CAAHEP Accredited
Nova Southeastern University — Denver
Anesthesiologist assistant (CAA) program in Centennial, Colorado · CAA practice status in Colorado →
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Program Overview & Admissions
- Degree & Length
- Master of Science in Anesthesia (MSA)
- 27 months duration
- Cohort Seats
- Not published
- Starts & Deadline
- Starts: January
- CASAA: Oct 1, 2026
- Estimated Tuition
- $162,409
- Total program tuition across 3 academic years at published annual rates; Denver's schedule is inverted ($23,201 yr 1 + $69,604 x 2), same total, excluding fees/books/insurance (2026-27)
Testing Requirement: GRE (competitive = 40th percentile or higher verbal/quantitative, 3.5 analytical) or MCAT (competitive = 500+) required; no CASPer at this campus. Test scores due by the Oct 1 deadline.
Shadowing: 8 hours required. Documented operating-room observation of anesthesia, submitted through CASAA source ↗
Prerequisite Coursework
Compare All Programs →- Anatomy & Physiology I (with lab)
- Anatomy & Physiology II (with lab)
- General Chemistry I (with lab)
- General Chemistry II (with lab)
- Organic Chemistry I (with lab)
- Biochemistry
- Physics I (with lab)
- Physics II (with lab)
- Calculus I
- English Composition
Published Outcomes
| Metric | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|
| NCCAA certifying exam first-time pass rate | 89% | 2024 graduating class |
| NCCAA certifying exam overall pass rate | 100% | 2024 graduating class |
| Job placement | 100% | 2024 graduating class |
| Attrition | 10% (retention 90%) | 2024 graduating class |
Program Notes
The only NSU campus with January matriculation (October 1 CASAA deadline; applications March through October, interviews July through November). CAAHEP accredited the campus in November 2023. Cohort size is unpublished. First-year tuition is lower ($23,201) because of the January start; the program total matches the Florida campuses.