CAAHEP Accredited
24 seats
South University — West Palm Beach
Anesthesiologist assistant (CAA) program in Royal Palm Beach, Florida · CAA practice status in Florida →
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Program Overview & Admissions
- Degree & Length
- Master of Medical Science in Anesthesia Science (MMSc)
- 27 months duration
- Cohort Seats
- 24 seats
- Not published on program page; third-party AA aggregator anesthesiaonesource.com lists West Palm Beach class size 'Up to 24' (accessed Aug 2026).
- Starts & Deadline
- Starts: September
- CASAA: Feb 15, 2027
- Estimated Tuition
- $119,034
- Total program tuition for 9 quarters ($13,226/quarter); total direct cost of attendance 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 GRE | 55th percentile or higher average for accepted students program-wide, verbal and quantitative |
| Average MCAT | 125 per section or higher program-wide |
Source: South University West Palm Beach — Anesthesia Science MMSc · 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 | 87.5% | classes 2023-2024 |
| NCCAA certification exam first-time pass rate | 91% | classes 2023-2024 |
| NCCAA overall pass rate | 100% | classes 2023-2024 |
| Employment rate | 100% | class of 2023 |
Program Notes
CAAHEP accredited the campus in 2021, and its first published outcomes (classes of 2023-2024) sit slightly below Savannah's. The campus is physically in Royal Palm Beach. The CASAA cycle opens July 1 with a February 15 deadline for September matriculation. The seat count comes from a third-party source, not the program.