How To Apply
We participate in the web-based Central Application Service for Physician Assistants (CASPA) offered through the Association of Physician Assistant Programs, which handles online applications.
Here's the procedure
- Submit an online application from CASPA www.caspaonline.org no later than December 1 prior to the year you anticipate entering the program.
- Send all transcripts and letters of recommendation to CASPA.
- Send GRE scores directly to Des Moines University (school code 2256).
- Because of our rolling admissions schedule, those who apply early in the admissions cycle are more likely to be interviewed than those who apply later.
Select candidates will be invited to campus for interviews. Learn more about how our interview process works.
Please note: First-time entering students may apply to only one Des Moines University clinical program at a time (includes DO, DPM, PA, and DPT). Multiple applications will not be accepted or processed.

