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General Admission Criteria

Admission is based on undergraduate college work including the overall, transfer, and math/science grade point averages. Other criteria include personal interviews and assessment of the applicant's motivation and personal qualities needed to successfully complete the program.

  1. Prior to enrollment, the applicant must have completed a core curriculum of 60 semester hours, plus 30 semester hours of additional prerequisite courses, at another accredited college or university.
  2. A grade point average of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) on all previous college work and an average of at least 2.8 on math and science courses are required for consideration.
  3. Three letters of recommendation are required.
  4. Interviews are by invitation only.
  5. Preference is given to residents of Georgia and to residents of states with no physician assistant program.
  6. Applicants whose first language is not English must submit official TOEFL scores. A minimum TOEFL score of 250 on the computer-based exam or 600 on the paper exam and a minimum score of 50 on the TSE-P are required for admission consideration. The TSE-A exam scores will not be accepted. Applicants must take both the TOEFL and the TSE-P by October 15 to be considered for admission the following year.

Application Procedures
The Admissions Committee selects the applicants who seem best qualified for the program from among those who apply. Applications must be received by October 15. Earlier application is encouraged.


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October 16, 2006