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May 24 2013

NYIT Student Architects Present Project to Morgan Library Officials

May 20 2013

NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine Celebrates Hooding of 284 Graduates

May 19 2013

NYIT Salutes the Class of 2013 at its 52nd Commencement

May 17 2013

NYIT’s Physician Assistant Graduates Celebrate at White Coat Ceremony

May 13 2013

Energy Conference 2013: Preparing for Climate Change

May 29 2013

Catering & Dining Job Fair

May 29 2013

Transfer Enrollment Days

May 30 2013

Transfer Enrollment Days

May 30 2013

New Jersey Collegiate Career Day

May 31 2013

NYIT-Vancouver Graduation Ceremony

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Academic Program Options
The Physician Assistant program at NYIT is a 3-year graduate-level program which culminates in an MS degree in Physician Assistant Studies.  Applicants are required to have a BS or BA degree (preferably in a science or health-related field) before entering the program.  

Academically-strong recent high school graduates have the option of a 6-year course of study which allows BS Life Sciences (PA Option) students to complete only 3 years of undergraduate-level coursework before admission into the 3-year MS in Physician Assistant Studies program, if they meet certain standards.  

The descriptions and links below provide further information regarding these options.
 

M.S. Physician Assistant Studies

  

Combined B.S. Life Sciences/
M.S. Physician Assistant Studies
 

The M.S. degree in Physician Assistant Studies (MSPA) is a full-time, three-year (30 months onsite) program encompassing 98 credits that are spread over four semesters of didactic education and 48 weeks of intense clinical clerkships. 

This rigorous program adheres to strict academic standards, therefore it is strongly recommended that students do not work while enrolled.

Students who graduate from the MSPA program are eligible to sit for the Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam (PANCE) in order to practice as Physician Assistants. 

The program is accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). 

  

 

  
 

The combined Bachelor of Science in Life Sciences/ Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies is a six-year (3 + 3) program available only for exceptional high school students.
Students enter as freshmen and in the first 3 years must progress through a 92-credit Bachelor of Science in Life Sciences (PA Option) curriculum. 

Minimum standards must be met to qualify for admission into the Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies program (MSPA), where the students will then be required to successfully complete a 3-year (98 credit) graduate level curriculum. 

Students who graduate from the MSPA program are eligible to sit for the Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam (PANCE) in order to practice as Physician Assistants.

This program does not accept transfers. Applicants already possessing a bachelor's degree are not eligible to apply for the B.S./M.S. program, and must apply directly to the Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies program. 
 

Please read this  Fact Sheet  before applying.