2 years
(6 terms, including 2 summer terms)
2 years
(6 terms, including 2 summer terms)
Earn your Master of Science in the Physician Assistant Studies Hybrid Program (PAS-Hybrid), a program for aspiring physician assistants who desire the confidence to lead health care forward. We pair interactive virtual lectures with hands-on immersion opportunities and over 850 exceptional clinical placements in health care settings across the country.
Start Term
Spring term (January)
Application Opens
April 24, 2025
Application Closes
July 31, 2025
Duration
2 years
(6 terms, including 2 summer terms)
Commitment
Credits
82
Type of Degree
This program prepares graduates to become physician assistants/associates.
Format(s)
Students will participate in eight (8) clinical rotations during their time in the program to experience a variety of settings including internal medicine, family medicine, emergency medicine, pediatrics, surgery, behavioral health, obstetrical and gynecological medicine and an elective rotation.
Graduates of the Physician Assistant Studies Hybrid (PAS-Hybrid) program are eligible to sit for the national certification examination, National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
Average Class Size
Max of 100
In order to practice, Physician Assistants/Associates must graduate from an accredited educational program and become certified through an examination by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
Acceptance into and successful completion of the University of Pittsburgh Physician Assistant Studies program does not imply or guarantee National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) Certification or that the student will be able to obtain state licensure upon graduation.
Professional Licensure Disclosure Statement
The University of Pittsburgh has determined that the curriculum of the Physician Assistant Studies Hybrid Program meets the requirements for licensure or certification in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and all the U.S. territories listed below (in accordance with 34 CFR 668.43(a)(5)(v) and 34 CFR 668.43(c)).
Students should review all requirements for licensure specific to the state where they will practice. Non-curricular licensure requirements vary by state and are updated by each state’s licensing board.
View the licensure information by state and U.S. territory by clicking here.
The ARC-PA has granted Accreditation-Provisional status to the University of Pittsburgh Physician Assistant Studies Hybrid Program sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh.
Accreditation-Provisional is an accreditation status granted when the plans and resource allocation, if fully implemented as planned, of a proposed program that has not yet enrolled students appear to demonstrate the program’s ability to meet the ARC-PA Standards or when a program holding Accreditation-Provisional status appears to demonstrate continued progress in complying with the Standards as it prepares for the graduation of the first class (cohort) of students.
Accreditation-Provisional does not ensure any subsequent accreditation status.
It is limited to no more than five years from matriculation of the first class. The program’s accreditation history can be viewed on the ARC-PA website at http://www.arc-pa.org/accreditation-history-university-of-Pittsburgh-hybrid/.
