Overview

The Biology Health Science Major is offered by Saint Mary's University of Minnesota . If you want a direct path to pursue a career as a Physician Assistant (PA) — and the opportunity to work with the leading hospital in the nation — your journey begins here.

Key Facts

As part of our accelerated 3+2 PA program, you’ll study at Saint Mary’s state-of-the-art Aquinas Hall on the Winona Campus for three years. The following two years, you’ll learn from Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences faculty at Saint Mary’s Rochester Campus. Here, you’ll engage in clinical learning experiences at Mayo Clinic in Rochester and throughout Mayo Clinic Health System. At the end of your fourth year, you’ll earn a Bachelor of Arts in Biology Health Science from Saint Mary’s, and at the end of your fifth year, you’ll earn a Master of Health Sciences degree in Physician Assistant Studies from Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences. Responding to a national need, this program creates highly skilled PAs who will work for Mayo Clinic Health Systems throughout the Midwest, serving patients with integrity and having a direct and meaningful impact on the quality of their patients’ lives.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Biology of Disease

History & Physical Exam

Health Systems Science

Clinical Pharmacology

Adult & Pediatric Medicine
Clinical Inquiry

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-05 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Winona, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

A completed application. Saint Mary's has an online application and also accepts the Common Application.

Official high school transcript

Official test scores - ACT, SAT, or Classic Learning tests are accepted.

An essay or brief personal statement. In 250 words or fewer, please tell us about: a significant experience you've had, an accomplishment or risk you have taken, a person who has made a difference in your life, a topic of concern to you, or anything else you think would help us learn more about you. You can also choose to submit a graded paper or write something new!

Letters of recommendation are optional.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

45960 USD / year

≈ 45960 USD / year
Out-of-State

45960 USD / year

≈ 45960 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

45960 USD / year

≈ 45960 USD / year

Living costs

Winona

United States

800 - 1300 USD / month

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Key information

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Living costs

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