Your application needs to be verified in CASPA by October 1st.
Please note: the verification process at CASPA can take up to four weeks once all documents are received by CASPA.
No, CWRU PA program does not have a supplemental application.
Applications will not be considered if there are more than two outstanding prerequisite courses at the time of submission to CASPA. All prerequisite coursework must be completed by the end of the Fall term of the year of application.
Please indicate on your CASPA application if you have prerequisite courses planned or in progress.
If you are accepted and matriculate into the program, we will ask you to provide official transcripts at that time.
Due to fair practices, we do not make exceptions in our prerequisite coursework. The prerequisite courses are what we feel is necessary to ensure that a student is prepared for our program.
All courses within the curriculum are required. No transfer credit or applications for challenge examinations are accepted. No credit is granted for pre-admission experiential learning and no advanced placement is awarded.
The physician assistant program is a full-time program and there is no part-time status.
If you are accepted and decide to attend our program, we will require you to submit a document for any coursework requiring a lab component unless your university/college lists the lab portion as a separate course on your transcripts.
Applicants must have at least 1,000 direct patient care hours completed in the United States or Canada at the time of application.
Direct Patient Care can be paid or volunteer experience, but it must be completed in the United States or Canada and cannot be taken for academic credit.
Please provide no less than three letters of recommendation. If you have less than three letters your application will not be considered. At least one letter of support must be furnished by a health care professional who has known the applicant for at least 6 months.
We do not provide one-on-one application counseling or advisement.
We host several webinars per year and we encourage that you plan to attend at least one.
If you have done your best to find the answer to your question from our website and information session and still have a question, please email us at paprogram@case.edu.
No. Medical Terminology is required. We cannot substitute work experience for this course.
No. We require 1 course of Organic Chemistry with lab.
No, we require direct patient care to be earned in the United States or Canada.