Yes. International students are welcome to apply as long as they meet our eligibility requirements. Applicants must have a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited academic institution in the U.S. or Canada (three-year bachelor's degree from Quebec, four-year bachelor's degree from other provinces) by July 15 of the year of matriculation. No specific discipline or major is prescribed.
Applicants with a graduate degree from a regionally accredited U.S. academic institution and an equivalent undergraduate degree (see required minimum level of study) from a recognized academic institution outside the U.S. are also eligible to apply.
Please note that applicants with non-U.S. medical degrees are ineligible to apply unless they also hold a qualifying U.S. graduate degree and an equivalent undergraduate degree from a recognized academic institution outside the U.S., or an undergraduate degree from the U.S. or Canada.
Applicants are considered for admission to the Stanford MSPA program without regard to their country of origin. Eligible applicants include U.S. citizens, permanent U.S. residents holding a valid visa, applicants who have been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services at the time of application, undocumented applicants, and international applicants.
In order to practice in California or any other state, physician assistant graduates must pass the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE) and apply for state licensure. Criteria for eligibility to sit for the PANCE board examination and/or to qualify for state licensure are set by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) board and each state. DACA students are currently eligible to apply for and obtain a license to practice as a physician assistant in California; however, this varies by state. Prospective PA students should consult the requirements of the licensing authority in any state in which they contemplate practicing to determine the qualifications for licensure. Information concerning licensure in California can be found at https://www.pac.ca.gov. Information about other states can be found at https://www.nccpa.net/stateboards.