Are you like me and looking to dodge the GRE?
Does the thought of studying for the GRE exam make your palms sweat and your heart flutter?
Wouldn't it be great if you could find PA schools that don't require the GRE and simply avoid the GRE exam altogether?
Well, you are in luck! Out of 256 accredited and developing programs, there are quite a few (∼44%) that do not require the GRE.
Here is a list of the 80 84 US and International Physician Assistant Programs that do not require the GRE for PA school acceptance
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85 PA Programs That Don't Require the GRE
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*Last updated 11/14/2019 - remember schools update their requirements constantly so make sure to confirm this on the school's website before applying.
- Augsburg College Physician Assistant Program
- Bay Path University Physician Assistant Program
- Bethel University (Minnesota) Physician Assistant Program
- California Baptist University
- Charles R. Drew University Physician Assistant Program
- Concordia University Physician Assistant Program (Michigan / Wisconsin)
- CUNY Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education
- D’youville College Physician Assistant Program
- Daemen College Physician Assistant Program
- Dominican University of California
- Drexel University Physician Assistant Program
- Duquesne University Physician Assistant Program
- Eastern Virginia Medical School Physician Assistant Program
- Franklin College Physician Assistant Program
- Franklin Pierce University Physician Assistant Program
- Gannon University Physician Assistant Program
- Gardner-Webb University Physician Assistant Program
- Heritage University Physician Assistant Program
- Hofstra University Physician Assistant Program
- Interservice Physician Assistant Program
- King’s College Physician Assistant Program
- Le Moyne College Physician Assistant Program
- Loma Linda University Physician Assistant Program
- Marshall B. Ketchum University Physician Assistant Program
- MCPHS University Physician Assistant Program (Boston)
- MCPHS University Physician Assistant Program (Manchester) New Hampshire
- MCPHS University Physician Assistant Program (Worcester) Massachusetts
- Meharry Medical College
- Mercy College Physician Assistant Program
- Miami-Dade College
- New York Institute of Technology Physician Assistant Program
- Northeastern University Physician Assistant Program
- Oklahoma City University
- Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) PA Program
- Pace University Physician Assistant Program
- Pace University, Pleasantville
- Pacific University Physician Assistant Program
- Pennsylvania College of Technology Physician Assistant Program
- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Physician Assistant Program
- Philadelphia University Physician Assistant Program
- Quinnipiac University Physician Assistant Program
- Red Rocks Community College Physician Assistant Program
- Rochester Institute of Technology Physician Assistant Program
- Rutgers University Physician Assistant Program
- Sacred Heart University Physician Assistant Program
- Saint Francis University Physician Assistant Program
- Samuel Merritt University Physician Assistant Program
- Seton Hill University Physician Assistant Program
- Slippery Rock University Physician Assistant Program
- Southern California University of Health Sciences Physician Assistant Program
- Springfield College Physician Assistant Program
- St. John’s University Physician Assistant Program
- Stony Brook University Physician Assistant Program
- Sullivan University Physician Assistant Program
- SUNY Downstate Medical Center Physician Assistant Program
- Thomas Jefferson University Physician Assistant Program
- Touro College (Bay Shore) Physician Assistant Program
- Touro College (Manhattan) Physician Assistant Program
- Touro University Physician Assistant Program (California)
- Towson University CCBC – Essex Physician Assistant Program
- Union College Physician Assistant Program
- University of Bridgeport Physician Assistant Program
- University of California-Davis Physician Assistant Program
- University of Dayton Physician Assistant Program
- University of Findlay Physician Assistant Program
- University of Incarnate Word Physician Assistant Program
- University of La Verne
- University of Manitoba
- University of Nevada, Reno
- University of North Dakota Physician Assistant Program
- University of Saint Joseph Physician Assistant Program
- University of South Dakota Physician Assistant Program
- University of Tampa
- University of the Pacific
- University of the Sciences of Philadelphia Physician Assistant Program
- University of Toledo Physician Assistant Program
- University of Utah
- University of Wisconsin – Madison Physician Assistant Program
- Valparaiso University
- Wagner College Physician Assistant Program
- West Liberty University Physician Assistant Program
- Western Michigan University
- Western University of Health Sciences Physician Assistant Program
- Westfield State University
- Wichita State University Physician Assistant Program
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OHSU in Portland, OR doesn’t require GRE or MCAT
Thanks so much, Brianna, I have added this to the list!
Stephen
Howard University, does not have PA program anymore. Unfortunately.
Thanks so much for the update Chris, I have removed Howard University from the list and updated my PA school finder website! Much appreciated. 🙂
Stephen
I think this list is wonderful, but full of mistakes and broken links. I just started my search and already found 4 schools from this list that do require GRE, and 2 of them even posted minimum score!😳
Thanks so much, Tina! You inspired me to get off my duff and update this for 2019/2020. It’s amazing how much has changed in just 12 months since I last updated this post. I have fixed all the broken links and removed schools that do now require the GRE. For a while schools were dropping the GRE as a pre-PA requirement. The trend now, unfortunately, is moving in the opposite direction. This will likely not change as PA schools receive more applications this gives them just way to sift through the masses. Thanks again!
Stephen
These programs require GRE test:
1. Rocky Vista University: http://www.rvu.edu/rvu-co/mpas/#1526081136720-6ee63eb8-39ab
2. College of Saint Mary: http://www.csm.edu/academics/health-human-services/master-science-physician-assistant-studies
3. Frostburg State University: https://www.frostburg.edu/academics/majorminors/graduate/ms-physician-assistant/additional-resources/admission-requirements.php
4. Our Lady of the Holy Cross College – LSU Health: https://alliedhealth.lsuhsc.edu/pa/docs/PAAdmissionsGuidelines.pdf?version1.222018
5. Saint Louis University Physician Assistant Program: https://catalog.slu.edu/colleges-schools/health-sciences/physician-assistant-education/medical-sciences-mms/#text
** Kean University – No longer accepting applications 2019: https://www.kean.edu/academics/programs/physician-assistant
Thanks, James, I have updated the list and links. I really appreciate you taking the time to do this and provide updated links to the program websites! I’m always amazed that so many PA schools change their domains for their PA programs and don’t forward it automatically to the new address.
Stephen
Is there a list of PA schools that don’t require your prerequisites to have been taken within the last 10 years from date of matriculation? I’m hoping to not have to take my general chemistry and biology over (I took them as a freshmen in college but graduated in 2010). Many schools want you withing the 10 year mark and I’m 2 years over but I taught Biochemisty to undergrads in graduate school as a TA! I have e-mailed some schools and they reply that there’s no exception and my application won’t make it through.
Hi Abbigail, I would love to develop such a list, many schools don’t publish this on their websites and because programs change their requirements from year-to-year it would take a bit of work to create and maintain an updated database…. It wouldn’t be impossible though! It’s a shame that schools won’t bend on this, it seems ridiculous in cases like yours where you have been teaching biochemistry for example!! Is this data published in The Applicant’s Manual of Physician Assistant Programs 2019? I know I don’t have it on my paschoolfinder.com website.
– Stephen