To apply for the PA Program Eligibility Track, please submit the following required documents:
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Official transcripts from all colleges and/or Universities where classes were taken (Including any transfer classes if applicable)
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Official GRE scores within the past five years. Our school code to send GRE scores is 2407.
After all documents have been submitted, your file will be sent to the PA Admissions Committee for review. Failure to submit all required documents will result in an incomplete application that cannot be processed or reviewed by the PA Admission Committee. If accepted, students are required to submit a non-refundable deposit of $100 to confirm their seat and formally enroll into the PA Program Eligibility Track.
Previous prerequisite courses taken by students may be accepted into the PA Program Eligibility Track at the discretion of the PA Program Director upon review of the student’s official transcripts. Additionally, students who complete a minimum of sixteen (16) credits in the Marywood University PA Eligibility Track are allowed to apply to the MS Physician Assistant Program at Marywood University as an internal applicant. All other students must apply through the CASPA application. Please note that acceptance into the PA Program Eligibility Track does not guarantee acceptance into the MS Physician Assistant Program at Marywood University.
» Additionally, as part of the requirements for the MS Physician Assistant Program, students must complete a minimum of 500 hours of direct patient contact experience, including at least 50 hours shadowing a PA-C
» In order to be eligible for entry into the PA Program Eligibility Track, students must already have earned a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution with a minimum cumulative baccalaureate GPA of 3.0. Students who do not possess a 3.0 minimum GPA are not eligible to apply to the PA Program Eligibility Track or the MS Physician Assistant Program.
» If accepted into the PA Program Eligibility Track, students are required to maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in order to matriculate in the track. Failure to maintain the minimum GPA will result in dismissal from the PA Program Eligibility Track.
Facilities & Technology
Center for Natural and Health Sciences
The Center for Natural and Health Sciences contains various science laboratories, including a Microbiology and Molecular/Cellular Biology lab, an Organic Chemistry lab, an Anatomy and Physiology lab, a Physics lab, a Biotechnology research lab, and an Environmental wet laboratory, along with a greenhouse, computer labs, and various classrooms.
Classrooms for our Math and Computer Science, Science, and Public Administration programs are in this building. The 100-seat Comerford Theatre, one of two large lecture halls on campus, is located here.
Scholarships
» Please note there is no financial aid available for students in the PA Program Eligibility Track. Students are billed the current graduate tuition rate. For further details, please contact studentaccounts@marywood.edu .
Faculty
Dr. Lisa Antoniacci
Department Chair | Associate Professor
Dr. Dhanapati Adhikari
Professor
Patrick James Barney
Lecturer | Lecturer
Marie R Betti
Lecturer
Dr. Derrick E Boucher
Assistant Professor
Brian G Bradish
Lecturer
Christine S Fleming
Lecturer
Conor Flynn
Instructor
Dr. Deanne Dulik Garver
Professor Emeritus | Lecturer
Dr. Michael J Gottstein
Assistant Professor
Joseph J Granko
Chemical Hygiene Officer | Science Lab Manager
Kimberly Stanek Hague
Assistant Professor
Lawrence Eugene Hahn
Lecturer
Kathryn R Haines
Lecturer
Dr. Michael C Kiel
Professor
Brittany E Legath
Lecturer
Catherine A Malenovitch
Lecturer
Sara A Melick
Assistant Professor
Jenna L Milheim
Instructor of Practice
John Barry Minora
Lecturer
Rosann M Moskel
Lecturer
Dr. Brian J Piatak
Assistant Professor of Practice
Anthony Michael Pusateri
Lecturer
Joseph Snedeker
Lecturer
Thomas Snyder
Lecturer
Krista F Wargo
Assistant Professor of Practice
Donald W White
Lecturer
Courses & Curriculum (43 Total Credits)
Students in the PA Program Eligibility Track complete prerequisite courses that form the foundation of physician assistant requirements. Coursework may include:
BIOL 150, 150L
General Biology I and lab
BIOL 151, 151L
General Biology II and lab
BIOL 235, 235L
General Microbiology and lab
BIOL 300, 300L
Gross Human Anatomy and lab
BIOL 301, 301L
Human Physiology and lab
BIOL 332, 332L
Immunology and lab
BIOL 497C
Medical Terminology
CHEM 131, 131L
General Chemistry I and lab
CHEM 132, 132L
General Chemistry II and lab
CHEM 221, 221L
Organic Chemistry I and lab
CHEM 222, 222L
Organic Chemistry II and lab
For more questions or to inquire about the PA program Eligibility Track, please contact Marywood University Graduate Admissions at 570-348-6234 or email gograd@marywood.edu .
