Early Career PA Pathway

Admission Requirements

To be eligible for the Early Career PA pathway, individuals must meet the DMSc admission requirements (see Admission) and have graduated from an ARC-PA accredited PA program within two (2) years of starting their DMSc degree.

Curriculum

For detailed information about the curriculum for the Early Career PA pathway, see DMSc Program Requirements.

Tuition and Fees

With the grant of 12 credits of advanced standing for coursework and clinical practice experiences in a student’s PA program, the Early Career PA pathway’s curriculum involves 24 credit hours that are completed in 12 months. The tuition and fees for the Early Career PA pathway are as follows:

Tuition: $20,040 or $835 per credit hour
Graduate Program & Technology Fee: $50 per 10-week block

Note: Tuition and fees for the Early Career PA pathway are due before or on the first day of class. The DMSc program is a semester-based program (Fall: July-December and Spring: January-May). Each 20-week semester is broken into two 10-week course blocks. If you begin the degree program in the second 10-week block, tuition and fees will be due on or before the first day of class for your initial term, but then will be due on or before the first day of the semester thereafter (e.g. if you begin the DMSc program during Fall Block 2, all courses taken in Spring Block 1 and Spring Block 2 must be paid on the first day of the spring semester). The amounts above reflect the approximate total cost of the graduate degree program based on the current tuition and fees schedules. If your degree program spans more than one academic year, tuition and fees in future academic years are subject to change. The upcoming year’s tuition and fees schedules are posted in late spring.  For more information, see Financial Arrangements. For additional information about cost of attendance for the DMSc program, see Cost of Attendance.