Earn Necessary Skills to Qualify for Graduate-Level Physician Assistant Program

Admission into the Marywood Pre-Physician Assistant program is selective, as students must maintain the high standards necessary for admittance into the professional phase of the program. All Pre-Physician Assistant students must apply and pass admissions standards to move on to the professional phase. Students who qualify are automatically accepted into the professional phase (Master’s program).

Undergraduate Admissions Requirements

• Completed application
• Official transcripts
• Letter of recommendation
• Official SAT and/or ACT test scores (Marywood is test optional)
• Essay (optional)

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The O'Neill Center for Healthy Families

The O'Neill Center for Healthy Families joins academic programs to innovative research. Students from the  physician assistant program are among those who have classes in this building. The Physical Assessment Lab (PAL) includes 22 exam tables and 5 private exam rooms for practical education and individual testing of history taking and physical examination techniques. In addition, there are X-ray view boxes, operating room scrub sinks, and a variety of teaching models.

The Center for Natural and Health Sciences

In addition to lab and classroom spaces, The Center for Natural and Health Sciences features an Anatomage virtual dissection table, made possible through a generous grant from the Moses Taylor Foundation in Scranton. This table allows students to study human and animal anatomy using state-of-the-art digital technology.

Noyce Scholarship

Every biology/secondary education major is eligible to apply for the Noyce Scholarship (up to $18,000 per year for junior and senior years of study). This scholarship is funded by the National Science Foundation and details can be found at marywood.edu/noyce

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