The Berry College Physician Associate (PA) program Student Handbook  is designed to provide the student with the program-specific policies and information that the student needs to know as a PA student at Berry College. The student is responsible for reading the material in the PA Program Student Handbook. It does not represent an exhaustive list of all possibilities that might arise for students, staff, and faculty in the training and administration of the PA Program. Importantly, Program policies must apply to all students, faculty, and the program director regardless of location. (A3.01)

The PA Program consists of a rigorous master’s level curriculum spanning 24 months, consisting of 127 credit hours, and combining didactic and clinical phases. Upon successfully completing the program, students will be awarded a Master of Medical Science-PA degree. They will be eligible to sit for the Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam (PANCE) administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). Upon successful completion of the PANCE, individuals are then eligible for state licensure in Georgia. It is the student’s responsibility to be knowledgeable of regulatory and specific licensure requirements in their home state or future state of employment. For information on other state licensure requirements, please visit the American Academy of PAs website: https://www.aapa.org/advocacy-central/state-advocacy/state-licensing/.