General question

[sgandhi]

So I have a MBA in finance and a BSN. Can I get my masters of nurse practitioner by just doing a certification course or do I have to go get a MSN in nurse practitioner? Thanks in advance.

[llg, PhD, RN]

That is a good question and I am not sure of the answer.   You'll need to check 2 things:   

(1) Will a school accept you into their NP certificate program without an MSN?   In the olden days, there were programs that did not require an MSN.  Most of those now require an MSN -- or require that you obtain your MSN or DNP as part of the program.   But you might find one that doesn't have that requirement.

(2)  Will you be able to get licensed as an NP in the state where you want to practice?   That may vary from state to state.

Regardless of what you find as you investigate the 2 questions above, you may find that you will need so many nursing courses to the NP certificate that you might as well complete MSN as part of the process.   I'll be interested to see what other posters more familiar with the current regulations say.