How to Apply
The PA program utilizes the Centralized Application Service for Physician Assistants (CASPA). Students who wish to apply to the physician assistant program must submit the application and documentation to CASPA.
• Early applicants should apply as early as possible upon opening of the application cycle in April. Remember that all shadowing and direct patient care hours must be logged at the time of you submitting your application.
• Applications must have a “completed” status in CASPA by October 1 to be eligible for the cycle. If you have questions as to the status of your application, please contact the help desk at CASPA. You must include the following documentation:
1. Official transcripts from all schools attended. DO NOT send transcripts to the program during the application process.
2. Applicants must submit three letters of recommendation. One recommendation must be completed by a PA, MD, DO or NP.
3. Applicants must submit all transcripts and scores directly to CASPA. If you are offered a seat in the program an official transcript will be requested in the spring prior to matriculation.
• No advanced placement is given to any student regardless of academic background.
• Transfers from other PA schools will not be considered.
• Questions? Contact the PA Admissions office at (615) 248-1303 or tvines@trevecca.edu to reach Teresa Vines, PA admissions coordinator.
• For questions concerning the CASPA application process, please contact CASPA directly at 240-497-1985 or e-mail apply@caspaonline.org.
• Applicants whose native language is not English are required to take an examination of their English language ability. The test required is the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). See International Students section below for score requirements.
International Students
Trevecca welcomes international students to apply to our program. Applicants whose native language is not English are required to take an examination of their English language ability. The test required is the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), and a minimum score of 550 is required on the paper-based test and 213 on the computer-based test. On the computer-based TOEFL, we require a total score of 80 with 20 on each section (listening, speaking, reading, and writing).
You are also required to submit your foreign coursework to a US-based evaluation service for a course-by-course US equivalency report. This report should then be sent directly to CASPA from the evaluation service. We recommend contacting a foreign transcript evaluation service as early as possible. Services can take several weeks to process your transcript(s) once received. The following are foreign evaluation vendors our applicants have used in the past. This list is not all-inclusive, and we do not recommend or endorse any particular vendor or service.
• World Education Services (WES), Inc.
• Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc.
• Josef Silny & Associates, Inc.
• International Education Research Foundation, Inc.
• Educational Perspectives
All regular admission requirements must be completed. Fifteen (15) semester hours must be completed in a United States accredited institution. Nine of the 15 hours must be prerequisite science courses. Trevecca’s Certification of Financial Support must be on file at the time an I-20 form is issued. International students will have the same financial policy applied to them as any other student. Only international students with a valid immigration student status of F-1 will be permitted to register.
*Trevecca PA Program Admissions policies do not follow the Graduate and Adult Education admissions policies in this catalog.