OHSU

Supplemental Application

2008-09 Supplemental Application Instructions

Thank you for your interest in the OHSU Physician Assistant Program. In addition to the required CASPA application (www.caspaonline.org) applicants to OHSU must complete a supplemental application. Please carefully follow the instructions below. Failure to do so may delay consideration of your application or invalidate it completely.

Deadline: Your OHSU application will be incomplete until the supplemental application is received.

Please submit the supplemental applicationwithin two weeks of your CASPA application submission.

There is no fee for the supplemental application.

Final deadline: Supplemental must be received by November 15, 2008.

Upon receipt of your supplemental application, CASPA application, and GRE scores the Admissions Committee will review your complete application file. Selected individuals will be invited to campus for a personal interview conducted during October, November, December, & January. Only applicants formally interviewed at the OHSU PA Program will be considered for admission.

A complete application file will include:

  • CASPA Application & Supporting Materials – deadline November 1, 2008
    Your primary application is submitted through CASPA www.caspaonline.orgCASPA will forward your application to OHSU as one of your designated programs. You must submit your CASPA application on or before November 1, 2008. All supporting materials (transcripts and letters of reference) must be received at CASPA on or before this date.
  • OHSU Supplemental Application(no fee) – deadline - preferably within 2 weeks of CASPA
    Final deadline – must be received by November 15, 2008. Applicants are required to complete all sections of the OHSU supplemental application. The completed supplemental is submitted online. A typed signature and date may be used in lieu of actual signature. You will receive an email reply indicating receipt of your supplemental.
  • Test Scores for the GRE - General Test – deadline - received by November 15, 2008
    If you have not already submitted official GRE scores, please direct scores to Institutional Code 4780. The official GRE score report must be received in the PA Program by 11/15/08 to be considered for 2009 admissions. Contact www.gre.orgfor information about the Graduate Record Exam (GRE).

Technical Standards

Before starting the Supplemental Application Online Form, please review the OHSU PA Program Technical Standards.


Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Commitment

Oregon Health & Science University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. Applications for admission are considered without discrimination against any individual for reasons of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status or any other applicable basis in law.


Supplemental Application Instructions

The Supplemental Application has three sections.

Click here to download a pdfof the information you need to complete the online form. Use this information to gather needed information before starting the online form.

The Supplemental Application MUST be completed and submitted online, not by mail or email

  1. Section 1 is comprised of demographic information, criminal background information and foreign language skills.
  2. Section 2 is a Prerequisite Course Worksheet - be sure to have on hand information about all prerequisite courses including course number, course name, credit hours, grade, institution where taken, and date completed or anticipated completion date. An unofficial transcript is especially helpful in completing this section.
  3. Section 3 consists of the narrative section. Answer the questions in Word or another Word processing program and then copy/paste your answers into the designated fields.
Please note that there is a known bug with Internet Explorer 6 that may cause the form appearance to be strange (midway down the page and to the left). This is not an issue in Internet Explorer 7 or in Firefox. For the best view, use something OTHER than Internet Explorer 6.

Please gather all needed information and write your narratives BEFORE you start the online form.
Be sure to print a copy of your application before you submit it.
All sections of the online form must be completed and submitted at the same time.
After submitting your application, you will receive an email confirming submission of your Supplemental Application.