Columbia MSN/DNP 2016

[hidethecallbell]

Has anyone applied to the traditional MSN or DNP program for 2016?

[dmvPsychRN]

Congrats!!!!!!

[xfadeawayyx]

Thank you!! If you don't mind me asking, what part of the country will you be coming from? Or do you already live in NYC?

[hidethecallbell]

I already work and live in the city, so no big moves for me. If anyone has questions I'd be happy to share anything about the city

[dmvPsychRN]

I live in the Maryland DC area so I will be moving into the city. How safe is living in the Washington Heights area near school? I've been there to visit but it didn't look too safe. However I've been told that certain blocks in that area are ok.

[hidethecallbell]

I live downtown so I'm not too sure but from what I've heard it's relatively safe. The school is right next to the hospital, so there are a lot of students, residents and nurses that live in the area. Just don't venture too far east of Broadway as it can be sketchy.

[dmvPsychRN]

Thanks for the info! Do you have a rough idea of how much this is going to cost? I tried calling the financial aid office and they gave me a breakdown of how much per credit and told me we would be getting more information via email regarding our specific courses. I am having trouble finding out how many credits the MS/DNP program is total.

Do you guys have any better estimates of how much the entire program will cost? Before financial aid and scholarships. She also told me that they don't have anymore institutional scholarships for the 2016-2017 school year.

[hidethecallbell]

I'm guessing somewhere around 70k+ not including materials or other fees.. Guess we'll find out soon. They had sample curriculums - I know mine is around 47 credits

[hidethecallbell]

They actually updated their curriculum plans on the nursing website for the current year.

[dmvPsychRN]

Yes I saw curriculum plans for MS and DNP but I was wondering if we add the credits from the MS curriculum to the DNP curriculum. Since I was accepted into the MS/DNP program, post bac. That would put me at 87 credits. I guess we'll find out our specific course load soon.

[hidethecallbell]

It's a seamless program. From the curriculum I see that's posted for psych looks like it's actually 95 credits.

[dmvPsychRN]

Wow that's incredible. Hope we find out more info soon. Did you fill out fafsa yet? I saw a deadline for 3/15 for doctoral students.

[hidethecallbell]

On my agenda for today, it's a good thing I filed my taxes early! Also, if you do plan on going to Columbia - get on your license stuff now, it did take a few months for mine to process.