I have read rumors that a DNP will likely be required for all NPs in the future. Does anyone know how likely this is? Or how quickly they would put this into affect? I am currently saving up money to go back to school to become a CNM. (I have a bachelors and masters in social work) My husband and I would like to pay off debt from our first degrees before we both return to school for our second careers. I was planning on the slower, more economical route in order to incur as little debt as possible (ADN-BSN-MSN/CNM). However, if this is going to mean I will miss the cutoff for being grandfathered in with a MSN, I may try to hurry up this process a little more. Does anyone know when or if they will begin requiring a DNP?