Current-cycle decision support
Turn confirmed information into a first practice
Allocate a limited same-day appointment
Practise making a fair, patient-safe recommendation when capacity is limited. Review whether you identify missing clinical information, avoid blaming either patient, explain your prioritization, and offer a workable alternative; then record again.
Quick facts
- Degree: Master of Physician Assistant Studies.
- Location: Indianapolis, Indiana.
- Length: 24 months, 108 credits.
- Entry: recurring May start; current year not published.
- Interview: on-campus task- or interview-based stations.
- Accreditation: ARC-PA Accreditation-Continued.
Admission requirements
Applicants need a bachelor's degree before the May start, a minimum 3.2 postsecondary GPA, prerequisite grades above C-, no more than three outstanding prerequisites, and three CASPA evaluations. Health-care experience, shadowing, GRE, PA-CAT, MCAT, and Casper are not required. There is no supplemental application or fee. Official admission page
Important dates
- Late April: recurring CASPA opening.
- July 15: recurring CASPA Complete deadline.
- May through September: application review.
- September through October: on-campus interviews.
- October through November: conditional offers.
- Following May: programme start; entry year is not labelled.
How selection works
Application review considers academic requirements and may include CASPA BCP GPA, leadership, service, scholarship, writing, and breadth of background. Interview candidates complete multiple stations and are ranked by cumulative evaluator scores. The PA Admission Committee makes final offer decisions. Official admission process
Interview details
Confirmed
Interviews are on campus. Faculty, staff, alumni, preceptors, and community PAs evaluate candidates across multiple task-oriented or interview-based stations. Cumulative station scores create the candidate ranking. Official admission page
Not published
Butler does not publish the station count or length, prompts, evaluator file access, rubric anchors, or application-versus-interview weighting.
Who this program may suit
This program may suit applicants seeking a two-year Indianapolis program and a non-rolling process that explicitly ranks candidates through multiple on-campus station scores. Forty percent of seats are reserved for qualifying Butler degree holders, but the internal pathway remains competitive. Official admission page
Practice and next step
Practise allocating one limited same-day appointment between two patients under station timing. Open with the decision criteria, identify affected stakeholders, make a justified choice, and state a contingency. Review whether the conclusion is clear and fair, adjust one weakness, record a second attempt, and compare the two responses.
Frequently asked questions
Does Butler use MMI-style stations?
The program describes multiple task- or interview-based on-campus stations and cumulative evaluator scoring. Official admission page
Is health-care experience required?
No. It may help applicants assess fit, but it is not required.
Is admission rolling?
No. Applications are reviewed after the recurring July 15 Complete deadline.
Sources
Recommended preparation
Physician Assistant Interview Essentials
Build a credible PA interview foundation through four focused spoken responses: profession-specific motivation, interprofessional teamwork, fair clinical decision-making, and reflective use of feedback.
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