NSU’s Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences PA - Fort Myers

14 | Physician Assistant Program APPLICATION PROCEDURES The CASPA application may be submitted as early as April of the year prior to the matriculation. 1. Apply to CASPA . The Physician Assistant Program participates in the Centralized Applica- tion Service for Physician Assistants (CASPA) for the receipt and processing of all applica- tions. CASPA takes no part in the selection of students. CASPA application packets may be obtained and submitted • online at caspa.liaisoncas.com/applicant-ux/#/login • by writing CASPA, P.O. Box 9108, Watertown, MA 02471 • by calling CASPA at (617) 612-2080 Questions regarding completion of the online application may be directed to CASPA’s email address at caspainfo@caspaonline.org or by calling them. The CASPA application deadline, in order to be considered for admission in May, is December 1. • CASPA considers all academic coursework at the college level when calculating the ap- plicant’s science and cumulative GPAs. This is a process known as no grade forgiveness . The Nova Southeastern University PA Program—Fort Myers has a no grade forgiveness policy as well; therefore, the program will not recalculate GPAs received from CASPA. • Applications that are submitted with GPAs that are below the minimum required GPA of 3.0 will not be given consideration 2. Send supporting documents to CASPA. a. All official college transcripts from all undergraduate, graduate, and professional institu- tions attended must be sent to CASPA directly from the institutions. Coursework taken at foreign institutions must be evaluated for U.S. institution equivalence by an approved National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) organization, such as one of the services listed. World Education Services, Inc. Bowling Green Station P.O. Box 5087 New York, NY 10274-5087 (212) 966-6311 • wes.org Educational Credential Evaluators P.O. Box 514070 Milwaukee, WI 53203-3470 (414) 289-3400 • ece.org Josef Silny & Associates, Inc., International Education Consultants 7101 SW 102 Avenue Miami, FL 33173 (305) 273-1616 • (305) 273-1338 fax info@jsilny.org • jsilny.org STEPS SUMMARY 1. Apply to CASPA . 2. Send supporting documents to CASPA. • all official transcripts • two letters of recommendation • GRE score 3. Submit a nonrefundable, $50 application fee with your supplemental application . 4. Participate in a personal interview, if offered .