Beginning in April of 2001, many of the accredited PA programs
began to participate in the Central Application Service for Pas
(CASPA). This change means that you can now apply online and fill
out only one application, then designate as many PA programs as
you like to receive your application from CASPA. This centralized
service assembles an applicant's application, standardized test
scores, school transcripts, and recommendation letters and
verifies them before distributing the package to the designated
PA programs listed by that applicant. Programs look over the
applications and then contact desirable applicants directly to
obtain supplemental information, arrange interviews, and make
final selection decisions.
Applicants should visit the CASPA web site for detailed
application instructions (caspaonline.org). Applicants may
call 240-497-1895 to contact CASPA's customer service, which will
provide help to applicants who have questions about completing
their online application. Applicants should call or write
directly to PA programs that do not participate in CASPA to
obtain application information, or look for this information on
the individual web sites of these schools.
