Location: Sacramento, CA
Number of students: 45
Application Cycle: CASPA September 1 - March 1
Interview dates: February - August
Start date: January
Length of Program: 27 months
Public/Private: Private
HCE: Minimum 1,000 hrs
GPA: Minimum Science and Overall GPA of 3.0
Shadowing: No specific requirement
The Good Stuff:
- Program is currently applying for Provisional Status, and will know in September 2016
- Preference given to veterans, Pacific alumni, residents of geographic area, educationally or socioeconomically disadvantaged applicants
- Online courses will NOT fulfill science prerequisites. AP credits do not count either.
- No Organic Chemistry requirement
- No timeline limit on courses
- Information sessions are available
- No GRE requirement
- Cadaver lab in Stockton
Program Link: University of the Pacific PA Program Website
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Pre-PA
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