Planning Your Timeline for Applying to Physician Assistant Schools - PAR and Admission Milestones 2024

Oct 3, 2026

Planning Your Timeline for Applying to Physician Assistant Schools outlines key application milestones leading to a fall entry cycle. It specifies the optional early PAR deadline (November 15, 2022, 5:00pm ET), subsequent early comprehensive advising appointments for qualified applicants, PAR due dates in early January, and qualification notices via a Boston University email. It then tracks CAAs through February–April 2023, GRE administration and possible PA-CAT requirements, CASPA opening and submission windows, supplemental application completion, application review and potential CASPer invitations, and a September preprofessional advising interview meeting.

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Application Timeline

Key Deadlines and Advising Appointments

Testing and Application Submission

Review and Preprofessional Interview

PLANNING YOUR TIMELINE FOR APPLYING TO PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT SCHOOLS* November 15, 2022 Optional Early Portfolio of Accomplishments and Reflections (PAR) deadline (5:00pm ET) in order to qualify for an early comprehensive advising appointment (CAA), and the interview workshop series. December 2022- Early CAAs for eligible individuals who submit the PAR by the early deadline. January 2023 January 3, 2023 The PAR is due by 5:00pm ET in order to qualify for a CAA and the interview workshop series. January 2023 Notice of qualification for a CAA, the interview workshop series, and access to the 2024 Applicants for Health Profession Schools Blackboard site sent to your Boston University email address. February-April 2023 CAAs for eligible applicants. April/May 2023 Graduate Record Exam (GRE) administration. Latest recommended exam dates for 2024 applicants. Go to [http://www.ets.org/gre](http://www.ets.org/gre) for registration information and information about the GRE Fee Reduction Program. Physician Assistant College Admission Test (PA-CAT) may be required for some Physician Assistant programs. Check individual school requirements. To learn more about the PA-CAT, and to register for the exam, go to [https://www.pa](https://www.pa)[cat.com/](cat.com/) . May/June 2023 Invitation to register for the interview workshop series. April-Summer 2023 CASPA application opens online ([https://caspa.liaisoncas.com](https://caspa.liaisoncas.com)) . Check school specific application deadlines. Submit applications starting in April through the summer. Most PA programs will have application deadlines beginning in the fall. Complete each school’s supplemental application by their specific deadline. Interview workshop series available for eligible applicants. Have letters of recommendation sent to CASPA by your recommenders. Check individual schools for specific criteria. Request official transcript(s) to be submitted to Central Application Service(s) May-Fall 2023 Applications are reviewed. Applicants may be invited to take the CASPer test as part of the admission process. September 2023 Attend Preprofessional Advising Interview Meeting. *Timeline reflects fall entry. All timelines are subject to change as CASPA releases new information.

FAQs

What is the optional early PAR deadline and why does it matter?

The optional early PAR deadline is November 15, 2022 (5:00pm ET). Submitting by this early deadline qualifies applicants for an early comprehensive advising appointment and the interview workshop series.

When is the PAR due for admission qualification?

The PAR is due by 5:00pm ET on January 3, 2023. Submitting by then qualifies applicants for a CAA and the interview workshop series.

What major testing and application steps occur between February and fall 2023?

Between February–April 2023, eligible applicants receive CAAs. The Graduate Record Exam (GRE) is administered in April/May 2023, and the CASPA application opens in April/early summer with supplemental applications completed by each school’s deadline. Applications are reviewed in May–fall 2023, with some applicants potentially invited to take the CASPer test, followed by a September preprofessional advising interview meeting.

Oct 3, 2026

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