Location: Tallahassee, Florida
Number of students: 40
Application Cycle: CASPA by October 1st, and a supplemental application
Interview dates: For 2017, starting January
Start date: Pending start date in August 2017 (will be evaluated for provisional status in March 2017)
Length of Program: 27 months
Public/Private: Public (In-state tuition for Florida residents)
HCE: Minimum 500 hours of direct patient care (scribe does not count)
GPA: Minimum overall of 3.0 and minimum math/science of 3.0
Shadowing: No specific requirement
The Good Stuff:
GPA exception - If you have completed a graduate program with at least 30 hours and your graduate GPA is higher than your undergraduate GPA, you can write to ask for consideration of your graduate GPA.
GRE required in the last 3 years. No listed minimum
HCE exception - If you do not have the required 500 hours, you can take a course at FSU called "Introduction to the PA Profession" that waives this requirement. They would still like for you to have some patient experience.
Preference is given to Florida residents, South Georgia and South Alabama residents of counties with borders on the Florida line, and veterans
Program Link: Florida State University PA Program Website
For the most up to date information on PA programs in one place, check out The Applicant’s Manual of Physician Assistant Programs. (Affiliate link)
