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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.
    • Acuity Insights Assessments - admissions assessments of non-cognitive skills

      All applicants are required to complete as part of the admissions cycle. To complete Acuity Insights Assessments, please visit http://my.acuityinsights.app/ to create an account and complete the following assessment.

      • Casper: 90-110 minutes in duration; register for CSP-10101 - U.S. Professional Health Sciences. The assessment focuses on a situational judgment test (SJT) with video and word-based scenarios.

      Please register as soon as possible and at least one month prior to the December 1 application deadline.

      The final test date for the 2023-2024 admissions cycle is November 14, 2023.

    • 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.

    GANNON EQUIVALENT COURSES/CREDITS

    • BIOL 365 Gross Human Anatomy 3 credits (recommended)
    • BIOL 366 Gross Human Anatomy Lab 1 credits (recommended)
    • BIOL 368 Animal Physiology 3 credits
    • BIOL 369 Animal Physiology Lab 1 credits
    • BIOL 378 Medical Microbiology 3 credits (recommended)
    • BIOL 379 Medical Microbiology Lab 1 credits (recommended)
    • BIOL 232 Human Genetics 3 credits (BIOL 345 Genetics is also acceptable)