Tuition + fees $127,687
Published full-program tuition and required fees
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A 27-month Tampa PA program with a 48-student class, required Casper assessment, and no published patient-care minimum.
Mission & approach
The mission of UT’s physician assistant medicine program is to engage in collaborative training to develop competent medical providers from diverse backgrounds who provide quality medical care to their community.
Admissions insights
What this program looks for in applicants
Pre-interview score (adjusted overall+science GPA, Casper, holistic faculty evaluation: academic readiness, resilience, service/community engagement, teamwork/communication/leadership, professionalism) + on-campus MMI; rank-ordered. Non-rolling.
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Program admissions informationHow this program interviews
A pre-interview score is followed by an on-campus MMI.
Source checked Jul 14, 2026. Interview formats and dates can change between cycles.
Program interview informationAdmissions & prerequisites
Admission requirements
Prerequisite coursework
Semester credits unless notedReview 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.
- Separate Human Anatomy/Physiology or combined A&P sequence: Human Anatomy with lab + Human Physiology with lab OR Combined Human A&P sequence with labs
| Course | Credits | Lab | Min grade |
|---|---|---|---|
Biology coursework with labs2 course(s)Course notes & alternativesTwo semesters of General Biology; Cell Biology, Genetics, Immunology or Biochemistry substitutions accepted with lab if applicable. | Not publishedSemester credits unless noted | Required | C |
| Microbiology with lab | Not publishedSemester credits unless noted | Required | C |
| Human Anatomy with lab | Not publishedSemester credits unless noted | Required | C |
| Human Physiology with lab | Not publishedSemester credits unless noted | Required | C |
| Combined Human A&P sequence with labs2 course(s) Two semesters or an approved equivalent covering both subjects. | Not publishedSemester credits unless noted | Required | C |
Chemistry coursework with labs2 course(s)Course notes & alternativesTwo semesters of General Chemistry; Organic Chemistry or Biochemistry may substitute. | Not publishedSemester credits unless noted | Required | C |
StatisticsCourse notes & alternativesStatistics in a qualifying academic discipline may satisfy the requirement. | Not publishedSemester credits unless noted | Not required | C |
| Medical Terminology | Not publishedSemester credits unless noted | Not required | C |
Policies that can change your plan
No prerequisite expiration. Course counts are published, but individual credit minimums are not. A single course cannot satisfy more than one prerequisite. AP/CLEP are not accepted. Pass/Fail science coursework is accepted only if the institution offered the course solely Pass/Fail, with documentation. Recommended Biochemistry, Genetics and Organic Chemistry are not additional required courses.
When courses must be complete: All prerequisites complete by application unless an extension/permission is specifically approved for documented circumstances.
Dates & application steps
CASPA application must be verified by January 15 for August matriculation.
This is the expected start of the entering class.
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Published cost estimate
Published full-program tuition and required feesPublished nonresident full-program tuition
Published full-program tuition is $116,340. Required fees add $11,347 for a $127,687 direct total; living and personal expenses are separate.
Curriculum & clinical training
Didactic phase
Integrated sciences, patient evaluation, therapeutics, diagnostics, public health, evidence-based medicine and simulation.
Clinical phase
Seven core disciplines—including inpatient medicine for internal medicine—and two electives, subject to availability.
27-month, 112-credit program with fall entry and December graduation. The program lists separate course plans for students starting before and after August 2026.
The admitted class
Cohort 2025
Published class statisticsThe posted slide deck reports undergraduate GPA 3.59, last-60 GPA 3.65, prerequisite GPA 3.67 and mean patient-care hours 3,682.5. It does not report a general science GPA or say whether the cohort label means entering year. Based on selected, admitted or matriculated students as described; University of Tampa.
Compare published cohorts
| Class | Published GPA | Published science-related GPA | Published experience hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cohort 2025 | 3.59Mean Undergraduate cumulative GPA | Not recordedAverage science GPA: not published. | 3,682.5Mean Patient care hours |
Published class statistics describe the named cohort or population. They are not admission minimums or acceptance probabilities.
The program’s track record
Graduate outcomes
PANCE pass rates
See first-time program performance with clearly dated national context.
- First-time PANCE pass rate: 90%
- Five-year first-time PANCE pass rate: 83%
Accreditation history
ContinuedSources you can open
Links to the program’s own pages and the official directories we use.
- ARC-PA currently accredited programs — sponsoring-institution directory
- Program contact page
- University of Tampa program page-qualified class profile
- Program program page
- Program program page
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