San Juan Bautista School of Medicine PA Program: Requirements, Tuition & Stats

• Career-changer friendly — At 200 required patient care hours, this is one of the lower bars in the country — worth a look if you are switching fields and building hours while you apply.

• No extra standardized testing — No GRE, PA-CAT, or CASPer required — one less hurdle if standardized tests are not your strength.

• Ask about board prep — The reported first-time PANCE pass rate is 81%. That is below the national average — a fair question to ask on interview day is what remediation and board prep look like.

• Apply early — Admissions are rolling, so seats come off the board as the cycle goes. An application submitted in the first few weeks is worth more than the same application submitted in month four.

• Accreditation status: Probation — ARC-PA currently lists this program as Accreditation-Probation. Programs do come off probation, and students generally remain eligible to sit for the PANCE, but you should read the ARC-PA action report and ask the program directly before depositing.

San Juan Bautista School of Medicine is located in Puerto Rico. The details below come straight from the program and are re-checked on a rolling basis.

At a glance

• Location: Puerto Rico

• Institution type: Private

• Program length: 28 months

• Class size: 35 students

• Start month: January

• Application deadline: October

• Rolling admissions: Yes

• In-state tuition: $87,500

• Out-of-state tuition: $108,500

• Minimum overall GPA: 2.5

• Minimum science GPA: 3

• Minimum PCE hours: 200 hours

• Letters of recommendation: 3

• First-time PANCE pass rate: 81%

• Accreditation status: Probation

Admission requirements

• GRE: No

• PA-CAT: No

• CASPer: No

• TOEFL (international applicants): Yes

• Supplemental application: No (fee $100)

• Letters of recommendation: 3 — PA OR Physician (MD/DO) Supervisor OR Professor

• Patient care experience: 200 hours minimum

• Interview format: Remote via Microsoft Teams

Prerequisites

• Pass/Fail coursework accepted: Yes

Required coursework

• General Biology I & II with Labs 8

• General Chemistry I & II with Labs 8

• Organic Chemistry I with Lab OR Biochemistry with Lab 4

• Anatomy and Physiology with Lab* 8

• English Composition/Literature 6

• Behavioral Science 6

• Humanities (History, philosophy, language, art) 6

• Mathematics (pre-calculus or higher) 3

• Statistics 3

Recommended: Microbiology Medical Terminology

Cost

• In-state tuition: $87,500

• Out-of-state tuition: $108,500

• Supplemental application fee: $100

• Seat deposit: $100

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• Program website: San Juan Bautista School of Medicine

• Admissions page: Admissions information

• Prerequisite details: Prerequisite coursework

• Email: [email protected]

• Phone: (787) 743-3038

• Address: Luis A. Ferre Highway Exit #21, Road 172 Caguas to Cidra, Turabo Gardens Caguas, PR 00725

Program information last verified June 25, 2026. Requirements change — always confirm directly with the program before applying.