Accreditation Status and Implications of Accreditation

The ARC-PA has granted Accreditation-Provisional status to the K-State Physician Assistant Program sponsored by Kansas State University.

Accreditation-Provisional is an accreditation status granted when the plans and resource allocation, if fully implemented as planned, of a proposed program that has not yet enrolled students appear to demonstrate the program’s ability to meet ARC-PA Standards or when a program holding Accreditation-Provisional status appears to demonstrate continued progress in complying with the Standards as it prepares for the graduation of the first class (cohort) of students.

Accreditation-Provisional does not ensure any subsequent accreditation status. It is limited to no more than five years from matriculation of the first class.

The program’s accreditation history can be viewed on the ARC-PA website at:
www.arc-pa.org/accreditation-history-kansas-state-university

 

Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies (MSPAS) Degree

K-State Physician Assistant Program will confer a Master of Science Physician Assistant Studies degree upon completion of the 27-month educational program. The program consists of 12 months of didactic education and 15 months of clinical experiences.