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Case Western Reserve University — Washington, DC

Washington, DC · Master of Science in Anesthesia

Campus identity, location and current accreditation verified against CAAHEP. Admissions verification is field-specific.

Admissions, with the source attached.

Admissions exam

GRE or MCAT; within three years of application deadline.

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Casper

2026-27: test by November 12, 2026; distribute by November 26.

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Course recency

Biochemistry, anatomy/lab and physiology: five years; others: seven, measured at application deadline. MCAT >=500 within three years waives recency; GRE does not.

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Shadowing

16+ hours strongly recommended, not a stated minimum; preferably CAA in OR; ACT anesthesiologist/CRNA alternatives.

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Application timing

Priority October 1; standard December 1; weekend deadlines move to next business day. Annual rule; year not explicit.

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Campus preferences

One program across Cleveland, Houston, Austin and Washington, DC; rank campuses; one admission offer.

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Review readiness

Complete, CASAA-verified application and Casper required; official test scores required.

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Prerequisite reference

These are published requirements, not an equivalency determination. Check exceptions, labs, recency and your exact entry cycle.

Biochemistry

One semester.

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Biology

One year with labs.

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Human anatomy

One semester with lab.

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Human physiology

One semester; combined human A&P/lab may satisfy both.

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General chemistry

One year with labs.

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Organic chemistry

One semester with lab.

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Physics

One year with labs.

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Calculus

One semester; survey/precalculus excluded.

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Advanced statistics

One semester; elementary/basic and AP Statistics excluded.

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English/writing

One semester; expository-writing alternatives accepted.

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