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Address & Contact

Our Address

3800 South 48th Street Union College PA Program Don Love South Lincoln Nebraska 68506

GPS

40.776505294547, -96.649266507519

Telephone

402-486-2527

Email

[email protected]

Web

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✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants

Best-overall-profile review weighting: overall GPA (grade trends, rigor), science GPA, health care experience, Christian values/commitment to service, character, and personality/maturity (interview).

ADMISSION PREFERENCE for Union Adventist students/graduates and graduates of other accredited North American Division Seventh-day Adventist colleges/universities; interview preference for Union College and Bryan College of Health Science undergrads with 3.5 science + 3.5 cumulative GPA. Preference for direct hands-on patient care experience.

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

💬 How This Program Interviews

After submitting a complete application, candidates may be selected for a personal interview with members of the PA Program Admissions Committee; interviews are granted May through September and roughly 100 candidates are invited to fill 30 seats. The site does not specify a one-on-one versus panel format or whether interviews are virtual or on campus.

Summarized from Union Adventist University’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.

PA PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

  • Accredited Status: Continuing Accreditation
  • Campus Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Degrees Offered: Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS)
  • Class Start Month: August (late August)
  • Class Duration: 33 months
  • Class Capacity: 30 students
  • Seat Deposit: Required — non-refundable, due within 7 days of acceptance (amount not published)
  • International Students: Accepted
  • TOEFL: Check program website
  • Direct Entry / Dual Degree: Yes — Accelerated Pre-PA Biomedical Science 3+3 (6 years). Union undergraduates receive preferred status — not a guaranteed seat.

TUITION

  • Total cost with required fees: $133,806
  • Resident tuition: $121,770 (excludes program fees)
  • Nonresident tuition: $121,770 (excludes program fees)

PANCE PASS RATE

  • First-time PANCE pass rate: 100%
  • Five year first-time PANCE pass rate: 95%

APPLICATION INFORMATION

GPA

  • Overall GPA: Minimum 3.0
  • Science GPA: Minimum 3.0
  • Prerequisite GPA: No prereq course below C; all courses averaged
  • Prerequisite completion: No expiration

EXPERIENCE

  • Required Experience Hours (PCE/HCE): 480 (240 completed/reported at application)

SHADOWING

EVALUATIONS

3 letters of recommendation required (view program website for evaluator requirements)

GRE

CASPer

  • Check program website
  • For more information on CASPer click here

PA-CAT

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