Midwifery schools

I believe it is necessary to be an RN before entering Stony Brook's program but will try to find out for sure. I had been a L&D nurse for many years before going back to school so I never looked into this specific situation. There is a midwifery program in New York that does not require a nursing degree; until recently it was the only program of its type but there may be more by now; the students finish as CM's - certified midwives.

As for Stony Brook/Frontier: At the time I went to school SB was shorter for me because the Masters' Degree was included in the program where it was in addition to the Frontier program; has that changed? I also think that you may not need a Bachelors Degree to go to Frontier and become certified as a midwife - unless you want the Masters' Degree. I would probably suggest that you check in your area and see if the Masters Degree is preferred.
I have been out of the SB program for several years now so perhaps the situation is different now than I found it. A lot depends on your Faculty Advisor; ours was usually quite nonresponsive; I got very little feedback on papers, etc. Fortunately, I had an excellent preceptor who filled in a lot of the gaps, and several of us in our study group were L&D nurses with lots of experience so we worked together a lot to make up for the lack of advisement. I do know that other students in my class had very different, and definitely better, experiences than I did because they had a different advisor.
I hope this is helpful. Sorry I haven't been online for awhile but I plan to be on this site more often and hope to have more conversation with you as you make your school decisions. Good luck!