Accreditation remains in effect until the program closes or withdraws from the accreditation process or until accreditation is withdrawn for failure to comply with the Standards. Accreditation – Continued is an accreditation status granted when a currently accredited program is in compliance with the ARC-PA Standards. The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) has granted Accreditation – Continued status to the Northern Arizona University Physician Assistant Program sponsored by Northern Arizona University. Qualifying courses must be completed and documented on the official transcript submitted to CASPA.Qualifying courses are subject to the time period between Maand SeptemONLY.Applicants who completed a prerequisite course as Pass/Fail or Credit/No Credit during the approved time period will be accepted automatically by our admissions team.Exception to this policy includes advanced placement (AP) credit, which is accepted under certain conditions (see FAQs). Prerequisite courses completed with Pass/Fail or Credit/No Credit are accepted only by permission of the department. The NAU PA program requires all prerequisite coursework to be completed with a letter (A, B, C, D) or numerical (4.0, 3.0, 2.0, 1.0) grade. What changes has the program made to accommodate COVID-19 contingencies? The minimum 500 hours of health care experience will remain effective. All letters of recommendation requirements will remain effective.

All application deadlines will remain effective. What elements of the admissions process has the PA program addressed?Ī contingency plan was formulated and approved by the admissions committee for accommodations to the letter grade requirement for prerequisite coursework.

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