Double Major; Nursing and Social Work

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Hi everyone,

I am thinking of a double major in nursing and social work. What do you think? Will the two complement each other?

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Specializes in SICU.

There is not enough hours in the day to do them concurrently. You would have to get one degree and then the other.

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Here is the nurse social work practicioner program at USC: http://sowkweb.usc.edu/docs/academic/Nurseads.pdf

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Specializes in SICU.

It looks great, but I think it is a master's program for nurses.

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It is a masters program. I definitely want to continue my education up to the point of DNP/PhD so I am just exploring my options.

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Specializes in SICU.

Oh....you had said you wanted a double major. That usually means that you intend to do two majors at the same time as an undergraduate, i.e.-chemistry and biology. I have two master's degrees: Communicative Disorders and Nursing. I will begin my PhD in Fall 2010.

So....GO FOR IT!!!! Education is always great!

:):):)

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So a major is an undergraduate degree right?

Were you able to complete those two majors concurrently?

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And good luck with your PhD!, Fall 2010 is when I start my nursing pre-reqs, I am starting while you are finishing lol

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Specializes in SICU.

When you get a Bachelor's Degree you major in something. I majored in Communicative Disorders. I then continued and got a Master's Degree in Communicative Disorders. I was a Speech Pathologist for a number of years. I just went back to school and got a Master's Degree in Nursing degree (MSN). Today I start my new career in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU). Good luck to you! I am impressed with your ambition at such a young age! My advice is to always protect your GPA. It will follow you for the rest of your life! Have a great time!

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