Yale University Online Physicians Assistant Degree?

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I'd expect to see THIS kind of model ahead of anything else. It used to be that PA programs were typically not graduate level, so there were (are) tons of PAs that don't hold master's degrees (as is true with nurses who are RNs) so offering the grad degree is really just credentialing those already doing the job (as opposed to starting them from scratch and providing the training).

Stanford currently uses this exact model. They offer an ASSOCIATES DEGREE (!) for PAs General Information - Primary Care Associate Program - Stanford University School of Medicine and then if you want your masters, you take it completely online Online Master of Medical Science - Pennsylvania | Saint Francis University.

I assume somewhere along the way the person must pick up their bachelor's (maybe TESC LOL?)

That would be more like the model they have for pharmacists, physical therapists, and occupational therapists. When those programs were moved up to the masters and doctoral level, transition programs started springing up everywhere so that those who were licensed with undergraduate degrees or certificates could make themselves more competitive. There are actually quite a few online transition programs for pharmacists. Nursing is different because you can still become licensed with an associate's degree. But, all of this is moot because there are distance learning nursing programs for those who aren't licensed.