Application Procedure (MSPAS)

1. Each applicant must apply through the Centralized Application Service for Physician Assistants (CASPA) www.caspaonline. org. The deadline for the CASPA application is November 1 for the following summer entry.

2. Official test score results for the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test (verbal and quantitative) must be submitted with the CASPA application under school code 0937. The Marietta College PA Program will accept MCAT scores in substitution for GRE scores.

The application is reviewed by an admissions committee that conducts personal interviews before selecting students for admission. Selection for interviews is based on evaluation of the application and personal statements for the following factors:

• Academic preparation

• Commitment to providing care in Ohio and/or the Appalachia region

• Motivation, maturity, ability to work with people

• Previous healthcare experience (paid and/or voluntary).

• Work ethic, leadership skills and extracurricular activities.

• Knowledge of the profession

• Letters of recommendation

Applicants selected for interviews will be asked to come to campus. Offers of admission will be made in October, November, and January.

Accepted students will be asked to submit a $1,000 admission deposit. Payment of the deposit indicates the student’s intent to enroll in the Physician Assistant Program. The deposit will be used for program supplies and the balance towards the summer tuition.