Location: West Palm Beach, FL
Number of students: Planning to accept 50 students
Application Cycle: April – November 1st through CASPA
Interview dates: June – unknown due to this being the first class. Rolling admissions, so likely until class is full.
Start date: Expected to start first class January 2017
Length of Program: 27 months
Public/Private: Private
HCE: Recommended, but no specific requirement
GPA: Overall >3.0, BCP science >3.0, all prerequisites with grade of C or better
Shadowing: No specific requirement
The Good Stuff:
- Program is seeking accreditation this year for Provisional status
- GRE is required, with preference to scores >50th percentile
- Biochem OR organic chem
- Courses from 4-yr college or university are given preference
- Labs recommended, but not required, for General Biology courses
- On a quarter system instead of semesters
- Cannot have more than 2 outstanding prereqs at time of application to be considered
- “Behavioral interviews” – 2 general interviews (either 1-on-1 or 2-on-1), and 1 with the program director
Program Link: South University (West Palm Beach) PA Program Website
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