Transfer Students

A transfer student is any person who has ever been enrolled in another Physician Assistant program. Attrition rates are low; therefore, the opportunity to accept transfer students into the College’s Physician Assistant Program is typically not available.

An individual who wishes to be considered for transfer into the Physician Assistant Program from another Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) accredited Physician Assistant program must send to the Office of Student Affairs and Admissions a letter of intent to transfer. If the opportunity exists, the transfer applicant will be asked to provide to the Office of Student Affairs and Admissions all official college/university transcripts, Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores, and a letter from the Director of the Physician Assistant Program that the transfer applicant previously attended. The letter of good standing must grant approval of the transfer to Mercer and state that the student is in good standing and eligible to continue or return. Transfer students must satisfy Mercer’s Physician Assistant prerequisite courses and meet current admissions standards in order to be considered.

If qualified, the applicant must meet personally with the Director of the Physician Assistant Program. After the interview, the Director will make a recommendation regarding admission to the Dean’s Office for final action. The number of transfer students accepted depends on space availability. The Director will inform the Director at the school of transfer of the decision reached.

Due to differences in curricula of various Physician Assistant programs, neither credit nor advanced standing will be given for previous coursework completed in another Physician Assistant program.