All Applicants should have:
- A Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university in the United States or Canada, including above average performance in required premedical prerequisite coursework.
- Online science prerequisite courses completed at 2 year and 4 year regionally accredited institutions will be accepted.
- Minimum overall and science prerequisite GPA and of 3.1(Competitive- 3.5)
- Applicants must complete all prerequisite courses and academic programs prior to matriculation, with a cumulative GPA of 3.1+.
- No more than four required prerequisite courses are in progress at the time of application.
- Applicants are welcome to be in progress with prerequisites and academic programs at the time of application.
- Once enrolled in a course(s) in progress, a student must submit proof of enrollment. A final transcript will be requested.
- Competitive GRE scores (>=55th percentile in each section and >=4.0 in the writing section) OR MCAT (125+ in the biological science sections)
- A complete and competitive online application should be submitted early. Note: All applicants are welcome to begin the application process early, but only those applications that meet or exceed our general minimum requirement will be considered for immediate review by the Selections Committee.
- A confirmed offer of admission will be contingent upon successful completion of the required courses/academic program by the end of the summer semester before matriculation in August.
- Course substitutions are not permitted, and survey courses are not acceptable. For those courses that have been repeated, the highest grade received should be reported.
- Selected prerequisite courses* older than 5 years should be retaken.
- Prerequisite courses older than 7 years should be revisited to refresh the subject matter (recommended not required).
- Reporting grades received accurately in CASAA is pertinent. Emory cannot change grades or recalculate GPA (best results should be reported if required classes are repeated).
- GRE or MCAT Scores: Test scores must have been earned within five years of the application deadline (only official scores will be verified). The highest scores earned by an applicant should be reported on the application.
- Upload a minimum of three references in CASAA - professional, clinical, and academic preferred.
Note: Reference forms or letters of recommendation should be submitted by faculty, advisors, school administrators, clinicians, employers, or others who can speak to your academic ability and personal character as they relate to your pursuit of the Anesthesia Assistant profession. References are considered confidential material; information provided on reference forms or in letters of recommendation will not be shared with the applicant and information regarding the status of your application will not be shared with your references; individuals should contact the applicant directly for updates.
- Following up with references, testing services and institutions for pending items is the sole responsibility of the applicant. The program office will not contact those agencies on your behalf.
- An Items received checklist will be sent electronically to your Gmail account once the CASAA application, supporting documents and fees are received and processed in the AA Program Office (all applicable documents received and processed will drop to the bottom section of the Items checklist). Items received will not be verified over the phone.
- Applicants will be updated on items received and processed in a timely manner. Please check your CASAA information and Gmail regularly.
The Emory AA program practices a rolling application reviewing process NOT admissions process. We will review verified, complete, competitive CASAA applications in the order in which they are received. We will close the application to new submissions when we reach capacity, with may occur on or BEFORE December 1st. Again, we encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible.