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General
Yes. We offer individual tours of the program facilities. Contact hprofadv@iu.edu to arrange a building tour.
We enroll 44 new students per year.
Students begin in the summer term. Typically, the first day is the second or third Monday in May.
The PA program is 27 months. Students begin in May and graduate two years later in August.
Due to the intensity and academic rigor of the program, the IU MPAS department strongly recommends that students do not work while in the program. Students are required to be available for class meetings from 8 a.m.–5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Additional individual and group study time outside of class are also required.
Application Process
No. The MPAS admissions committee does not give preference to any applicant type.
The IU MPAS admissions committee does not give preference to any undergraduate major and accepts an undergraduate degree in any major from a regionally accredited institution.
Applicants are not eligible for admission if they do not meet our minimum requirements, which includes a 3.2 cumulative GPA and a 3.2 overall science GPA. We do not give special consideration to the last 60 credit hours. All college coursework is factored into the cumulative GPA.
The most competitive applicants will likely be those who surpass the minimum academic requirements, have a clear understanding of the PA profession, demonstrate professionalism, leadership, community service, and are a good match to the program vision, mission, and values.
The program requires patient contact hours, though there are no minimum hour requirements. These hours may be paid, volunteer, or shadowing experiences. The purpose of accruing patient contact hours is to ensure the applicant has adequate exposure to the health-care system, patients, and the role of a PA. All patient contact hours are accepted. Applicants need to address how their patient contact hours have prepared them for PA school in their personal statement. There is no ideal number of patient contact hours that applicants need to be most competitive. This requirement is just one part of the holistic admissions review.
Prerequisite Coursework
Yes. The MPAS admissions committee accepts coursework from any regionally accredited institution.
Admission Interviews
The number of students invited to interview changes each cycle. Due to the volume of applicants, the admissions committee is unable to provide personalized feedback to each applicant based on their interview performance.
Financial Aid and Tuition
At this time, we also have an admission-based scholarship for incoming students. The recipient and dollar amount are determined by the admissions committee and awarded to an incoming student. There is no application for this scholarship. For students looking for financial aid, we encourage you to fill out the FAFSA. Most students utilize federal student loans.
No graduate assistantships are available for the IU MPAS program.