About the Interview Process

About the Interview Process

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and restrictions of social distancing and gatherings, the PA Program will be conducting admissions interviews virtually through the platform Blackboard Collaborate. This means that interviewees must have the following:

• Strong and reliable internet connection
• Web Cam
• Microphone
• Google Chrome is the preferred browser, however, Safari and Firefox are also supported
• More details about system requirements can be found here

More details and instructions about how to access your virtual interview room will be emailed to you at a later date.

Additional materials (e.g. resume, transcripts, publications or portfolios) are NOT NEEDED for the interview and will NOT BE ACCEPTED. The Admissions Interviewing Committee will be evaluating you as a person. Your academic and professional work has already been assessed in reviewing your application. 

Rescheduling an Interview

Changes to an interview time slot you previously selected are only allowed if there is availability. Please contact the Physician Assistant program for further assistance. Absence or withdrawal from the interview automatically forfeits the applicant’s consideration for a seat in the class.

After the Interview

Admission Offer & Conditions of Acceptance

Notification of acceptance into the PA program will be provided within 2 weeks of the final interviews. Applicants offered a seat in the January class must acknowledge acceptance of the offer within 10 calendar days of their notification by providing the following:

1. An electronic response to the admissions offer and conditions of acceptance letter
2. A non-refundable acceptance deposit ($500) to hold a seat in the class (will be applied toward tuition)
3. A completed criminal background check (to include checking for sex offenses and crimes against minors or elderly)

Health Requirements

Students accepting the admissions offer and enrolling in the PA program must submit documentation of proof of childhood immunizations and recent tuberculosis screening results. Completion of all program health requirements is required prior to November 15.

Orientation

Applicants who have accepted a seat in the program are required to attend orientation in the beginning of January. This 1-2 day event includes critical information about the institution and our program, and provides students with the necessary means of accessing the campus parking lots, buildings, computer network and other functions critical to a smooth transition into the academic schedule.

Note: Noncompliance with the criminal background check, health requirements or attendance at orientation may be cause for revocation of admission offer. 

Waitlist Status

Students who are not offered a seat in the program following interviews may be placed on a waitlist at the recommendation of the Admissions Committee and/or the program director. The waitlist is activated as necessary by the program director. Rank or position on the waitlist will not be disclosed to candidates due to its dynamic nature.

A waitlist is valid from the close of the interview process through the first week of classes for which the student applied. Waitlisted applicants not advanced to a seat are not considered for admission to the following class without reapplication. Consultation with Admissions and Enrollment for Health Professions or the program director is recommended in these cases and can be scheduled online.

Deferment Policy

Questions about deferment of admission are only entertained in such cases where unpredicted life circumstance may interfere with expected matriculation or success in the program. The PA program reserves the right to determine if the request warrants deferment or if the candidate will need to reapply in a future admission cycle.