University of South Alabama 5721 USA Drive North HAHN 3124 Mobile, AL 36688
30.700730277617225, -88.17893727057981
A 27-month Alabama PA program with a 60-student class and 500 direct patient-care hours required for the current cycle.
The mission of the University of South Alabama Physician Assistant Program is to educate compassionate and competent individuals from diverse backgrounds to become highly qualified physician assistants in accordance with the highest professional standards to provide a broad spectrum of preventative and curative healthcare to patients in various communities and clinical settings with physician supervision including underserved populations in Alabama both rural and urban. The emphasis of the program is one of primary care, including a broad foundation in the medical and surgical specialties.
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Holistic with explicit Alabama + service-area resident preference (incl. designated MS/FL counties). Higher GPAs/GRE, additional degree, upper-level science coursework, military service, leadership, disadvantaged/HRSA background, rural/underserved background, community service, higher DPC & shadowing hours.
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Program admissions informationAll interviews are conducted over Zoom, with invitations emailed in early October and interview days in October. The program publishes the funnel: about 170 applicants are selected to interview and 60 are ultimately invited to matriculate.
Source checked Jul 26, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Biology with lab | 4Semester credits unless noted | Required | C | Sign in to plan →This requirement needs an individual course review; completion has not been confirmed. |
| Cell/Molecular Biology, Genetics or Immunology Accepted instead of General Biology; confirm lab equivalence for substitutions. | 4Semester credits unless noted | Not specified | C | Sign in to plan →This requirement needs an individual course review; completion has not been confirmed. |
| General Chemistry I with lab | 4Semester credits unless noted | Required | C | Sign in to plan →This requirement needs an individual course review; completion has not been confirmed. |
| General Chemistry II with lab | 4Semester credits unless noted | Required | C | Sign in to plan →This requirement needs an individual course review; completion has not been confirmed. |
| Organic Chemistry | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not specified | C | Sign in to plan →This requirement needs an individual course review; completion has not been confirmed. |
| Biochemistry | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not specified | C | Sign in to plan |
General Microbiology or accepted equivalentCourse notes & alternativesInfectious Disease, Molecular/Medical Microbiology or Microbiology for Healthcare also accepted. | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not specified | C | Sign in to plan |
| Anatomy Human preferred; comparative, vertebrate or mammalian accepted. | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not specified | C | Sign in to plan |
| Physiology Human preferred; comparative, vertebrate or mammalian accepted. | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not specified | C | Sign in to plan |
| Anatomy and Physiology I | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not specified | C | Sign in to plan |
| Anatomy and Physiology II | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not specified | C | Sign in to plan |
| College Algebra or higher | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not required | C | Sign in to plan →This requirement needs an individual course review; completion has not been confirmed. |
| Statistics | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not required | C | Sign in to plan |
General PsychologyCourse notes & alternativesHuman Development may be accepted. | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not required | C | Sign in to plan |
Medical TerminologyCourse notes & alternativesCollege credit required; certificates and clerical/office courses do not qualify. | 1Semester credits unless noted | Not required | C | Sign in to plan |
Science coursework must be for science majors. No prerequisite expiration. Complete the entire sequence if on the quarter system, including A&P III where offered. Bonus upper-level courses are recommended, not required; using Genetics, Immunology or Biochemistry to satisfy a prerequisite does not also earn bonus credit. Online, community-college and transcripted AP courses may be accepted subject to program evaluation.
When courses must be complete: All prerequisites complete by December before May matriculation.
CASPA application must be verified by October 1 for May matriculation.
Expected entering-cohort start.
Published nonresident full-program tuition
Published full-program tuition is $61,105 resident and $142,296 nonresident. Required fees produce exact direct totals of $69,955 and $152,961.
Integrated medical sciences, clinical medicine, skills laboratories and population health coursework.
Family practice spans eight weeks; other core specialties and three electives are four-week rotations, followed by summative evaluation.
27-month, seven-semester Mobile program totaling 121 credit hours. Curriculum is subject to change.
Average Last60-Hour GPA: 3.81 Population: PA class; University of South Alabama
| Class | Published GPA | Published science-related GPA | Published experience hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class of2028 | 3.77Average Cumulative UG GPA | 3.70Average Science GPA | 2,166Average Patient Care Experience Hours |
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