Physician Assistant Studies

Physician Assistant Studies 

Part of the John R. and Kathy R. Hairston College of Health and Human Studies, the Department of Physician Assistant Studies is leading in an area of intensive need and growth: The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects about 12,800 PA job openings a year over the coming decade.  

Accreditation 

Approved for development by the UNC System Board of Governors on Oct. 19, 2022, the North Carolina A&T State University PA Studies Program has applied for Accreditation Provisional from the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). North Carolina A&T State University anticipates matriculating its first class in the fall 2025 semester.  

The ARC-PA has granted Accreditation-Provisional status to the North Carolina A&T State University MS Physician Assistant Studies Program sponsored by North Carolina A&T State University.

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 https://www.arc-pa.org/entry-level-program/currently-accredited-programs/

Program Outcomes: 

Data for first-time PANCE Performance and Attrition Rates will be available upon graduation of the first cohort. 

For Program Inquiries:  

Hairston College of Health and Human Sciences 
Department of Physician Assistant Studies 
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University 
F.D. Bluford Library Suite 100 
Greensboro, NC 27411