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Address & Contact

Our Address

225 Eastview Dr. central Islip, NY

GPS

40.76245, -73.18783

Telephone

(631) 665-1600 x66206

Email

Touro University PA Program Website

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✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants

Committee evaluates: quality/content of personal statement, strength of recommendations (min 3, one from a PA), academic history, cumulative GPA, science GPA, nature/extent of health care experience, PA shadowing (if done), leadership.

Selected applicants interviewed. Admissions appeals petition available.

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

💬 How This Program Interviews

Format: One-on-one interview

Selected applicants are invited for a personal interview. The program says it is assessing your understanding of the PA role, motivation, maturity, intellectual qualities, insight and interpersonal skills, and notes it receives roughly 2,000 applications per campus for fewer than 100 seats.

Summarized from Touro University (Long Island)’s own admissions and interview pages — verified 2026-07-26. 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 (Long Island) PA Program Mission Statement

The mission of the Physician Assistant Programs is to educate capable students from diverse backgrounds to meet the challenges of practicing medicine in collaboration with physicians and other members of the health care team. The curricula are formulated to sensitize the student to diverse populations and the complexities of healthcare delivery that influence patients and their families. Students engage in community service to foster effective communication, compassion and dedication. We encourage research and create life-long learners trained to utilize evidence to deliver safe, effective patient- centered care to patients and their communities.

PA PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

  • Accredited Status: Continuing Accreditation
  • Campus Location: Central Islip, New York
  • Degrees Offered: Masters
  • Class Start Month: September
  • Class Duration: 28 months
  • Class Capacity: 65 students
  • Seat Deposit: $1,500 (non-refundable, applied to 1st semester)
  • International Students: Not Accepted
  • TOEFL: Required (only if native language not English / non-US college; min 83 iBT)

TUITION

  • Total cost with required fees: $163,485
  • Resident tuition: $162,610 (excludes program fees)
  • Nonresident tuition: $162,610 (excludes program fees)

PANCE PASS RATE

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

APPLICATION INFORMATION

GPA

  • Overall GPA: 3.0
  • Science GPA: 3.0
  • Prereq GPA : No Minimum
  • Average Applicant GPA Accepted:
    • Overall: 3.58
    • Science: 3.54
  • Prerequisite GPA: Minimum grade of C required for all prerequisites
  • Prerequisite completion: must be completed within 10year(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 years

EXPERIENCE

SHADOWING

EVALUATIONS

  • 3 (one MUST be from a Physician Assistant; cannot substitute another provider)

GRE

  • Check program website

CASPer

PA-CAT

PAEA Program Directory

Second campus: East Meadow, NY

This program is also taught at an ARC-PA-recognized campus in East Meadow, NY. ⚠️ You apply to this campus separately in CASPA. It is its own entry — choosing the wrong one, or assuming a single application covers both, can cost you the cycle.

  • Seats at this campus: 32 (maximum entering class size approved by ARC-PA at this campus). DIFFERS from parent (Central Islip = 65). Verbatim from the program's Graduation Rates page: "Distant Campus (NUMC Extension Center – East Meadow, NY) … Maximum entering
  • Tuition: the school does not publish a separate figure for this campus — ask the program rather than assuming it matches the main campus.
  • Program length: 28 months (7 semesters) — explicitly the same at this campus. SHS Catalog: "We offer a 7-semester, 28-month professional program, accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA), for
  • Class starts: January — DIFFERS from parent (Central Islip starts August/fall). Verbatim: "Central Islip classes begin in the fall of each year, and in January at the Nassau University Medical Center extension site." Comparison table on shs.touro.edu/pro
  • Application deadline: December 1 — DIFFERS from parent (Central Islip = January 15). Verbatim from the program comparison table: "Application Deadline — Long Island: January 15 / NUMC: December 1." Admissions page: "1st Dec — NUMC Extension — classes start Janua
  • Delivery: On-campus (in-person, full-time, lockstep). Didactic schedule published for this track: "Traditional Monday-Friday 9 am-5 pm Days/Eves/Sunday." Note the school states NUMC students are not 100% at East Meadow: "Students at the extension cen

How this campus differs: DIFFERS from parent (Central Islip): (1) class_size — 32 ARC-PA-approved max entering class vs 65 at Central Islip; (2) start_month — January vs August/fall; (3) deadline — December 1 vs January 15; (4) city/address — 2201 Hempstead Turnpik

Campus details on the program’s own site →

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