Sample PA Program
Physician assistant (PA) · Sampleville, MI · public · 4-year program
A fictional program that shows how requirement matching works. Its requirements are invented for demonstration.
Not a real school. Do not use this for planning.
Application cycle: 2027–2028 · last reviewed 2026-10-31 by Sample data
Mandatory criteria
Biology with lab
Required4 credits minimum · Lab required · Minimum grade C
Sample data — not from a real school · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-10-31
General Chemistry with lab
Required8 credits minimum · Lab required · Minimum grade C
Sample data — not from a real school · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-10-31
Anatomy & Physiology with lab
Required8 credits minimum · Lab required · Minimum grade C · Must be within 7 years in this sample.
Sample data — not from a real school · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-10-31
Microbiology
Required3 credits minimum · Minimum grade C
Sample data — not from a real school · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-10-31
Statistics
Required3 credits minimum
Sample data — not from a real school · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-10-31
Psychology
Required3 credits minimum
Sample data — not from a real school · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-10-31
Direct patient care hours
RequiredSample data — not from a real school · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-10-31
CASPA application
RequiredSample data — not from a real school · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-10-31
Recommended, not mandatory
GRE
RecommendedSample data — not from a real school · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-10-31
PA shadowing
RecommendedSample data — not from a real school · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-10-31
Deadlines
- Sample application deadline: 2027-11-15
What this path usually involves
General to Physician assistant (PA). Each program sets its own rules.
- GRE
- PA-CAT
- CASPA
- Direct patient care hours
- PA shadowing
- Letters
- Program-specific prerequisites