Master of Physician Assistant Studies 

at MCPHS University, Boston

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Baccalaureate degree (BS or BA) from a regionally accredited U.S. college or university or recognized international equivalent (external applicants)
• Students with international coursework must submit a course-by-course evaluation from the World Education Service (WES)
• Minimum overall CASPA verified GPA of 3.0
• Minimum overall CASPA science verified GPA 3.0
• Minimum prerequisite GPA 3.0
• Minimum 250 hours of patient care experience required (obtained after high school graduation)
• PA shadowing experience (recommended)
• Completion of prerequisite coursework (detailed below), completed at a regionally accredited U.S. or Canadian college or university

• Additionally, the following prerequisite courses must be completed by all applicants:

  • General Biology I (3 semester credits)
  • General Biology II with lab (4 semester credits)
  • Anatomy & Physiology I & II (6 semester credits) (Acceptable substitutions include Anatomy & Physiology I and II or one semester’s equivalent of Anatomy and one semester’s equivalent of Physiology.)
  • Microbiology with lab (4 semester credits)
  • 3 Semesters of Chemistry (one lab required), minimum 10 semester hour credits. At least one semester must be an Upper Level Chemistry course (3 credits). Acceptable upper level courses include Organic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Biochemistry, or any 200 level or higher Chemistry course.
  • Psychology (3 semester credits)
  • Statistics (3 semester credits) (Acceptable substitutions include basic statistics, biostatistics, psychological statistics, economic statistics)
• Prerequisite courses (as indicated above) must have been completed at a regionally accredited U.S. or Canadian college or university with a grade of C or better. Math and science courses must be taken no more than ten years prior to the anticipated date of matriculation to MCPHS.

• IELTS Score : 6.5 is required.
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