Hi, First post so I will try to make it a good one, If you have a pre-med BS then you really don't have to go the nursing route you can apply for PA school now since most of the pre reqs are the same I also want to become a PA but I am going ADN (now) BSN (online) then I can apply but I live in CO where there are only two PA schools highly competitive and one requires patient contact so i have to go this way so I can appy to both, in california the Programs I found were the following and you can go to the following website to check out other states I hope this Helps Gimmie California - Davis Physician Assistant Program Drew University Physician Assistant Program Loma Linda Physician Assistant Program Riverside Community College Physician Assistant Program Samuel Merritt Physician Assistant Program San Joaquin Valley College Physician Assistant Program Stanford Primary Care Associate Program Touro - California Physician Assistant Program Southern California Primary Care Physician Assistant Program Western University Physician Assistant Studies http://healthguideusa.org/phyasst/texas_physician_assistant_programs.htm