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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| 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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- 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.