Physician Assistant Studies

After you submit your application, please send these items to CASPA:

• Three letters of recommendation from health care professionals you\xc2\x92ve worked with, professors, employers, community leaders, and other people who know you and your abilities
• Original transcripts from all of the colleges you\xc2\x92ve attended

• Your official GRE scores by September 1. (Scores are acceptable within five years of taking the exam.) Our GRE school code is 6686.
• Transcripts by February 1 for any prerequisite courses you completed in the fall semester
• TOEFL scores if you\xc2\x92re an international student

• Quality and quantity of academic preparation; the typical candidate has earned a bachelor\xc2\x92s degree with more than 50 hours of science courses, with a science and overall required grade-point average of at least 3.0 on a 4-point scale
• Hands-on patient care experience
• Evidence of service and leadership, including awards and honors
• Superior interpersonal skills
• Enthusiastic letters of reference
• A mature, insightful essay
• Because we value diversity in each class, be sure to tell us if you:
• Speak more than one language.
• Come from a rural or medically underserved area.
• Are the first person in your family to attend college.
• Come from a disadvantaged background.
• Have rare talents or accomplishments.