Graduate Admissions

Admissions Timeline

The RMC PA Program will utilize a rolling admissions process, which means that application review and offers for interview and enrollment will proceed throughout the admissions cycle.

The admissions cycle for the RMC PA Program Class of 2025 is April 27 – September 1, 2023.

The RMC PA Program will utilize CASPA for most parts of the application process. CASPer Reasoning Test scores will be submitted separately, however please note that NEITHER the Snapshot nor Duet portions are required.

Before you submit, we encourage you to explore the CASPA Fee Waiver Program, which may help to cover application fees, if you’re eligible.

The Admissions Committee will only review completed applications. Use our printable Completed Application Checklist to ensure that you have submitted all the required items!

Application Requirements

• U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status.
• Completion of a baccalaureate degree, earned according to the program timeline, from a regionally-accredited university or college. Official transcripts must be submitted directly to the Central Application Service for Physician Assistants (CASPA). Do not send transcripts directly to the RMC PA program.
• If coursework has been completed outside of the U.S. or Canada, such must be evaluated, at applicant’s expense, by a qualified transcript evaluation service and demonstrate equivalence with required prerequisite coursework.
• Graduate Record Exam, General Test, with scores within the last five years. Socre reports must be submitted through CASPA to RMC (Code: 3294).
• CASPer Situational Reasoning Test results must be from the current application year.
• Cumulative and Science GPAs of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
• Completion of the following prerequisite courses via a regionally-accredited college or university with a grade of C or better. Prerequisite courses of grades C-, D, or F will not be considered.
• Applicants who have separated from military service must provide an official copy of their DD Form 214.
• 3 letters of reference, identified by you, will be requested by the PA Program as part of your application process.

Prerequisite coursework

The following coursework represents the minimum required for a completed application to the PA Program. Courses marked with a “*” must include a lab component.

• Two semesters of General Biology are required. One General Biology course must include a lab component. Other general and upper-level Biology courses will fulfill this requirement (excluding Botany) (7+ credit hours)
• Two semesters of General/Inorganic Chemistry* (7+ credit hours)
• One semester of Biochemistry (3+ credit hours)
• Two semesters of Human Anatomy and Physiology* (7+ credit hours)
• One semester of General Psychology (3+ credit hours)
• One semester of Statistics (2+ credit hours)
• One semester of College Math or other quantitative and symbolic reasoning course (3+ credit hours)
• Medical Terminology (1+ credit hour or equivalent)

Preferred Coursework

Successful completion of any of the following coursework will strengthen a candidate’s application.

• One semester of Microbiology (3+ credit hours)
• One semester of Psychology elective (3+ credit hours)
• One semester of Genetics (3+ credit hours)
• Upper-level Biology, Chemistry, or Physics courses (3+ credit hours)

Clinical experience

We strongly recommend applicants seek meaningful time and experience within medical environments. While not currently required, demonstration of meaningful hands-on clinical experience will strengthen a candidate’s application.

Special considerations

The RMC PA Program has published strategic goals based on the needs of our region and our country. These include preparing providers from diverse backgrounds, ready to move into healthcare spaces and effect positive change. The educational environment best suited to prepare such individuals is one that actively engages students from varied backgrounds and fosters the sharing of values and cultural dynamics during the training process.

RMC will give preference to qualified applicants meeting any one of the following criteria. Meeting the bulleted criteria below does not, however, guarantee interview or admission to the RMC PA Program.

• First in family to attend college
• From a medically-underserved area (MUA)* or health professions shortage area (HPSA)*

In addition, Randolph-Macon College graduates who meet all the criteria for admission will be offered an interview during the year of application. The offer of an interview does not constitute a guarantee of admission.

Randolph-Macon College and its PA Program will employ admissions processes that comport with Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College as decided by the U.S. Supreme Court on June 29th, 2023. As RMC learns more about whether and how this decision affects our admissions and selection criteria, the information regarding any modifications to those processes will be made available on this page.

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