Welcome to the Department of Physician Assistant Studies at East Carolina University.
The East Carolina University College of Allied Health Sciences Department of Physician Assistant Studies offers a Master of Science degree. Applications for the program will be accepted only through CASPA at http://www.caspaonline.org/.
Applications are accepted for admission consideration only from citizens or permanent residents of the United States who are also residents of one of the following states: North Carolina; South Carolina; Georgia; Tennessee; and Virginia. Preference is given to residents of North Carolina.
Application to the ECU Graduate School is required before the PA Program will consider any CASPA application, and the application must be completed by October 1. This is the supplemental application for our program listed by CASPA. The application can be completed on line at http://www.ecu.edu/gradschool/. To be considered for an interview and admission, the Graduate School and CASPA applications must be completed. There is a $60.00 Graduate School application fee.
For applicants with English as a second language, the Graduate School requires either the TOEFL or the IELTS. Contact the Graduate School for more information.
CASPA will begin taking applications for fall 2009 in May of 2008. Completed application packets must be received by CASPA no later than October 1. The Physician Assistant Program will begin reviewing applications and scheduling interviews as soon as the completed applications are received from the Graduate School.
Any questions concerning the application process or status of applications should be addressed to: pastudies@ecu.edu.
All PA Program prerequisites must be completed by the end of the fall semester of the year prior to the fall of the anticipated year of enrollment. Example: All prerequisites must be completed by the end of fall 2008 for entry in the fall of 2009.
Be sure to go to Links, then FAQs for more information, including PANCE pass rates, GRE scores, the PA Student Handbook and more.
Anyone who would like to participate in the education of our students either as a lecturer or as a preceptor, please contact us at pastudies@ecu.edu or 252-744-1100.
For complete information about the PA program, please see the PROGRAM BROCHURE.
Revised: 05/05/08
