66 North Pauline, Ste. 116 Memphis TN 38163
35.14195944487145, -90.02757085715827
Memphis, Tennessee · Masters
A 24-month Memphis PA program with a 30-student class, required PA-CAT, and no required patient-care minimum.
The mission of the Physician Assistant program is to prepare a diverse group of highly skilled Physician Assistant practitioners who are dedicated to improving access and providing high quality primary and/or specialty health care as part of interprofessional teams and who are committed to lifelong learning and to increasing the knowledge base of the profession.
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Holistic: cumulative & science GPA (min 3.0), PA-CAT (competitive >=500), knowledge of healthcare system, motivation/understanding of PA role, maturity, history of caring for underserved, interpersonal skills, volunteer/leadership. Preference: TN residents, UT alumni, military experience. No PCE minimum.
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Program admissions informationUTHSC requires an interview for admission and runs three interview windows in 2026 (July 27, August 24, and September 28), but the program's admissions pages do not describe the interview format or whether it is held on campus or virtually.
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.
| Course | Credits | Lab | Min grade | Your coursework |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Anatomy and Physiology with labsCourse notes & alternativesComparative or human Anatomy accepted; separate Anatomy and Physiology courses accepted. | 8Semester credits unless noted | Required | C | Sign in to plan |
Biological Sciences with labsCourse notes & alternativesAny Biology with lab except Plant Biology. | 8Semester credits unless noted | Required | C | Sign in to plan →This requirement needs an individual course review; completion has not been confirmed. |
Advanced BiologyCourse notes & alternativesGeneral Biology I/II do not count; examples include Genetics, Epidemiology and Biochemistry. | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not required | C | Sign in to plan →This requirement needs an individual course review; completion has not been confirmed. |
| Microbiology | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not required | C | Sign in to plan |
Chemistry with labsCourse notes & alternativesFor science majors; Organic Chemistry/Biochemistry are recommended, not required separately. | 8Semester credits unless noted | Required | C | Sign in to plan |
Medical TerminologyCourse notes & alternativesAccredited traditional/online college-credit course; certificate alone not accepted. | 1Semester credits unless noted | Not required | C | Sign in to plan |
| General Psychology, Sociology or Anthropology | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not required | C | Sign in to plan →This requirement needs an individual course review; completion has not been confirmed. |
StatisticsCourse notes & alternativesBiostatistics preferred. | 3Semester credits unless noted | Not required | C | Sign in to plan |
Anatomy/Physiology, Microbiology and Medical Terminology must be within the last five calendar years. Repeated course grades are averaged by the program. The official prerequisites table explicitly does not require labs for Advanced Biology or Microbiology. FAQ completion policy: https://www.uthsc.edu/physician-assistant/faq.php.
When courses must be complete: All prerequisite coursework complete before submitting the application; FAQ states pending prerequisites are not accepted.
2026-09-01 prior-cycle deadline has passed; next-cycle date is not verified.
Expected entering-cohort start.
$86,340 documented program schedule · Projected full-program tuition from current published rates
Basis: $49,820 documented program schedule · current-rate projection · medium confidence
Projected current-rate full-program tuition is $49,820 resident and $86,340 nonresident. Projected required fees add $4,156, producing direct totals of $53,976 and $90,496; future rates may change.
In-person medical sciences, clinical skills and point-of-care ultrasound training on the Memphis campus.
Clinical rotations in Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville or Chattanooga culminate in a campus summative experience.
24-month, 112-credit MMS-PA program. Clinical-region preferences are considered but assignments depend on availability; students may need to relocate at their expense.
The program goals table separates cohort matriculation statistics from national PAEA benchmarks. Class of 2027 cumulative and science GPA averages are 3.64 and 3.62. The earlier 3.62/3.53 pair was not verified as current cohort averages.
| Class | Published GPA | Published science-related GPA | Published experience hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduating Class of 2027 | 3.64Mean matriculation cumulative GPA | 3.62Mean matriculation science GPA | Not recordedMean direct patient-care hours |
Published class statistics describe the named cohort or population. They are not admission minimums or acceptance probabilities.
Graduate outcomes
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