Address & Contact
Our Address
Missouri State University 901 S. National Avenue Springfiled, MO 65897
GPS
37.198328146907734, -93.28237076536689
Telephone
✔ What This Program Looks For in Applicants
Summarized from the program’s official admissions / selection-process pages. Always confirm current details on the program’s website.
Missouri State University PA Program Mission Statement
Missouri State University is a public, comprehensive metropolitan system with a statewide mission in public affairs, whose purpose is to develop educated persons. The University’s identity is distinguished by its public affairs mission, which entails a campus-wide commitment to foster expertise and responsibility in ethical leadership, cultural competence and community engagement. In accordance with this, the Missouri State University Physician Assistant Program seeks to prepare highly competent physician assistant graduates to practice primary care medicine in the context of team delivered care in a rapidly evolving health care arena.
PA PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
- Accredited Status: Continuing Accreditation
- Campus Location: Springfield, Missouri
- Degrees Offered: Masters
- Class Start Month: January
- Class Duration: 24 months
- Class Capacity: 36 (no more than 36 per cohort)
- Decision Criteria: Matched to mission academic ability and understanding role of physician assistant, personal interview, personal statement
- Seat Deposit: $500
- International Students: Accepted Not Accepted
- TOEFL: Required
TUITION
- Resident tuition: $37,758
- Nonresident tuition: $71,862
PANCE PASS RATE
- First-time PANCE pass rate: 97%
- Five year first-time PANCE pass rate: 97%
APPLICATION INFORMATION
- Caspa Participant: Yes
- Application Deadline: July
- Supplemental Application: Supplemental Application Not Required
- CASPA Deadline Type: Received by deadline (app + transcripts + 2 references)
GPA
- Overall GPA: 3.0
- Science GPA: 3.0
- Prereq GPA: 2.0
- Average Applicant GPA Accepted:
- Overall: 3.7
- Science: 3.7
- Prerequisite GPA: Minimum grade of C required for all prerequisites
- Prerequisite completion: must be completed within 5 year(s)
EXPERIENCE
- Healthcare Experience Hours: Not Required
SHADOWING
EVALUATIONS
- Three recommendation letters required (view program website for evaluator requirements)
GRE
CASPer
- CASPer Not Required
- For more information on CASPer click here
PA-CAT
- PA-CAT Required
- For more information on PA-CAT click here
