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curriculum

Online Campus

The online delivery of curriculum uses both synchronous and asynchronous methods for the learner to encourage rich discussion, critical thinking, and problem-based learning.

• Connect with your professors and peers during live chats.
• Breakout sessions enhance learning by keeping groups of students in small numbers.
• Educational platforms include innovative technology to view pre-recorded lectures, patient simulations, interactive content with 3D Anatomy, work through case studies and practice question banks. 

You, as a student, have access 24/7 to...

• Study groups
• Social hangouts
• Special interest groups
• Coursework and assignments
• Instructional videos
• Online library

Student support

You will be assigned a faculty coach. The faculty coach is more than an academic advisor, and provides guidance and mentorship throughout the program to ensure student success. 

Virtual office hours increase access to faculty at convenient times. Responsive faculty provide feedback and answers to emails within 24 hours.

 

Clinical rotations 45-weeks

There are seven mandatory in-person clinical rotations and two elective in-person clinical rotations. 

The clinical placement team makes every effort to place students at clinical sites as close to their own communities as possible. 

1. Family Medicine (5 weeks)
2. Internal Medicine (5 weeks)
3. Emergency Medicine (5 weeks)
4. Surgery (5 weeks)
5. Behavioral Medicine (5 weeks)
6. Women’s health (5 weeks)
7. Pediatrics (5 weeks)
8. Elective rotation (5 weeks)
9. Elective rotation (5 weeks)
   
   

On-campus Immersions 

• Practice skills labs
• Standardized patient experiences
• Validation skills testing
• Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs)
• Guest speakers
• Workshops

MPAS Degree Plan

Look at the MPAS Degree Plan for a complete list of courses and further information on the curriculum.

The program offers a curriculum in which graduates may seek licensure and certification in all 50 states.

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Accreditation

At its April 2026 meeting, the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA) placed the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Master of Physician Assistant Studies Hybrid Program â€“ Round Rock, TX sponsored by Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ on Accreditation-Probation status until its next review in April 2028. 

Probation accreditation is a temporary accreditation status initially of not less than two years. However, that period may be extended by the ARC-PA for up to an additional two years if the ARC-PA finds that the program is making substantial progress toward meeting all applicable standards but requires additional time to come into full compliance. Probation accreditation status is granted, at the sole discretion of the ARC-PA, when a program holding an accreditation status of Accreditation - Provisional or Accreditation - Continued does not, in the judgment of the ARC-PA, meet the Standards or when the capability of the program to provide an acceptable educational experience for its students is threatened. 

Once placed on probation, a program that fails to comply with accreditation requirements in a timely manner, as specified by the ARC-PA, may be scheduled for a focused site visit and is subject to having its accreditation withdrawn. 

Specific questions regarding the Program and its plans should be directed to the Program Director and/or the appropriate institutional official(s). 

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