Samuel Merritt University Physician Assistant 370 Hawthorne Avenue Oakland, CA 94609 US   Phone: 1-800-607-6377 or 1- Fax: 1-510-869-6525   At a Glance Program Requirements Tuition & Financial Aid Institution Overview Important Dates Upcoming Events Degrees: Program Format: Master's M-PA On Campus   The new Physician Assistant program is offered at the graduate level and leads to an M-PA degree, the first graduate program for the education of PAs in California. The program is twenty-eight (28) months in length including four (4) full-time semesters of course work and three (3) semesters of intense clinical rotations for a total of eighty-four (84) units.     Accreditation Information:   # Of Credits Required:   Time To Degree:     Previous Degrees Pre-Requisite Courses International Student Requirements Requirements Qualifying Exam: Minimum Exam Score: GPA or Equivalent: English Proficiency: Research Competency: Clinical Internship:   Work Experience Volunteer Experience Publications Experience Foreign Language Requirement Other Requirements   Cost Per Credit Hour: $   Tuition:   Financial Aid Offered:       # of Students Enrolled Full Time: 438  # of Students Enrolled Part Time: 205  Average GPA:   Average Test Scores:   Charge Per Credit: $836  Annual Full Time Avg Institution Tuition: $30545  Financial Aid Offered: Yes  Average Work Experience: Less than 1 Year  Specializations:   # of Terms Per Year: Semester  Placement Percentage:   Historically Black: No   Religious Affiliation: Not applicable