Admission Requirements

The following lists admissions requirements for the Physician Assistant Program in Ruskin, FL.

• A baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university
• A minimum 3.0 overall GPA is required
• A minimum 3.0 science course GPA is required
• A minimum 3.0 prerequisite course GPA is required
• Course prerequisites must have been completed within the last ten years
• Recommendation forms from three evaluators
• A personal interview

Prerequisites

Prerequisite Course Requirements for entry into the Post-Baccalaureate PA program include (must be completed prior to enrollment):

• General Chemistry (or above) including 2 credits of lab:  8 credits
• Human Anatomy*:  3 credits
• Human Anatomy Lab*:  1 credit
• Human Physiology*:  3 credits
• Human Physiology Lab:  1 credit
• Genetics (200 level or above):  3 credits
• Medical Terminology:  1-3 credits                                 
• Statistics:  3 credits
• Microbiology (Medical Preferred):  3 credits
• Microbiology Lab:  1 credit
• Psychology:  3 credits

* Anatomy & Physiology 1 and Anatomy & Physiology 2 course and lab sequences are acceptable

Prerequisite courses must be from a regionally accredited college or university.

Advanced standing is not granted in the program.

No credits are awarded for experiential learning.

RECOMMENDED COURSES

Not required for matriculation into the program.

• Cadaver Anatomy Lab                    
• Biochemistry
• Organic Chemistry
• Introduction to Pharmacology

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Official transcripts
• Curriculum vitae
• 30 hours of documented volunteer/paid medical experience or 30 hours of shadowing a Physician Assistant - Documentation will need provided and signed by preceptor on organizational letterhead or the Gannon University hours template on CASPA.
• All applicants are required to complete an online Computer-Based Assessment for Sampling Personal Characteristics (CASPer). Please go to www.takeCASPer.com to sign up for the American Professional Health Sciences test (CSP10101) and reserve a test. Specific test dates are assigned each year. Please register as soon as possible and prior to the December 1 application deadline.
• All international students must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and Test of Spoken English (TSE) exams.  A minimum TOEFL score of 600 (paper test) or 250 (computer-based test) and a minimum TSE score of 50 are required for application.