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Applicants will receive a link to RSVP and commit to their seat at the virtual interview event.  Upon submitting their RSVP, they will receive a link to their interview waiting room. On the day of the event, students should access the waiting room link at their designated start time. Applicants will be divided into break-out rooms to be interviewed by faculty and alumni of the program. 在小组面试之后, applicants may have the opportunity to meet current students and learn more about the campus experience. 参考当前周期的入学要求 项目页面 为下次面试做准备. Successful performance at the interview event is required for admission.

CASPA recommends having your application completed 4-6 weeks prior to the October 1st deadline. You may complete your application later but you risk further delays in processing and this could jeopardize your admissions status. We strongly encourage you to ensure your application is fully verified by the October 1st deadline.

CASPA calculates cumulative overall GPA based on every course taken, including repeated courses. 同样的计算器也用于计算理科的累积GPA, 但如果只看自然科学课程(生物学), 化学, 物理, 等.). 查塔姆使用的是由CASPA计算的综合GPA和理科GPA. CASPA calculation for GPA's is only done prior to CASPA application submission. If any coursework is completed after submission, those grades will not be recalculated. 

We look at the highest prerequisite course grade when checking off required prerequisite coursework. 

不需要医疗保健经验. 作为应用程序整体审查的一部分, healthcare experience is considered along with other work and volunteer experiences.

We do not accept advanced standing or transfer of credits into the PA program.  All students must apply through CASPA and start in the first year of the program with the rest of the cohort.

不，你可能还在修一些必修课程.  然而, 如果被研究生项目录取, all prerequisites must be successfully completed with a grade of "B-" or higher prior to June 1st of the matriculation year. You must indicate on the CASPA application any courses that you still need to complete and the terms in which you plan to complete them.  It is recommended that you not have more than 3 incomplete and/or lower than B- pre-requisite courses at the time of application.

Prerequisite courses must have been completed within the past ten (10) years as of the date of CASPA submission.  Applicants requesting any exceptions to this policy should 电子邮件 the graduate admission counselor with unofficial transcripts and a copy of their resume showcasing their healthcare experience.  There is no guarantee that we will waive having to re-take the prerequisite more recently.

All admissions requirements must be completed by June 1st of the year in which you are planning to enter the 程序.  Any student who has not done so will be unable to begin the 程序.  Students must provide evidence of completion (official transcript) of any coursework.

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Chatham University's PA program has been providing an innovative educational experience since 1995.

No, the PA 程序 is completed as a full-time, cohort program only. 由于项目的强度和时间要求, 我们强烈建议学生在课程期间不要工作. There may be classes that meet during evenings or weekends as the schedule permits and students must be available to attend these sessions.

The MPAS program has developed a selection process that gives students input on where they complete nine clinical rotation experiences, 是可用的.

Chatham's PA program is an innovative leader in Problem-based learning. It was one of the first PA programs to incorporate PBL into its curriculum. PBL is a dynamic small group learning process for the self-directed adult learner.

The focus of the first-year curriculum is the problem-based learning format for learning clinical medicine in the Essentials for the Physician Assistant courses. 以讲座为主, 在线, and experiential courses provide information about the basic medical sciences, 药理学, 研究, 物理诊断, and clinical documentation and procedures that complements the material covered in PBL.