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Location: Tampa, FL
Number of students: 24 (rumors of this increasing for 2016 cycle)
Application Cycle: April 1st - August 1st through CASPA
Interview dates: July-November
Start date: January
Length of Program: 27 months
Public/Private: Private
HCE: Recommended, but no specific requirement
GPA: Minimum 2.8 overall; recommended science GPA of 3.0
Shadowing: Recommended, but no specific requirement
The Good Stuff:
- Quarter system
- Working is not recommended, but allowed up to 15 hours during the didactic year
- Interview consists of 3 individual interviews, Behavioral style interviews, 10 people per interview session
Program Link: South University - Tampa PA Program
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Pre-PA
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Program Spotlight: Samford University