MSN in Psychiatric/Mental Health nursing

Published

I speak with the head of the BSN program here next week about changing my major from Psych to nursing... I hear we have a cohort of undergrads that are going into Psychiatric nursing eventually- anyone have a clue as to what that is?

I WAS going to become a Clinical Psychologist until I learned that with an MSN in Psych/Mental Health you could provide psychotherapy- I decided that would be the best route for me- less time in school and more job security- the best of both worlds, I think.

If my schools entrance GPA into the Nursing program is 2.8- with a 3.125, do you think I have a decent shot of getting in? Granted, I still have like 2-3 semesters of core left...

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Psych.

This is the route I'm planning on taking as well. I am in my first semester of the clinical nursing program right now. As far as your GPA, I don't know. Every school is different, although in my experience nursing programs seem to be universally competitive. The lowest accepted GPA in my clinical class was a 3.56

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Psychiatric.

Many Master level programs are not as hard to get into as a lower level degree, though you may have to take the GRE. For Bachelor programs in this area (Michigan), a 3.0-3.5 GPA is the norm, though it depends on the school. AD schools are harder to get into than BSN. Having your core classes completed can help too.

Up Vote Up Vote ×

I can you tell me of colleges offering a masters in psyhe,I am interested in CNS focusing in mental health.

thanks

Up Vote Up Vote ×
+ Join the Discussion