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Address & Contact

Our Address

2323 N. Central Expressway Richardson, Texas

GPS

32.98146836185796, -96.71502696056648

Telephone

(214) 453-4533

Email

[email protected]

Web

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✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants

Beyond minimums (3.0 cGPA/BCP GPA, prereqs, Casper), structured holistic process: understanding of the PA profession, graduate-level writing, communication, maturity/professionalism, resilience, growth mindset, teamwork, healthcare success, self-awareness, fit with WCU-Texas values.

Personal statement, essays, LORs scored; higher Casper preferred; interview + group activity + writing sample + video.

Summarized from the program’s official admissions / selection-process pages. Always confirm current details on the program’s website.

💬 How This Program Interviews

Format: One-on-one and group

WCU Texas evaluates interviewees across an individual interview and a separate group interview activity, alongside a writing sample and video introduction, but the program page does not state whether these are conducted virtually or on campus.

Summarized from West Coast University – Texas’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.

West Coast University – Texas PA Program Mission Statement

The West Coast University MPA Program prepares students to excel as clinicians and leaders by providing them with opportunities to learn and adopt practice-ready knowledge, skills, and behaviors that are patient-centered, innovative, and embracing cultural humility, adaptability, and agility within the evolving, challenging, and ambiguous context of contemporary healthcare. We prepare professionals who will contribute to the advancement of the physician assistant profession through exemplar practice, life-long learning, and service within and across their healthcare communities.

PA PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

  • Accredited Status: Continuing Accreditation
  • Campus Location: Richardson, Texas
  • Degrees Offered: Masters
  • Class Start Month: January
  • Class Duration: 24 months
  • Class Capacity: 50
  • Seat Deposit: $1,000
  • International Students: Accepted
  • TOEFL: Required

TUITION

  • Total cost with required fees: $109,986
  • Resident tuition: $100,386 (excludes program fees)
  • Nonresident tuition: $100,386 (excludes program fees)

PANCE PASS RATE

  • First-time PANCE pass rate: 96%
  • Five year first-time PANCE pass rate: No 5-year average yet — only THREE graduating cohorts (2023-2025); 76% first-time across them (106/139)

APPLICATION INFORMATION

GPA

  • Overall GPA: 3.0
  • Science GPA: 2.7
  • Prereq GPA: No Minimum
  • Prerequisite GPA: Minimum grade of C required for all prerequisites
  • Prerequisite completion: must be completed within 10 year(s)
  • Prerequisite Coursework: General Chemistry (6 cr); Organic Chemistry (3 cr); Anatomy (3 cr); Physiology (3 cr); Microbiology (3 cr); Genetics (3 cr); Statistics (3 cr) — must be completed within 10 years

EXPERIENCE

SHADOWING

  • PA Shadowing Recommended

EVALUATIONS

  • At least one from a healthcare professional

GRE

CASPer

PA-CAT

PAEA Program Directory

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