{"id":1358,"date":"2021-09-28T01:21:22","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T05:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/pa\/?page_id=1358"},"modified":"2026-04-06T14:01:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T18:01:39","slug":"how-to-apply","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/pa\/how-to-apply\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Apply"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome and thank you for your interest in the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Physician Assistant program.&nbsp; If you have any questions about the application process or would like to schedule an appointment, please contact the PA Program at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:padept@umes.edu\">cparsons@umes.edu<\/a>&nbsp;or call 410-651-6783.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The application cycle for 2026-2027 opens May 1st. The cycle closes November 1st.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CASPA Application<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The UMES PA program participates in the Central Application Service for Physician Assistants (CASPA). The online application deadline is November 1st. Prospective students will have until January 15th for all information to be verified by CASPA. The fee is based on the number of programs to which an applicant applies. All candidates must submit official transcripts from the regionally accredited universities or colleges directly to CASPA.&nbsp; Transcripts are sent to the UMES PA Program upon request only.&nbsp; For questions about completing the online application, please contact CASPA at <a href=\"mailto:caspainfo@caspaonline.org\">caspainfo@caspaonline.org<\/a>.&nbsp; In the event that Accreditation Provisional status from ARC-PA is not achieved by the program, any application fees paid to CASPA are <strong>not refundable<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/caspa.liaisoncas.com\/applicant-ux\/#\/login\">APPLY NOW- CASPA<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Secondary Application<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Only<\/u> upon acceptance to the PA Program will students be required to complete the UMES Graduate Studies Supplemental Application.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">(Apply only upon acceptance)<br>umes supplemental application<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome and thank you for your interest in the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Physician Assistant program.&nbsp; If you have any questions about the application process or would like to schedule an appointment, please contact the PA Program at&nbsp;cparsons@umes.edu&nbsp;or call 410-651-6783.&nbsp; The application cycle for 2026-2027 opens May 1st. The cycle closes November 1st. CASPA&#8230;<span class=\"cpschool-read-more-link-holder\"><a class=\"btn btn-basic cpschool-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/pa\/how-to-apply\/\">Read more <span class=\"sr-only\">How to Apply<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"folder":[],"class_list":["post-1358","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1358"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1358\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/folder?post=1358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}