Beginning in June 2013, UC Davis will offer master’s degrees for aspiring nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Complete program information will be posted by April 17, 2013, when the 2013-2014 Central Application Service for Physician Assistants (CASPA) opens. Interested applicants may review the information below to see how their qualifications match up with the admission requirements.

All international graduates are required to complete all of the listed prerequisites at the college level from an accredited school in the U.S. Note: All prerequisites must be completed at the time of the Central Application Service for Physician Assistants application. In addition, all foreign transcripts must be verified by one of the Transcript Evaluation Services listed below.

1. Human Anatomy with lab—within five years of application deadline*
2. Human Physiology with lab—within five years of application deadline*
3. General Chemistry with lab
4. Microbiology or bacteriology with lab
5. Algebra, Calculus or Statistics
6. English Composition
7. Two courses in the Social Sciences (e.g. Psychology, Sociology or Cultural Anthropology)

*Practicing clinicians with more than five years of direct patient care experience may meet the Human Anatomy and Human Physiology requirement by taking a combined Human Anatomy and Physiology (AP I & II with labs) refresher course as long as it is completed in consecutive sessions over one year at the same college.

The program requires a professional transcript evaluation by an independent educational evaluating service from any member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services and/or the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc.

Foreign transcript reports should be sent directly to the Central Application Service for Physician Assistants from the foreign transcript evaluation agency. Contact the foreign transcript evaluation service as early as possible. The services may take several weeks to process foreign transcripts, once received. The report must include a degree equivalent evaluation and course-by-course equivalent evaluation. An original, sealed report must be submitted with the application. Please visit the Central Application Service for Physician Assistants web site for more detailed information.

The following agencies provide foreign transcript evaluation services. The University of California does not endorse any of these agencies. This information is provided only as a possible source.

World Education Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 745
New York, NY 10113-0745
Phone: (212) 966-6311
http://www.wes.org/

International Education Research Foundation
P.O. Box 3665
Culver City, CA 90231-3665
Phone:  (310) 258-9451
http://www.ierf.org/