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University of Mount Saint Vincent Physician Assistant Program prerequisites

What Mount Saint Vincent asks for in the 2026-27 cycle, as read from the school's own admissions page. 10 lines differ from the standard PA school set, marked below.

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Coursework

  • Biology with labrequiredextra here

    2 semesters · 8 credits · lab

    "General Biology + Laboratory (8 credits)".

  • General chemistry with labrequired

    2 semesters · 8 credits · lab

    "General Chemistry + Laboratory (8 credits)".

  • Biochemistryrequired

    1 semester · 3 credits

    The advanced chemistry line: "Organic Chemistry or Biochemistry (3 credits)". Either course satisfies it.

  • English or writing-intensivenot required here

    Not on the prerequisite list.

  • Statisticsrequired

    1 semester · 3 credits

    "Mathematics (Pre-calculus or Statistics) (3 credits)". Pre-calculus satisfies this line just as well as statistics does.

  • Psychologynot required here

    Not on Mount Saint Vincent's prerequisite list.

  • Anatomy and physiologyrequired

    2 semesters · 8 credits · lab

    "Human Anatomy + Laboratory (4 credits) with Human Physiology (3 credits) OR Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II + Laboratory (8 credit minimum)." The split anatomy plus physiology route totals 7 credits and also satisfies the line.

  • Microbiologyrequireddiffers

    3 credits

    Most PA programmes ask for 1 semester · 4 credits · lab.

    "Microbiology (3 credits)". No laboratory is named for this row.

  • Medical terminologynot required here

    Not on the prerequisite list.

Experience hours

  • Patient care experiencerequireddiffers

    200+ hours

    Most PA programmes ask for 500+ hours.

    "Minimum of 200 hours of patient care experience"; "Patient care experience completion and documentation of a minimum of 200 hours is required at application submission." The page gives no list of qualifying roles and does not say whether paid or volunteer.

  • Healthcare experiencerecommended

    500+ hours

    No separate minimum, but it is weighed: "Applicants demonstrating stronger academic achievement, more extensive healthcare experience, well-developed personal statements, and stronger letters of recommendation may receive higher overall evaluation scores."

  • PA shadowingnot required here

    "Shadowing hours are not required."

Letters

  • Science faculty letternot required here

    No faculty letter is asked for; references come "from professionals."

  • PA letternot required here

    The required clinical letter is from any "healthcare professional," not a PA specifically; recorded on the supervisor line.

  • Supervisor letterrequireddiffers

    1 letter

    Most PA programmes publish no minimum and list it as recommended.

    "Three references from professionals (one of which must be from a healthcare professional)." The healthcare professional letter is recorded here; any clinician answers it, and the other two writers are unspecified professionals.

Also on the school’s page

Mount Saint Vincent publishes a short prerequisite list in credits: Mathematics (Pre-calculus or Statistics) 3, General Biology + Laboratory 8, General Chemistry + Laboratory 8, Microbiology 3, Organic Chemistry or Biochemistry 3, and either Human Anatomy + Laboratory (4) with Human Physiology (3) or Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II + Laboratory (8 credit minimum). A "Baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution" is required, with a "Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 based on a 4.0 scale," a "Minimum cumulative science GPA of 3.0 based on a 4.0 scale," and a "Minimum prerequisite GPA of 3.0 based on a 4.0 scale." Grades: "Minimum preferred grade for prerequisite courses is a B- (but we will accept one grade of C- , C, or C+ in one prerequisite course)." Recency is a 10 year window: "All prerequisite undergraduate coursework must have been completed 10-years prior to start date of program." In-progress work is reviewed: "We will review your application if courses are still in progress at the time of application submission to CASPA, but request that you update you provide CASPA with updated transcripts when the course is complete." Testing: the GRE is "Not required" and the MCAT is "Not required"; the PA-CAT and CASPer are not mentioned. "Applications are accepted only through CASPA." Three professional references are required, one from a healthcare professional. Shadowing is not required. Nothing is said about online, community college, AP or CLEP credit.

School

mountsaintvincent.edu/graduate-adult/graduate-programs/pa-studies-program

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