Samuel Merritt University

Samuel Merritt University
3100 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 1000
Oakland, California 94609

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General Information

Mission Statement: The Master Physician Assistant Department at Samuel Merritt University strives to serve the University and the medical community by preparing graduates who are interdependent medical providers, demonstrate commitment to the community and the profession through active leadership, manifest critical and creative thinking, utilize effective communication skills, and who possess the educational foundation for continued growth and development in a changing world of diverse cultures.

Unique Program Features: No information provided

Curriculum Focus: No information provided

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

Doctorate Degree Offered: No information provided

Type of Masters Degree: MPA: Master of Physician Assistant

Program Length: 27 Months

Start Month: No information provided

Estimated Incoming Class Size: 44

Part-time Option: No

Distance Learning: No

On-Campus Housing: No

Required Onsite Interview: Yes

Types of Interviews: No information provided

Admission Type: No information provided

CASPA & Deadlines

CASPA Member: Yes

Upcoming CASPA Cycle: No information provided

Application Deadline: 09/01/2022

Deadline Requirement: No information provided

Supplemental Application: No

Supplemental Deadline: No information provided

Supplemental Application Fee: No information provided

Supplemental Application Fee Waiver: No information provided

Tuition & Deposits

Separate Tuition Rates: No

Tuition: $109,184

Seat Deposit: Yes

Seat Deposit Cost: $350

Refundable Seat Deposit: No

Matriculants

Out of State Students Accepted: No information provided

Transfer Students Accepted: Yes

DACA Status Applicants Considered: No information provided

International Applicants Accepted: Yes

Support for Veterans: Special admission consideration;SOC member;Yellow Ribbon program

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: 3

Minimum Overall GPA Required: 2.80

Minimum Prereq GPA Required: No GPA minimum required

Standardized Test(s) Required: Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) for international students

Healthcare Experience: Required

Hours Needed: 1000

Time Limit in Which To Complete Experience: No information provided

Paid Health Care: Recommended but not required

Volunteer/Community Service Health Care: Recommended but not required

Paid Direct Patient Care: Required

Volunteer Direct Patient Care: Not Required

Direct Patient Care Hours Needed: No information provided

Direct Patient Care Time Limit: No information provided

Other Paid Health Care: Not Required

Other Volunteer Health Care: No information provided

Shadowing a PA: Required

Shadowing a Physician: Not Required

Shadowing other health care provider: Not Required

Clinical and/or non-clinical research: Not Required

Virtual Health Care Accepted: No information provided

Virtual Shadowing Accepted: No information provided

Prerequisites

Prereq time limit: No information provided