Wingate University PA Program: Requirements, Tuition & Stats

• Middle-of-the-pack GPA — The average accepted overall GPA (3.67) is close to the national middle, so a solid-but-not-spectacular academic record is genuinely competitive here.

• The minimum is not the target — The stated minimum GPA is 3.2, but the average accepted is 3.67 — a gap of 0.47. Meeting the floor gets you screened in, not admitted.

• 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.

Wingate University is located in North Carolina. The details below come straight from the program and are re-checked on a rolling basis.

At a glance

• Location: North Carolina

• Institution type: Private

• Program length: 27 months

• Class size: 60 students

• Start month: August

• Application deadline: January

• Rolling admissions: Yes

• In-state tuition: $112,800

• Average overall GPA: 3.67

• Average science GPA: 3.63

• Minimum overall GPA: 3.2

• Minimum science GPA: 3.2

• Minimum PCE hours: 500 hours

• Letters of recommendation: 2

• First-time PANCE pass rate: 92%

• Accreditation status: Continued

Admission requirements

• GRE: Yes (minimum 50th percentile or higher on each of the three sections)

• PA-CAT: No

• CASPer: No

• TOEFL (international applicants): Yes

• Supplemental application: No

• Shadowing: No

• Letters of recommendation: 2 — One from a health care provider (MD, DO, PA, or NP), and one from a college professor or academic advisor

• Patient care experience: 500 hours minimum

• Interview format: Traditional; Panel; MMI

Prerequisites

• Minimum prerequisite grade: C

• Prerequisite expiration: 7 years

• In-progress prerequisites accepted: Yes

• AP or CLEP credit accepted: Yes

• Online coursework accepted: Yes

Required coursework

• Human Anatomy and Human Physiology (8 credit hours minimum) — either one Human Anatomy with Lab and one Human Physiology with Lab, or two Human Anatomy and Physiology with Lab courses (Human A&P I and Human A&P II)

• Genetics (3 credit hours minimum, lecture only)

• Microbiology with Lab (4 credit hours minimum)

• Organic Chemistry with Lab (4 credit hours minimum)

• Biochemistry (3 credit hours minimum, lecture only)

• General Psychology (3 credit hours minimum)

• Statistics (3 credit hours minimum)

• Medical Terminology (No minimum credit hours)

Cost

• In-state tuition: $112,800

• Seat deposit: $1,500

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• Program website: Wingate University

• Admissions page: Admissions information

• Prerequisite details: Prerequisite coursework

• Email: [email protected]

• Phone: (704) 233-8051

• Address: 211 East Wilson Street, Wingate, NC 28174

Program information last verified July 7, 2026. Requirements change — always confirm directly with the program before applying.