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Thomas Jefferson University, East Falls Campus

Philadelphia,
PA
Information Last Reviewed by PreHealthAdmit: April 2023
Kay and Harold Ronson Health & Applied Science Building
4201 Henry Avenue suite 326
Philadelphia,
PA
19144

Program Website:

https://www.jefferson.edu/academics/colleges-schools-institutes/health-professions/departments-programs/health-science-clinical-practice/degrees-programs/graduate/ms-east-falls.html

Admissions Office Email:

enroll@jefferson.edu
215-951-2908

Program Information

Length of Program:

25 Months

Part-Time Option Available:  

No

Starting Semester: 

Summer

Accreditation:

Continued

Students per Class:

42

PANCE First-Time Pass Rate: 

94%

Cost of Attendance (Resident / Non-Resident): 

$102,550 / $102,550   Does not include living expenses.

Combined Degree Program(s) Offered: 

None

Admissions Information

Application:

Participates in CASPA:

Yes

Application Deadline:

November 1
(Rolling Admissions)

GPA:

Minimum GPA:   

3.25

Minimum Science GPA:

3.25

Average GPA: 

3.8

Average Science GPA:   

3.7

Shadowing and Experience:

PA Shadowing Required or Recommended:

Recommended

Minimum PA Shadowing: 

None

Patient Care Experience Required:

200 Hours

Patient Care Experience Recommended: 

No Specific Recommendation

Additional Information Regarding Patient Care:

Applicants should submit documentation of shadowing and direct patient care experiences in CASPA under the "Health Related Experience" and “Employment and Volunteer Experience” sections within the application. Applicants often have backgrounds in such areas as nursing, nursing assistant, medical assistant, EMT, paramedic, athletic training, and patient related volunteer experiences. Please keep in mind that patient contact experience with a higher scope of practice and more extensive education will be weighted higher than a patient contact experience with a more limited scope of practice and less education, i.e., an RN with 3 years of experience will be rated higher than an EMT-B with 300 hours of experience. Also, note that experience gained as part of a degree program, i.e. nursing externships, will be weighted lower than experience as a working professional in that field. Please note that each program may weigh experiences differently based on program requirements and curriculum. Jefferson does not have a specific form required to log shadowing hours.

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
If courses are older than 10 years, a waiver may be submitted to the admissions committee if the student is using skills learned from the course on a frequent basis in their career. Waiver considerations are viewed on a case by case basis.

Online Coursework Accepted:

Yes
Labs must be completed in an in-person format. Lecture courses can be completed in an on-campus, hybrid or online format. An exception is made for courses that were taken between Spring 2020 and Fall 2021 due to the outbreak of COVID-19.

Community College Coursework Accepted:

Yes

Pending Prerequisite Coursework Allowed:

Yes
2 pending course(s) maximum.
At least five of the seven prerequisite science courses must be fulfilled at time of application in order to qualify for review.

Prerequisites

Course
Semesters
Required or Recommended
Notes
General Chemistry
2 Semesters with Lab
Required
Chemistry I With Lab Other Acceptable Courses: Any upper level Chemistry Course with lab. Examples include: Organic Chemistry I and Physical Chemistry Chemistry II With Lab Other Acceptable Courses: Any upper level Chemistry Course with lab. Examples include: Organic Chemistry II and Physical Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Not Required
Biochemistry
Not Required
Biochemistry or Organic Chemistry Options
Not Required
Introductory Biology
2 Semesters with Lab
Required
Biology I With Lab Other Acceptable Courses: Any upper level biology course with lab. Examples include: Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Embryology, Histology, Immunology, Organismal Biology, Pathology, Pathophysiology, Zoology Biology II With Lab Other Acceptable Courses: Any upper level biology course with lab. Examples include: Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Embryology, Histology, Immunology, Organismal Biology, Pathology, Pathophysiology, Zoology
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
Can be taken as an independent-study at Thomas Jefferson University after being accepted into the Program.
English / Writing
1 Semester
Required
Psychology
1 Semester
Required
Any 3 credit psychology course
Social Sciences
Not Required
Statistics
1 Semester
Required
Other Math
Not Required
Foreign Language
Not Required
Other Requirements

None.

Other Recommendations

None.

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