Blackiephillips Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 I have searched online and on this forum but, I can't find any information on when the change is to take place. I may not be searching the correct phrases. Hopefully you guys can point me in the right direction. Also I have read that if a school has a bachelor and masters degree that the bachelor degree will still be available. Thanks for any info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdahoPA Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 I'm unaware of a widespread date, but perhaps you could call the specific programs you were interested in and inquire about it. They would at least be able to tell you what degrees they are offering this cycle, so you could assume the switch would/wouldn't be this year. (Their websites might also contain this info.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corpsman2PA Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 I thought it was 2020...but maybe that was just rumor mill... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LESH Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 I thought it was 2020...but maybe that was just rumor mill... You are correct it is 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackiephillips Posted May 27, 2012 Author Share Posted May 27, 2012 Thanks for the replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisemakl Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Also be careful about where you want to work. In the state of Ohio you CANNOT practice without a Masters. So all of the programs in OH offer a masters. But if you were to go to a school elsewhere and do a certificate or bachelors program, you wouldn't be able to come back and practice. My advice would be if you haven't already started school... do a masters program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briepm Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Could someone please sum up the difference between the PA masters degree and the bachelor's degree? I wasn't even aware that you could just have a bachelor's degree and practice as a PA. Besides the licensing issues in some states mentioned above, are there any restrictions in the care/ practice that a bachelor's level PA can perform? (For transparency, I'm an upcoming master's degree student in Pennsylvania) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator LT_Oneal_PAC Posted May 29, 2012 Moderator Share Posted May 29, 2012 PA practice is (well, more use to be) competency based. Meaning it did not matter the degree as long as you could pass the same boards. The educational difference is a research and statistics component between the masters and bachelors. They are otherwise almost exactly the same. I don't know the difference between a certificate and bachelor's, but I imagine it's just the amount of courses taken before PA school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joelseff Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 I have a cert and a AS (no difference in curriculum) and I'm currently halfway through my MS (NO BACHELORS btw) but I am a practicing PA... oneal is correct in that (at least in my program for those who opted for the MMS) the MS had some extra classes like EBM, medical writing, stats etc... general PA education whether resulting in Cert, AS, BA,or BS, I believe, are very similar in curriculum. Of course this will all change once the MS becomes the entry degree... Sent from my myTouch_4G_Slide using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briepm Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Thanks for clearing it up Oneal and Joelseff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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