|
Tuition Costs
(commuting students) for the 2008-2009 academic year:
| Tuition
2008-2009: Didactic Year |
$29,400 |
| Fall |
Spring |
Summer |
| $9,800 |
$9,800 |
$9,800 |
|
| Tuition
2009-2010: Clinical Year |
$29,400 |
| Fall |
Spring |
Summer |
| $9,800 |
$9,800 |
$9,800 |
|
| Tuition
Fall 2010: Preceptorship |
$790.00 |
| TOTAL |
$59,590 |
Residential PA Students will incur additional charges for
meals and room rent, as specified in the regular tuition section.
Additional Expenses for the Physician Assistant Program:
Major additional costs for the PA program will include the purchase of medical
textbooks (for both the didactic and clinical years), medical equipment (such
as a quality stethoscope, otoscope, ophthalmoscope, sphygmomanometer, lab coats,
patches, name tags, etc.) and medical malpractice insurance. These additional
costs will be in the range of $1,700 to $2,000
Application
To be considered for any type of federal loan, you must first complete a Free
Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). You can complete the FAFSA form
online at www.fafsa.ed.gov
after January 1. If you do not have Internet access contact our Financial Aid
Office (1-800-488-7110) to request a paper application. The Methodist University
Title IV School Code is 002946.
Eligibility for graduate students
PA students are eligible to borrow a MAXIUM amount of $18,500 in FEDERAL loans:
- $10,000 unsubsidized loans (you are responsible for the interest on the
loan during enrollment)
- $8,000 subsidized loans (the federal government pays the interest on the
loan during enrollment)
Students are also eligible to borrow Alternative loans and must contact our
Financial Aid Office for more information (1-800-488-7110).
Please click on the following for further information regarding Loan
Counseling, Loan Request
Forms, or Loan Lenders.
Resources for PA Students
These
sources were copied from the AAPA
pamphlet, "PA Student Financial Aid," publication number 124. Contact
information listed only. For more information, please contact each source or
visit the AAPA website.
Federal Sources: Various loans and grants
guaranteed by the federal government available. Consult with our Financial Aid
office or call (800) 433-3243
Scholarships/Traineeships/Grants: The Physician
Assistant Foundation offers competitive scholarships for pa students who are
currently attending a CAAHEP-accredited PA program, are in the professional
phase of the program, and are student members of AAPA. Between 40 and 50 scholarships
dispersed annually with awards ranging from $2,000 to $5,000. Contact the foundation
at 950 N. Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-1552 or (703) 519-5686.
NOWLOANS: offers loans for graduate level
students in a PA program - (800) 626-KCOM, ext. 2153
Commissioned Officer Student Training & Extern
Program (COSTEP) email: JRCOSTEP@psc.ssw.dhhs.gov
Senior Commissioned Officer Student Training &
Extern Program (SENIOR COSTEP) email: SCROSTEP@psc.ssw.dhhs.gov
United States Navy - Health Services Collegiate Program
(HSCP): (800) USA-NAVY
New York Life Foundation Scholarship Program for
Women in the Health Professions: Write to - Business and Professional
Women's Foundation, New York Life Scholarship Program, 2012 Massachusetts Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20036 or call (202) 293-1100
Indian Health Services: (301) 443-6197
National Health Service Corps Programs: (800)
221-9393
Fellowship of Primary Care Health Professionals:
(800) 221-9393
Americorps: (800) 942-2677
Community Scholarship Program: (800) 435-6464
Suburban Hospital of Bethesda, Maryland: (301)
530-3830
AAPA Constituent Organizations: (703) 531-1558
Association of Physician Assistants in Cardiovascular
Surgery: email CAGODDARD@aol.com
or (877) 221-5651
AAPA Veterans Caucus Scholarships: (602) 200-5325
or email mmilner@phx.niddk.nih.gov
|