South College – Knoxville

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*Last updated March 2023

Deadlines

Application Deadline: 03/01/2024

Supplemental Application: Yes

Supplemental Deadline: 03/01/2024

Supplemental Application Fee: $95

Supplemental Application Fee Waiver: No

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Deposit: $1,500

Deposit Refundable: No

Program Info

CASPA Member: Yes

Program Length in Months: 27

Start Month: No information provided

Part-time Option: No

Academic Terms: Quarters

Total Number of Terms: 9

Program Credit Hours: 165

Estimated Incoming Class Size: 85

Program Matriculants by Gender

Female: 63

Male: 22

Non-Binary: -

Gender Unknown: -

Ethnicity of Program Matriculants by Number

American Indian or Alaskan Native: -

Asian: 6

Black or African American: -

Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish: 4

Native Hawaiin or Pacific Islander: 0.0

White: 68

Distance Campuses: Yes

On-Campus Housing: No

Primary Credentials: Master's degree (not Master's of Public Health)

Type of Masters: MHS: Master of Health Science

Undergraduate Pre-Professional Phase: No

Accept Transfer Students: No

Accept International Applicants: No

Only Accept Pre-Professional: No

Special Tracks: No

Unique Program Features: Endeavoring to provide students with a comprehensive evidence-based medical education that focuses on the future delivery of excellent healthcare, the program promotes the importance of health maintenance, health education, the prevention of disease, and the need for a lifelong path dedicated to continuous learning and self assessment. The faculty strive for educational excellence as they prepare physician assistant students to think critically, Exposure to many labs, OSLERs, and Simulations.

Support for Veterans: Special admission consideration: Processes that recognize military veterans.;Veteran faculty: Faculty members who have veteran status.;Yellow Ribbon program: Institutional participation in the <a href="https://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill/yellow_ribbon/yellow_ribbon_info_schools.asp">Yellow Ribbon Schools program</a>;a university-funded scholarship program for veterans.

Other Information: No information provided

Tuition

Separate Tuition Rates: No

Total Tuition: $110,250

Total Fees: $7,490

GPA Requirements

Minimum Overall GPA Required: 2.80

Minimum Overall Prerequisite GPA Required: 2.80

Requirements & Prerequisites

Required Shadowing: No information provided

Required Health Care Experience: Recommended

Minimum Health Care Experience Hours: No information provided

Required Direct Patient Care Experience: No information provided

Minimum Direct Patient Care Hours: 1000

Virtual Experience Hours Accepted: No

Required Onsite Interview: Yes

Required Writing Sample: No

Required Personal Statement: No information provided

Required References: PA; Physician; Other health care provider; Academic Reference (e.g. Teacher/Professor; Academic Advisor)

Required Bachelor Degree: Yes

Required Standardized Tests: Graduate Record Examinations (will not accept MCAT)

Other Standardized Tests: No information provided

Average Verbal Reasoning GRE Score: 154

Average Verbal Reasoning GRE Percentile: No information provided

Average Analytical Writing GRE Score: 4.2

Average Analytical Writing GRE Percentile: No information provided

Average Quantitative Reasoning GRE Score: 153

Average Quantitative Reasoning GRE Percentile: No information provided

Mission Statement

The mission of the South College Masters of Health Science in Physician Assistant Studies program is to educate highly qualified physician assistants, preparing them to become competent, compassionate, and comprehensive healthcare providers for clinical practice in rural and urban areas, focusing on underserved communities.