Admissions FAQ

Website: www.emoryaaprogram.org

E-mail: admissions@emoryaaprogram.org

No, Emory applicants are required to take the GRE OR MCAT regardless of experience, training or certifications. If your scores are five years or older, please register to retake the exam before applying to the program.  

No. For the strongest application, prerequisite courses in which a letter grade of D was received should be retaken. A letter grade of B or above is highly recommended in all listed prerequisite courses.

Yes, you may be missing multiple pre-requisite courses at the time of the October 1 deadline, as long as you would complete any missing pre-requisite courses in that spring semester prior to anticipated matriculation. There is no precise limit of how many courses may be missing by the time of the deadline, but proof of enrollment in missing courses would be required prior to an interview.

Yes, however be sure to confirm that the courses you plan to take are at an accredited institution.  Please visit those college level courses that are planned for science majors or pre-medical students (i.e. biology or chemistry students). Biochemistry and advanced math courses are typically not offered at an appropriate level at community colleges (in this case online courses will suffice).

No survey courses will be accepted (The course name will read Survey to- the name of the specific course). Courses should be specific to this particular discipline (science based, pre-med, physics based calculus).

Applicants may be in progress with their academic program and prerequisites during the application process. All work must be complete by the end of the spring semester.

All applicants should be aware that gaining admissions to the Emory Anesthesiologist Assistant Program is highly competitive. No applicant is guaranteed admissions to the program, even when the general requirements are met. Please review your transcript information to determine if you are competitive for this program.

Although some undergraduate schools have a specific pre-med program, no specific program or course of study is necessary to apply to the Emory AA program. We accept students with majors as diverse as political science, education, art history, and engineering.  Writing skills, logic and analytical skills, as well as organizational skills are all important for students to perform well in the program.

The Emory application cycle is scheduled to open every year in May. Yes, it can make a difference.  Only complete applications will be selected for the reviewing process. The Admissions Committee will begin reviewing all competitive, complete, and verified applications immediately.  Although we continue to accept new applications until December 1st, the class may already be full.

Rolling Admission Process

The Emory Anesthesiologist Assistant Program operates on a rolling admissions process. We begin accepting applications with the cycle opens, and we will continue to review submissions until we fill our class and our wait list.  Because the application process is competitive, candidates have the best chance of being accepted by submitting their applications early (when the most seats in the cohort are available.)  Candidates may continue to apply until the cycle closes, but the longer they wait, the fewer the number of seats that may be available, and their application might not have enough time to be considered for review or interview.

“Rolling” in our case refers to processing and reviewing applications as we receive them.  We offer interviews over the course of several months, and we accept candidates as we go. Please note, that even though our process will remain active until our class is seated (approximately 9.5 months), in February CASAA and Emory will discontinue accepting new applications in preparation for the approaching application cycle.  

We have a 100% placement rate for Emory AA graduates.

 The program is scheduled to begin the third week in August (fall semester). Dates will be listed on the Admissions calendar.

Students operate on a full-time academic schedule and will have a mandatory program schedule all week, Monday through Friday.  Classes and clinical hours may be scheduled between 6:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.  A student could typically be involved in class and clinical activity for approximately thirty hours per week. 

No, the Emory program is a full-time, with daytime program hours only. 

Students should be prepared/prepare financially before entering the program. Due to the intense nature of the program, we do not recommend that students work while enrolled.  

Yes. AAs continue to be in high demand.  Click here for a map highlighting the states where AAs currently practice.