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I hold a B.S. in Public Health and have an Associates degree in Nursing; have two years experience as a Medical/Surgical/Trauma Critical Care Nurse.

Are there any CRNA programs that take a non nursing Bachelors degree applicant? I tried to do some research with no luck.

Thanks in advance,

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Not sure why this is here. Samuel Merritt does require a bachelor's in nursing. To the OP: The national certification agency for CRNA's sets the requirement for the bachelor degree in nursing. There is no other option. You will find this at AANA.com.

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Specializes in CRNA.

Go to CRNA School Search look for programs that are not MSN or DNP programs. There are quite a few MS or DNAP programs that will accept students with your educational background.

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Not sure why this is here. Samuel Merritt does require a bachelor's in nursing. To the OP: The national certification agency for CRNA's sets the requirement for the bachelor degree in nursing. There is no other option. You will find this at AANA.com.

Samuel Merritt most definitely will take a non nursing baccalaureate degree for their CRNA program.

"RNs with baccalaureate degrees in other fields will be evaluated individually and additional course work may be required."

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Albany medical college accepts applicants with an Associates in nursing and a bachelors in a different field other than nursing. I was at the open house a few days ago and that was specifically mentioned by the director of the program.

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Mayo Clinic will accept people who are "registered nurse(s) with a B.S.N. or a B.S./B.A. degree in a science-related field," but I'm not too familiar with public health degrees and whether or not that would count as a science. I'm sure checking with admissions won't hurt.

http://www.mayo.edu/mshs/careers/nurse-anesthesia/master-of-nurse-anesthesia-program-minnesota

Duke University's website says the following: "If you possess an Associate/Diploma degree in Nursing from an accredited program with a Bachelor's degree in another field (RN to MSN Pathway) you may apply."

CRNA FAQs | Duke School of Nursing

Boston College also offers an RN to MS route that you should look into:

RN to MS Program - Connell School of Nursing - Boston College

These are just three that you might want to check with. If I find any others, I'll be sure to let you know. :)

Good luck!

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There are definitely anesthesia programs out there that will take an RN with a bachelor's degree in another field, usually science-related. Check out Save Hours of Searching for the Best CRNA Program | All CRNA Schools

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