Experienced PA Educator Pathway

Admission Requirements

To be eligible for the Experienced PA Educator pathway, individuals must meet the DMSc admission requirements (see Admission) and have worked as a principal member of the faculty at an ARC-PA accredited PA program for at least five (5) years prior to starting their DMSc degree.

According to the 5th edition of the ARC-PA standards, principal faculty actively participate in the processes of: developing, reviewing and revising as necessary the mission statement, goals and competencies of the program; selecting applicants for admission to the PA program; providing student instruction; evaluating student performance; academic counseling of students; assuring the availability of remedial instruction; designing, implementing, coordinating, and evaluating the curriculum; and evaluating the program.

Curriculum

For detailed information about the curriculum for the Experienced PA Educator pathway, see DMSc Program Requirements.

Tuition and Fees

With the grant of 12 credits of advanced standing for professional experiences as an experienced faculty member, the Experienced PA Educator pathway’s curriculum involves 24 credit hours that are completed in 12 months. The tuition and fees for the Experienced PA Educator 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 Experienced PA Educator 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.