King's College

King's College
133 North River Street
Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania 18711

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*Last updated February 7th, 2023

General Information

Mission Statement: “The Department of Physician Assistant Studies educates students in a primary care-based curriculum that emphasizes the mastery of knowledge, technical skills, critical thinking, and moral reasoning. King’s Department of PA Studies fosters excellence in teaching and forms highly competent professional healthcare providers committed to patient-centered, compassionate care, and the inherent dignity of every person.”

Unique Program Features: On site cadaver lab, Multiple clinical labs and private exams, faculty open door policy for students, facilities available after class hours, rotations scheduled by faculty not a computer system, multimedia classrooms

Curriculum Focus: Case-Based Learning; Hybrid of Traditional or Case-Based Learning; Organ-Based/Systems-Based Learning

Credentials Offered: Master's degree (not Master's of Public Health)

Doctorate Degree Offered: No information provided

Type of Masters Degree: MSPAS: Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies

Program Length: 24 Months

Start Month: August 2024

Estimated Incoming Class Size: No information provided

Part-time Option: No

Distance Learning: No

On-Campus Housing: Yes

Required Onsite Interview: Yes

Types of Interviews: Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)

Admission Type: Regular - All applications are reviewed once the set deadline has passed

CASPA & Deadlines

CASPA Member: Yes

Upcoming CASPA Cycle: Yes

Application Deadline: 10/01/2023

Deadline Requirement: Green-Verified: the application has been submitted, payment, all transcripts, and at least two evaluation letters must be received by CASPA by the posted deadline, and the application has a verified status, meaning all GPAs have been calculated by CASPA.

Supplemental Application: No

Supplemental Deadline: 10/01/2022

Supplemental Application Fee: No information provided

Supplemental Application Fee Waiver: No information provided

Tuition & Deposits

Separate Tuition Rates: No

Tuition: $92,682

Seat Deposit: Yes

Seat Deposit Cost: $850

Refundable Seat Deposit: No

Matriculants

Out of State Students Accepted: Yes

Transfer Students Accepted: No

DACA Status Applicants Considered: Yes

International Applicants Accepted: Yes, with exceptions. Please visit the program's website.

International Application Link

Support for Veterans: No information provided

Program Matriculants by Gender

Female: -

Male: -

Non-Binary: -

Gender Unknown: -

Ethnicity of Program Matriculants by Number

American Indian or Alaskan Native: -

Asian: -

Black or African American: -

Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish: -

Native Hawaiin or Pacific Islander: -

White: -

Other: -

GRE Average Scores

Average Verbal Reasoning GRE Score: No information provided

Average Analytical Writing GRE Score: No information provided

Average Quantitative Reasoning GRE Score: No information provided

GRE Average Percentiles

Average Verbal Reasoning GRE Percentile: No information provided

Average Analytical Writing GRE Percentile: No information provided

Average Quantitative Reasoning GRE Percentile: No information provided

Requirements

Minimum Number of Reference Letters Required: 3

Types of References Required: No restrictions

Minimum Overall GPA Required: 3.20

Minimum Prereq GPA Required: 3.20

Standardized Test(s) Required: None of the above

Healthcare Experience: Yes, required

Hours Needed: 500

Time Limit in Which To Complete Experience: No Requirement

Paid Health Care: Not Required

Volunteer/Community Service Health Care: Recommended but not required

Paid Direct Patient Care: Required

Volunteer Direct Patient Care: Required

Direct Patient Care Hours Needed: 300

Direct Patient Care Time Limit: No Requirement

Other Paid Health Care: Recommended but not required

Other Volunteer Health Care: No information provided

Shadowing a PA: Required

Shadowing a Physician: Recommended but not required

Shadowing other health care provider: Recommended but not required

Clinical and/or non-clinical research: Not Required

Virtual Health Care Accepted: No

Virtual Shadowing Accepted: No

Prerequisites

Prereq time limit: No Requirement

Human Anatomy: 4 Credit(s), Lab Required

Microbiology: 4 Credit(s), Lab Required

Organic Chemistry: 4 Credit(s), Lab Required

Human Physiology: 4 Credit(s), Lab Required

Genetics: 3 Credit(s)