Address & Contact

Our Address

University of New Haven 1 Care Lane West Haven, Connecticut 6516

GPS

41.25714, -72.96067

Telephone

✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants

Holistic review scoring academic capacity (BCP and overall GPA), personal resilience, breadth/depth of direct patient care, and mission alignment.

Up to 8 bonus points (max 2/category) for CT residency or UNH graduation, U.S. veteran/active-duty status, resilience, and a graduate degree. 750 paid PCE hours and U.S. citizenship/permanent residency required. Interview includes two traditional interviews, written ethics exercise, and team activity.

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: On campus

Interview day at UNH's PA program is held in person on campus and includes two traditional interviews each conducted with two interviewers, plus a written ethics exercise and a team-based group activity.

Summarized from University of New Haven, School of Health Sciences, PA Program’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.

University of New Haven PA Program Mission Statement

The mission of the University of New Haven Physician Associate Program is to prepare master’s level physician associates to be highly skilled members of interprofessional healthcare teams. The program is committed to developing clinicians who will provide compassionate and patient-centered healthcare across the lifespan to people of all ethnicities, cultures, or identifiers that may be interpreted as different from the majority. The program places special emphasis on providing a strong primary care foundational knowledge that will train our students to be life-long learners and prepare them to enter a broad range of medical practice settings.

PA PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

  • Accredited Status: Provisional Accreditation
  • Campus Location: West Haven, Connecticut 
  • Degrees Offered: Masters
  • Class Start Month: August
  • Class Duration: 24 months
  • Class Capacity: See Program Website
  • Seat Deposit: $1,000
  • International Students: Not Accepted
  • TOEFL: Check program website

TUITION

  • Total cost with required fees: $119,366
  • Resident tuition: $107,016 (excludes program fees)
  • Nonresident tuition: $107,016 (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

GPA

  • Overall GPA: No minimum
  • Science GPA: No minimum
  • Prereq GPA: No Minimum
  • Average Applicant GPA Accepted:
    • Overall: See Program Website
    • Science: See Program Website
  • Prerequisite GPA: See Program Website
  • Prerequisite completion: must be completed within 7 year(s)
  • Prerequisite Coursework: General Chemistry (3 cr); Organic Chemistry (3 cr, or Biochem); Anatomy (4 cr); Physiology (4 cr); Microbiology (4 cr); Upper-level Biology (3 cr); General Psychology (3 cr); Statistics (3 cr, or Calculus) — must be completed within 7 years

EXPERIENCE

  • Required Experience Hours (PCE/HCE): 750

SHADOWING

  • 750

EVALUATIONS

  • 3 (one must be from a licensed healthcare professional)

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