{"id":398,"date":"2026-02-05T21:48:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T21:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/dmsc\/?page_id=398"},"modified":"2026-04-15T02:51:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T02:51:20","slug":"mspas-to-dmsc-pathway","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/dmsc\/mspas-to-dmsc-pathway\/","title":{"rendered":"MSPAS to DMSc Pathway"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seamlessly Transition from your MSPAS to DMSc<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Augsburg MSPAS graduates have a streamlined pathway to earn their Doctor of Medical Science (DMSc) degree, with reduced tuition and credit for courses taken in the MSPAS program. Augsburg\u2019s DMSc program is intentionally designed to strengthen your PA career by supporting you as you transition from graduate to practicing clinician and preparing you to lead as an innovative clinician, scholar, advocate, and educator.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Program highlights for Augsburg MSPAS alumni include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>$80 per-credit alumni tuition discount<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Up to 6 prior learning credits<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, allowing you to waive up to two required DMSc courses based on prior graduate-level learning.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Intentional course sequencing and modifications<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> designed to support successful PANCE preparation and ease the transition into your first clinical role<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Early-career mentorship opportunities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, connecting recent graduates with experienced PA and healthcare leaders for guidance, support, and professional growth<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*Credit for Prior Learning is subject to review and approval by the Program Director based on course equivalency, documented completion, and alignment with DMSc program learning outcomes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information, please reach out to our DMSc Program Director, Diana Soran, email: <a href=\"ma&#105;&#108;&#116;&#x6f;&#x3a;&#x73;&#x6f;&#x72;an&#64;&#97;&#117;&#x67;&#x73;&#x62;&#x75;&#x72;g&#46;&#101;&#100;&#117;\">&#115;&#x6f;&#114;&#x61;&#110;&#x40;a&#x75;g&#x73;b&#117;&#x72;&#103;&#x2e;&#101;&#x64;&#117;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seamlessly Transition from your MSPAS to DMSc Augsburg MSPAS graduates have a streamlined pathway to earn their Doctor of Medical &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":679,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-398","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/dmsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/dmsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/dmsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/dmsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/679"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/dmsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=398"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/dmsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":403,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/dmsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/398\/revisions\/403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/dmsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}