Program Spotlight: University of South Alabama

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** updated March 2020 **

Location:  Mobile, AL

Accreditation Status: Continuing

Number of students: 40 students

Application Deadline: October 1

Start date: May

Length of Program: 27 months

Admissions: Non- Rolling

Tuition: $59,889 (in-state), $116,154 (out-of-state)

Public/Private: Public

HCE: 500 hours

Read this blog post about earning HCE

GPA: Overall: 3.0, Science GPA: 3.0, Prerequisite GPA: 2.0, Last 60 Credit GPA: 3.0

GRE: Minimum 145 on verbal and quantitative

Shadowing: Not required

LOR: Three required, one from PA/MD/DO

Listen to this podcast episode about asking for a Letter of Recommendation

Seat Deposit: $500

The Good Stuff:

  • Focuses on primary care

  • 55% of students are Alabama residents

  • Students may apply to complete a clinical rotation in Women’s Health in Cusco, Peru

Program Link: https://www.southalabama.edu/colleges/alliedhealth/pa/

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