South University - Austin PA Program: Requirements, Tuition & Stats

• 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.

South University - Austin is located in Florida. The details below come straight from the program and are re-checked on a rolling basis.

At a glance

• Location: Florida

• Institution type: Private

• Program length: 27 months

• Class size: 40 students

• Start month: January

• Application deadline: August

• Rolling admissions: Yes

• In-state tuition: $107,703

• Minimum overall GPA: 3

• Minimum science GPA: 3

• Letters of recommendation: 3

• First-time PANCE pass rate: 94%

• Accreditation status: Continued

Admission requirements

• GRE: Yes (minimum Preference given to Quantitative and Verbal Reasoning scores of 146 or above; Analytic Writing Score of 3.5 and above)

• PA-CAT: No

• CASPer: No

• Supplemental application: No

• Shadowing: Recommended

• Letters of recommendation: 3: At least one reference must be from a physician (MD/DO), Physician Assistant, or Nurse Practitioner with whom the applicant has worked or shadowed. Preference is granted to applicants with letters from a PA.

• Interview format: Interview

Prerequisites

• Minimum prerequisite grade: C

• In-progress prerequisites accepted: No

• AP or CLEP credit accepted: Yes

• Online coursework accepted: Yes

Required coursework

• Anatomy and Physiology, 2 courses (sequenced): Human Anatomy & Physiology I and II with lab OR Human Anatomy with lab and Human Physiology with lab

• General Biology, 2 courses: General Biology I (lab recommended) and General Biology II (lab recommended); Alternative substitution for Biology II only: Cell Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Immunology

• General Chemistry and Labs, 2 courses: General Chemistry I with lab and General Chemistry II with lab

• Microbiology with Lab, 1 course

• Organic Chemistry or Biochemistry, 1 course (lab recommended, not required)

Recommended: General Biology and Biochemistry courses are recommended to include a lab, but it is not required.

Cost

• In-state tuition: $107,703

• Seat deposit: $1,000

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• Program website: South University - Austin

• Admissions page: Admissions information

• Prerequisite details: Prerequisite coursework

• Email: [email protected]

• Phone: (855) 884-2408

• Address: South University, 709 Mall Boulevard, Savannah, GA 31406-4805

Program information last verified June 26, 2026. Requirements change, always confirm directly with the program before applying.