Mercy College of Ohio Master of Physician Assistant Studies — PA

Physician assistant (PA) · Toledo, OH

Acceptance rate: not published by the program yet.

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ARC-PA: Continued · Application cycle: 2027–2028 · last reviewed 2026-11-04 by Nasser

Mandatory criteria

Medical terminology, 1 semester hour (or a certificate)
Required
1 credits minimum · Minimum grade C · C or better. Can be pending when you apply; finish before you enroll. Online courses from accredited schools count; AP doesn't. No substitutions.
Mercy College of Ohio MPAS requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Psychology, 3 semester hours
Required
3 credits minimum · Minimum grade C · C or better. Can be pending when you apply; finish before you enroll. Online courses from accredited schools count; AP doesn't. No substitutions.
Mercy College of Ohio MPAS requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Statistics, 3 semester hours
Required
3 credits minimum · Minimum grade C · C or better. Can be pending when you apply; finish before you enroll. Online courses from accredited schools count; AP doesn't. No substitutions.
Mercy College of Ohio MPAS requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Genetics, 3 semester hours
Required
3 credits minimum · Minimum grade C · C or better. Can be pending when you apply; finish before you enroll. Online courses from accredited schools count; AP doesn't. No substitutions.
Mercy College of Ohio MPAS requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Organic chemistry that leads into biochemistry, 3 semester hours
Required
3 credits minimum · Minimum grade C · C or better. Can be pending when you apply; finish before you enroll. Online courses from accredited schools count; AP doesn't. No substitutions.
Mercy College of Ohio MPAS requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Microbiology, 3 semester hours
Required
3 credits minimum · Minimum grade C · C or better. Can be pending when you apply; finish before you enroll. Online courses from accredited schools count; AP doesn't. No substitutions.
Mercy College of Ohio MPAS requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Human anatomy and physiology I, 3 semester hours
Required
3 credits minimum · Minimum grade C · Separate anatomy and physiology courses of at least 3 hours each also count. C or better. Can be pending when you apply; finish before you enroll. Online courses from accredited schools count; AP doesn't. No substitutions.
Mercy College of Ohio MPAS requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Human anatomy and physiology II, 3 semester hours
Required
3 credits minimum · Minimum grade C · C or better. Can be pending when you apply; finish before you enroll. Online courses from accredited schools count; AP doesn't. No substitutions.
Mercy College of Ohio MPAS requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Biochemistry taken after organic chemistry, 3 semester hours
Required
3 credits minimum · Minimum grade C · C or better. Can be pending when you apply; finish before you enroll. Online courses from accredited schools count; AP doesn't. No substitutions.
Mercy College of Ohio MPAS requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited school before the May start
Required
Mercy College of Ohio MPAS requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
GRE General Test
Required
Required of everyone, including those with graduate degrees; no other test replaces it. Competitive: verbal plus quantitative over 300, quantitative over 150, writing 3.5 or higher. CASPA code 4751.
Mercy College of Ohio MPAS requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
Letters of recommendation through CASPA
Required
The first two submitted are scored.
Mercy College of Ohio MPAS requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03
CASPA application
Required
Rolling admissions; no supplemental application or fee.
Mercy College of Ohio MPAS requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

Recommended, not mandatory

Cumulative and prerequisite GPA of 3.0, with no prerequisite below C
Recommended
Listed as the competitive threshold.
Mercy College of Ohio MPAS requirements · 2027–2028 cycle · last checked 2026-11-03

Deadlines

None recorded. Check the official site.

What this path usually involves

General to Physician assistant (PA). Each program sets its own rules.

GRE
PA-CAT
CASPA
Direct patient care hours
PA shadowing
Letters
Program-specific prerequisites