ITHACA, NY -- Ithaca College is recruiting the first class for its new Master of Science in Physician Assistant (PA) Studies program. Located within the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance (HSHP), the program has received provisional accreditation from the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant and approval from the New York State Education Department. The 27-month M.S. degree is designed to attract college graduates pursuing healthcare careers and who come from undergraduate pre-health profession programs such as health sciences, exercise science, athletic training, biology, chemistry, biochemistry, and psychology. The entering cohort this fall will consist of about 30 students, and classes will continue to expand until the program is at its full capacity of 50 students per cohort.