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Admissions Process

Key information

  • The CASPA deadline is now closed.
  • All prerequisites must be completed by September 1, 2025. Please refer to our requirements webpage for more information.
  • Bachelor’s degrees must be conferred by December 31, 2025, for the incoming class in January 2026.
  • The program’s class size is 20 students.
  • Decisions will be sent out in October.
Applicants are required to submit a CAPSA application with supporting documents, complete the UNC supplemental application, and pay the $95 supplemental application fee.

In addition, applicants must submit a PDF version of their Patient Verification Form paprogram@unc.edu for the application to be complete.

The CASPA deadline is now closed. .

Verified and completed applications will be reviewed for fulfillment of all UNC PA Program requirements then reviewed by the Admissions Committee for candidacy for interview.
Selected applicants will be interviewed virtually. All applicants will complete 2 virtual interviews. Two virtual interviews will be conducted on the same day via Zoom with members of the UNC admissions committee or department faculty. Applicants should allow for 30 minutes for each interview.
An on-campus interview will be offered to selected applicants following the virtual interview. Invitations for this phase of the admissions process will be sent via email. The on-campus interview will be on Friday, October 3, 2025.
Final Decisions will be made by consideration of the applicant’s application, virtual interviews, and on-campus interview. Applicants will be invited to enroll by the UNC PA Program, informed of wait-list status, or informed of denial by letter and/or phone. Final decisions will be made and sent out in October after the on-campus interview day.

  • Admissions decisions will begin after the application deadline. We do not offer rolling admissions.
  • For those offered admission, a decision will be communicated by phone and email. Applicants have 7 business days to respond to the offer to enroll and submit their $1,000 deposit as outlined within the offer letter. All deposits are non-refundable.
  • For those offered waitlist status or denial, decisions will be communicated by email. All waitlist applicants will be informed of change of waitlist status by email or phone.

Admission Requirements

The UNC PA Program reviews each application to ensure all admission requirements are met before applicants move forward in the process. This requirements webpage outlines the requirements that applicants must fulfill to be admitted into the program.