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CAAHEP Accredited 30 seats

South University — Savannah

Anesthesiologist assistant (CAA) program in Savannah, Georgia · CAA practice status in Georgia →

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Program Overview & Admissions

Degree & Length
Master of Medical Science in Anesthesia Science (MMSc)
27 months duration
Cohort Seats
30 seats
Not published on program page; third-party AA aggregator anesthesiaonesource.com lists Savannah class size 'Up to 30' (accessed Aug 2026). An older aggregator (everythingcrna.com) cites 24.
Starts & Deadline
Starts: June
CASAA: Feb 1, 2027
Estimated Tuition
$119,034
Total program tuition for 9 quarters ($13,226/quarter); total direct cost of attendance incl. clinical/tech/book/registration fees is $134,505 (2026 (as posted Aug 2026))
Testing Requirement: GRE or MCAT required, taken within 5 years of application; accepted students' GRE scores average 55th percentile or higher on Verbal and Quantitative.
Shadowing: 8 hours required. CAA, anesthesiologist, or CRNA; South University's form or another program's form is accepted, and more than eight hours is encouraged source ↗

Admissions Statistics

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Class of 2022 (most recent published)

Average GPA (cumulative) 3.54 the program's published table stops at the Class of 2022
Average GRE Verbal 63.8th percentile · Quant 56.6th percentile means
Average MCAT 502.1 mean total
Average age at matriculation 24.5 mean age at matriculation

Source: South University Savannah — Anesthesia Science MMSc (admissions statistics) · 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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  • English
  • General Biology I
  • General Biology II
  • General Chemistry I
  • General Chemistry II
  • Organic Chemistry I
  • Biochemistry
  • General Physics I
  • General Physics II
  • Calculus
  • Statistics (preferred)

Published Outcomes

Metric Value Period
Graduation rate 94.4% classes 2022-2024
NCCAA certification exam first-time pass rate 97.6% classes 2022-2024
NCCAA overall pass rate 100% 2004-2024 (20 years)
Employment rate 100% classes 2022-2024

Program Notes

The oldest South University AA campus, CAAHEP-accredited since 2005. The nine-quarter (~27-month) program matriculates one cohort per year in June, and the CASAA window runs August 1 to February 1. The seat count comes from a third-party source, not the program.