Applicants file the following two applications: first, the CASPA (Centralized Application Service for Physician Assistants) and then the supplemental Temple University Graduate Application.  

All materials must be submitted, completed, and verified no later than January 15 for enrollment in Summer I term (June) of the same year. 

However, because it can take at least six weeks for the CASPA service to receive and verify required transcripts, letters of reference, and other materials, it is recommended that applicants complete the forms and requirements by December 1 of the year prior to the January 15 deadline.  

** NOTE: Deadline extensions for incomplete applications are not available. ** 

Once the requirements have been met in CASPA, the service will verify your application status and release your application materials to the LKSOM Physician Assistant Program. 

Since this is a self-managed application process, please monitor your application’s status (including receipt of required materials) through the CASPA applicant portal to ensure your application materials are submitted by the January 15 deadline. Applicants who did not complete both applications by the deadline will have a final status of “withdrawn incomplete” and will not be considered for admission.

Application timeline: Applications are processed throughout the year as they are received. Thus, it is in the applicant's best interest to apply early to this highly competitive degree program.