Admissions

The Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies program is open to external as well as internal applicants. Advanced placement and coterminal degrees for Stanford University undergraduates are not available at this time. Individuals who wish to apply to the program should do so via the Central Application Service for Physician Assistants (CASPA).  The application window typically opens at the end of April and closes on July 15. The CASPer exam is required.  Applicants must have a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited academic institution in the United States or Canada* or a graduate degree from the United States** by July 1 of the year of matriculation. No specific discipline or major is required.  Applicants with non-U.S. or non-Canadian degrees, including international medical degrees, are ineligible to apply unless they also hold a qualifying degree listed above. We do not accept WES equivalencies in place of degree requirements. We do not provide waivers or exceptions for applicants without a qualifying degree.  Applicants with degrees in progress at the time of application may be conditionally accepted into the program but must demonstrate that they are on track to complete their degree. 

*Three-year bachelor's degree from Quebec or a four-year bachelor's degree from other provinces. 

**Applicants with a graduate degree from a regionally accredited U.S. academic institution must also have an equivalent undergraduate degree from a recognized academic institution outside the U.S. in order to be eligible to apply.

The Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies program is open to external as well as internal applicants. Advanced placement and coterminal degrees for Stanford University undergraduates are not available at this time. Individuals who wish to apply to the program should do so via the Central Application Service for Physician Assistants (CASPA).  The application window typically opens at the end of April and closes on July 15. The CASPer exam is required.  Applicants must have a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited academic institution in the United States or Canada* or a graduate degree from the United States** by July 1 of the year of matriculation. No specific discipline or major is required.  Applicants with non-U.S. or non-Canadian degrees, including international medical degrees, are ineligible to apply unless they also hold a qualifying degree listed above. We do not accept WES equivalencies in place of degree requirements. We do not provide waivers or exceptions for applicants without a qualifying degree.  Applicants with degrees in progress at the time of application may be conditionally accepted into the program but must demonstrate that they are on track to complete their degree. 

*Three-year bachelor's degree from Quebec or a four-year bachelor's degree from other provinces. 

**Applicants with a graduate degree from a regionally accredited U.S. academic institution must also have an equivalent undergraduate degree from a recognized academic institution outside the U.S. in order to be eligible to apply.