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Shenandoah University

Winchester,
VA
1460 University Drive
Winchester,
VA
22601

Program Website:

Admissions Office Email:

pa@su.edu
540-542-6208

Program Information

Length of Program:

30 Months

Part-Time Option Available:  

Not Stated on School Website

Starting Semester: 

Summer

Accreditation:

Continued

Students per Class:

60

PANCE First-Time Pass Rate: 

95%

Cost of Attendance (Resident / Non-Resident): 

$92,590 / $92,590   Does not include living expenses.

Combined Degree Program(s) Offered: 

MS/MPH

Admissions Information

Application:

Participates in CASPA:

Yes

Application Deadline:

October 1
(Rolling Admissions)

GPA:

Minimum GPA:   

3.00

Minimum Science GPA:

3.00

Average GPA: 

3.60

Average Science GPA:   

3.56

Other GPA Requirements: 

3.0 minimum prerequisite GPA

Shadowing and Experience:

PA Shadowing Required or Recommended:

Not Mentioned

Minimum PA Shadowing: 

None

Patient Care Experience Required:

None

Patient Care Experience Recommended: 

3685 Hours

Additional Information Regarding Patient Care:

recommended, not required

Testing

Test(s) Required:

None

GRE Deadline:

Not Applicable

GRE Expiration:

Not Applicable

PA-CAT Deadline:

Not Applicable

CASPer Required:

No

CASPer Deadline:

Not Applicable

Coursework Policies

Coursework Expiration:

10 Years

Online Coursework Accepted:

Yes
Distance/online education formats are strongly discouraged for prerequisite science courses requiring a lab, outside of spring 2020 thru spring 2021 Covid semesters.

Community College Coursework Accepted:

Yes

Pending Prerequisite Coursework Allowed:

Yes

Prerequisites

Course
Semesters
Required or Recommended
Notes
General Chemistry
1 Semester with Lab
Required
Organic Chemistry
Not Required
Biochemistry
Not Required
Biochemistry or Organic Chemistry Options
1 Semester with Lab
Required
Introductory Biology
Not Required
Microbiology
1 Semester with Lab
Required
Upper-Level Biology
Not Required
Genetics
Not Required
Anatomy and Physiology
2 Semesters: 1 Each of Anatomy and Physiology, OR 2 Semesters of Combined Anatomy/Physiology, Each with Lab
Required
Physics
Not Required
Medical Terminology
1 Course
Required
Often programs only require a one-unit course. Some programs accept a non-credit certificate course.
English / Writing
Not Required
Psychology
2 Semesters
Required
Abnormal Psychology and Developmental Psychology (Child/Adolescent/Life Span/Human Dev.)
Social Sciences
Not Required
Statistics
Not Required
Other Math
1 Semester
Required
Statistics preferred
Foreign Language
Not Required
Other Requirements

None.

Other Recommendations

None.