Westfield State University Physician Assistant Program

✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants

Holistic scored review: overall/prereq/science GPA, coursework rigor & progression, references, quantity & quality of healthcare experience, personal statement (PA role understanding, mission fit), leadership/service, extracurriculars, military service.

Interview guarantee for MA public 4-year grads with GPA >=3.6. Only public PA program in New England.

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

💬 How This Program Interviews

Where: On campus

Westfield State's PA admissions committee invites selected applicants to interview on the university's own campus, where candidates meet with a faculty member and a PA alumnus during one of two interview days held each November.

Summarized from Westfield State University’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.

Westfield State University PA Program Mission Statement

The Westfield State University Physician Assistant Program seeks excellence in educating a diverse student body of compassionate, culturally aware healthcare providers who are prepared to practice in a patient-centered team assuring care to all citizens of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and beyond

PA PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

Accredited Status: Continuing Accreditation
Campus Location: Westfield, Massachusetts
Degrees Offered: Masters
Class Start Month: January
Class Duration: 24 months
Class Capacity: 30
Seat Deposit: $1,000
International Students: Accepted
TOEFL: Required

TUITION

Resident tuition: $111,600
Nonresident tuition: $111,629

PANCE PASS RATE

First-time PANCE pass rate: 100%
Five year first-time PANCE pass rate: 94%

APPLICATION INFORMATION

Caspa Participant: Yes
Application Deadline: September
Supplemental Application: Supplemental Application Required
CASPA Deadline Type: Submitted by deadline
Fee: $50

GPA

Overall GPA: 3.0
Science GPA: 3.0
Prereq GPA: 3.0
Average Applicant GPA Accepted:
- Overall: 3.52
- Science: 3.82
Prerequisite GPA: Minimum grade of C required for all prerequisites
Prerequisite completion: must be completed within 10 year(s)
Prerequisite Coursework: Biochemistry; Anatomy; Physiology; Microbiology; Genetics; General Psychology; Statistics — must be completed within 10 years

EXPERIENCE

Required Experience Hours (PCE/HCE): 500

SHADOWING

PA Shadowing Not Required

EVALUATIONS

A professional supervisor, a clinical mentor, and a professor

GRE

Not Required

CASPer

CASPer Not Required
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PA-CAT

PA-CAT Not Required
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