1501 Lakeside Drive Lynchburg, VA 24501
37.40193, -79.18504
A 27-month Lynchburg PA program with 40 seats, 500 direct patient-care hours, and rolling admissions through January 15, 2027.
The mission of the University of Lynchburg School of PA Medicine is to educate PAs to become compassionate health care providers with an emphasis on teamwork, communication, human diversity and patient-centered care.
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Points-based rubric weighting academic achievement and quality/quantity of direct patient care. Candidates evaluated on all academic work (cumulative, science, prerequisite GPA), official GRE scores, letters of recommendation, supplemental application data, interview scores, patient care experience, demonstrated service, and leadership ability. Five bonus points granted to University of Lynchburg graduates and to Veterans. Program values first-generation college students, applicants from economically/environmentally underrepresented populations (CASPA HRSA indicators), minority applicants, and military. Interview day includes group interview activities led by PA faculty.
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Program admissions informationThe Lynchburg PA program's admissions committee invites qualified applicants to a required on-campus interview.
Source checked Aug 1, 2026. Interview formats and dates can change between cycles.
Program interview informationReview each course, its lab, and the program’s policies. Your links are planning records; the program decides equivalency.
Courses shown as alternatives in the table are not all required. Confirm the accepted route with the program.
| Course | Credits | Lab | Min grade | Your coursework |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Biology2 course(s)Course notes & alternativesTwo courses with labs, excluding anatomy and physiology. | 8Semester credits | Required | C | Sign in to plan |
General or introductory chemistryCourse notes & alternativesScience-major equivalent. | 4Semester credits | Required | C | Sign in to plan |
| Organic chemistry Choose organic chemistry OR biochemistry. | 4Semester credits | Required | C | Sign in to plan |
| Biochemistry at 200 level or above Alternative to organic chemistry. | 4Semester credits | Required | C | Sign in to plan |
Human anatomyCourse notes & alternativesB preferred; C minimum. | 4Semester credits | Required | C | Sign in to plan |
Human physiologyCourse notes & alternativesB preferred; C minimum. | 4Semester credits | Required | C | Sign in to plan |
| Microbiology | 3–4Semester credits | Required | C | Sign in to plan |
| Genetics | 3Semester credits | Not specified | C | Sign in to plan |
| General psychology Choose general OR developmental psychology. | 3Semester credits | Not specified | C | Sign in to plan |
| Developmental psychology Alternative to general psychology. | 3Semester credits | Not specified | C | Sign in to plan |
| Statistics | 3Semester credits | Not specified | C | Sign in to plan |
Social scienceCourse notes & alternativesEconomics, sociology, political science or similar; confirm equivalency. | 3Semester credits | Not specified | C | Sign in to plan →This requirement needs an individual course review; completion has not been confirmed. |
Review the notes and alternative routes before choosing classes. Completed records do not establish accepted equivalency.
When courses must be complete: Complete before matriculation. The current official page includes older cycle dates; confirm the entering-cycle deadline.
The CASPA-verified deadline is January 15, 2027 for May 2027 entry. The program landing page still displays prior-cycle dates and is stale.
Expected entering-cohort start.
$113,835 documented program schedule · Projected full-program tuition from current published rates
Basis: $113,835 documented program schedule · current-rate projection · medium confidence
Projected nonliving program cost is $113,835: $105,840 tuition across seven semesters plus $7,995 in required or published estimated fees, equipment, books, screening, and compliance costs. Variable or waiver-sensitive insurance, living, and transportation are excluded.
Weekday classroom instruction, cases, simulation and community-clinic exposure build medical knowledge.
Advanced procedures begin the phase, followed by supervised rotations in medical specialties.
Master’s-project completion and summative activities finish the sequence.
The Lynchburg entry-level MPAM route spans 27 months and 101 credits, with campus-based simulation and clinical learning.
Cohort year and experience averages need verification.
Published class statistics describe the named cohort or population. They are not admission minimums or acceptance probabilities.
Graduate outcomes
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Unpublished policies and unverified cohort statistics are left open for confirmation.
