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:

1. Fill out an online application from CASPA www.caspaonline.org.

2. All transcripts and letters of recommendation should be sent to CASPA.

3. Submit the completed application to CASPA no later than December 1 prior to the year you anticipate entering the program. 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.

4.  GRE scores should be sent directly to Des Moines University (school code 2256). 

Select candidates will be invited to campus for interviews. To learn more about our interview process, click here.

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.