The Northwest University School of PA Medicine is located on the Kirkland, Washington campus, just blocks away from beautiful Lake Washington. Students are granted a Master of Science (MS-PAS) degree upon graduation. They are eligible to sit for the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE) offered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). Graduates of the NU PA program who are certified by the NCCPA, i.e., pass the PANCE, are eligible to practice within the United States and Canada.