicants from under-resourced communities and individuals with a demonstrated interest in serving these communities. 2. Educate PAs who will provide culturally sensitive care and advocate for under-resourced communities. 3. Increase access to high-quality care for under-resourced communities with an emphasis on primary care.

PA PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

  • Accredited Status: Provisional Accreditation
  • Campus Location: Panorama City, California
  • Degrees Offered: Masters
  • Class Start Month: August
  • Class Duration: 33 months
  • Class Capacity: See Program Website
  • Seat Deposit: $1,000
  • International Students: Not Accepted
  • TOEFL: Not Required

TUITION

  • Total cost with required fees: $145,940
  • Resident tuition: $144,655 (excludes program fees)
  • Nonresident tuition: $144,655 (excludes program fees)

PANCE PASS RATE

  • First-time PANCE pass rate: No graduates yet
  • Five year first-time PANCE pass rate: No graduates yet

APPLICATION INFORMATION

  • CASPA Participant: Yes
  • Application Deadline: November
  • Multiple Start Dates: January and August — August start: apply by November 1, 2026; January start: apply by December 1, 2026. Each cohort has its own CASPA deadline; confirm with the program.
  • Supplemental Application: Supplemental Application Not Required
  • CASPA Deadline Type: Complete

GPA

  • Overall GPA: 3.0
  • Science GPA: 3.0
  • Prereq 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, or Biochem); General Biology (8 cr); Anatomy (4 cr); Physiology (4 cr); Microbiology (3 cr); Social Science (6 cr); English (6 cr); Statistics (3 cr) — must be completed within 10 (science prereqs)

EXPERIENCE

  • Required Experience Hours (PCE/HCE): 200

SHADOWING

  • PA Shadowing Recommended

EVALUATIONS

  • 3 (one required from a PA)

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