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CAAHEP Accredited 25 seats

Ohio Dominican University — Columbus

Anesthesiologist assistant (CAA) program in Columbus, Ohio · CAA practice status in Ohio →

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Program Overview & Admissions

Degree & Length
Master of Science in Anesthesiologist Assistant Studies
24 months duration
Cohort Seats
25 seats
Program annual outcomes report: initial enrollment of 25 for each of the 2024, 2025, and 2026 cohorts
Starts & Deadline
Starts: January
CASAA: Jul 15, 2026 (closed)
Estimated Tuition
$127,794
Program-page total estimated program cost including approximate fees (Year 1 ~$66,530 + Year 2 ~$61,264); tuition rate $1,204/credit hour (2026-27)
Testing Requirement: GRE and/or MCAT required, submitted by the application deadline and within 5 years of admission; no published minimum scores.
Shadowing: 8 hours required source ↗

Admissions Statistics

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Most recent cycle (as published, undated)

Verified / completed applications over 540 for 25 seats
Average GPA (cumulative) 3.7 incoming cohort average
Average GPA (science) 3.67 incoming cohort average
Average GRE 311 combined; incoming cohort average, which also had 1,766 clinical hours on average
Average MCAT 506 incoming cohort average

Source: Ohio Dominican AAS Program — FAQs · verified Aug 17, 2026

Only figures the program or a cited public source has published appear here. A missing number means it isn't published — not that it's zero.

Prerequisite Coursework

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  • General Chemistry (with lab)
  • Organic Chemistry (with lab)
  • Biochemistry
  • General Biology I
  • General Biology II
  • Physics I (with lab)
  • Physics II (with lab)
  • Calculus
  • Statistics
  • English
  • Additional Science (anatomy/physiology recommended)
  • Humanities (12 credits)

Published Outcomes

Metric Value Period
NCCAA first-attempt pass rate 100% (24 of 24) 2025
NCCAA first-attempt pass rate 72.7% (16 of 22); cumulative 21 of 22 2024
Employment at graduation 100% (24 of 24) 2025
Attrition 1 withdrawal from initial enrollment of 25 (2024: 3 of 25) 2025

Program Notes

A newer program, CAAHEP-accredited in September 2022, and one of the shortest at about 24 months (two calendar years with January entry). The deadline for the January 2027 class is posted explicitly: CASAA by July 15, 2026. The first cohort's 72.7% first-attempt pass rate (2024) rebounded to 100% in 2025. The tuition figure is total estimated cost including fees. Minimum 3.0 overall and science GPA, eight shadowing hours, and C or better in prerequisites.