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Department of Clinical and Diagnostic Science
Oakland West Center (Map)
1500 University Drive, Suite 209
Auburn Hills, MI 48309-4452
248-364-8679
pascience@oakland.edu
Program Director:
Constance Burke, Associate Professor
caburke2@oakland.edu
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Program description
Master of Physician Assistant Science (MPAS) is a professional graduate program in the Department of Clinical and Diagnostic Science, which prepares individuals for licensure and entry into the physician assistant profession. PAs diagnose illness, develop and manage treatment plans, prescribe medications, often serve as a patient’s principal healthcare provider and play a pivotal role in improving health care access and quality.
Admission
Pending accreditation, the MPAS program will matriculate its inaugural class in January 2026.
The MPAS application opens on May 1, 2025, and will remain open until September 1, 2025. The application can be found on the CASPA website.
Applications will be reviewed following closure of the application with interviews anticipated in October, 2025. .
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Oakland University is in the process of applying for Accreditation - Provisional from the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). Oakland University anticipates matriculating its first class in January 2026, pending achieving Accreditation - Provisional status at the September 2025 ARC-PA commission meeting. 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.
In the event that Accreditation - Provisional status is not granted by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA), Oakland University will not matriculate its first class as anticipated in January 2026. Oakland University will not be responsible for refunding fees incurred by the applicants during the application and/or interview process (e.g., CASPA fees, program-specific application fees, travel to/from campus, etc). Any seat deposit made by an applicant will be refunded in full.
In the event that Accreditation - Provisional status is granted, applicants offered acceptance in the program will be required to submit a non-refundable $500 deposit within seven (7) business days to secure seat. The seat deposit money will be applied to first semester program tuition. Failure to submit this deposit will result in student losing their program seat.