Physician Assistant Studies
You must have a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution completed by October 1, 2023. (There is no preferred major.)
You will need an overall undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0. Also, you will need to have completed the following prerequisite courses by October 1, 2023, with a minimum GPA of 3.0 overall for these prerequisite courses and a “C” or better in each class:
- Biology for science majors with lab: 8SH
- Chemistry for science majors with lab: 8SH
- Human Anatomy and Physiology with lab: 8SH
- Microbiology: 3SH
- Organic Chemistry with lab (4 SH) or Biochemistry (3 SH)
- Psychology: 3SH
- Statistics: 3SH
Preference is given to those applicants with a Biology, Chemistry, and Physics (BCP) GPA of 3.0 or higher.
We do not accept Advanced Placement/CLEP coursework to fulfill prerequisite requirements. The Bryant Physician Assistant Program does not accept transfer credits to be applied to required program coursework and does not award Advanced Placement based on prior coursework.
Your application process begins when you submit an online CASPA application as early as April 27, 2023. You then must complete a supplemental Bryant University Physician Assistant Program Application available via CASPA. Your entire completed application must be “verified” by CASPA by October 1, 2023, for your application to be considered. Be advised that the Bryant University PA program operates on a rolling admission basis.
You also will need:
- Three professional letters of reference.
- Optional completion of the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) within the past five years (submit score to CASPA using Bryant’s PA Program Code: 8825).
- Documentation of at least 2,000 hours of direct patient care which must be obtained by October 1, 2023.*
- The ability to meet the program technical standards with or without reasonable accommodations.
Selected candidates will attend an on-site interview, and if admitted, undergo a background check and drug screening. All matriculating students are required to obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) for healthcare providers prior to entering the program and are responsible for maintaining this BLS certification through graduation.
*Examples of direct patient care experience include but are not necessarily limited to: emergency medical technicians and paramedics, nurses, military medics, corpsmen, health service technicians, emergency department technicians, medical scribes, physical and occupational therapists, respiratory therapists, medical assistants, certified nursing assistants.
International Applicants: You must complete the TOEFL within two years of application with a score greater than 100 unless you have completed a baccalaureate degree in the U.S. A certified degree and course-by-course evaluation of foreign transcripts are required to ascertain equivalences to U.S. educational standards.
The Bryant University Physician Assistant Program’s Mission Statement is to improve universal access to healthcare by graduating highly competent and confident physician assistants prepared to provide quality, ethical, patient-centered healthcare in a collaborative environment. Our strategy to accomplish this goal is to support the admission and enrollment of future clinicians who have demonstrated a similar commitment to these philosophies. While the program does not extend preference to any individual or group, application materials are scored during the file review and interview process using a scoring system that awards points to any applicant demonstrating evidence of a commitment to the philosophies embodied by the program’s mission and goals.
