Ohio Dominican University — Columbus
Columbus, Ohio · CAA practice status in Ohio
- Degree
- Master of Science in Anesthesiologist Assistant Studies
- Length
- 24 months
- Cohort seats
- 25
- Basis: Program annual outcomes report: initial enrollment of 25 for each of the 2024, 2025, and 2026 cohorts
- Starts
- January
- CASAA deadline (2026–27)
- 2026-07-15
- Admissions tests
- GRE and/or MCAT required, submitted by the application deadline and within 5 years of admission; no published minimum scores.
- 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)
- Last verified
- 2026-08-12
Prerequisite coursework
- 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 |
Notes
New program (CAAHEP initial accreditation Sep 2022); shortest program in this batch at ~24 months (2 calendar years, Spring/Summer/Fall each year, January entry). Deadline explicitly posted for the Jan 2027 class: CASAA by 2026-07-15. First cohort's 72.7% first-attempt pass (2024) rebounded to 100% in 2025. Tuition figure is total estimated cost including fees, not tuition-only. 3.0 overall and science GPA minimum; 8 shadowing hours; C or better in prereqs.