Post-master's certificate

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For those who did a post master's certificate did any of your graduate classes from a non-nursing degree transfer over? Also, did any of your hours gained in a clinical setting through graduate school or work transfer over, I.e. any other health related profession or by working in that field (peds field for a post master's peds certificate?)

please all do share your thoughts! 

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Specializes in New Critical care NP, Critical care, Med-surg, LTC.

From my MSN, my basic classes like Advanced Pharm/ Pathophys/ Assessment all crossed over.  

I don't think any of my non MSN grad classes crossed over, but they were also 20+ years old. 

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JBMmom said:

From my MSN, my basic classes like Advanced Pharm/ Pathophys/ Assessment all crossed over.  

I don't think any of my non MSN grad classes crossed over, but they were also 20+ years old. 

Thank you for your input! So your classes from 20+ years ago in an MSN crossed over - were these graduate or bachelor level courses? Did you have to pay for any refresher courses in the new program?

What about any clinical hours you could get credit for in your new MSN program?

Thanks!

 

 

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

I graduated with an MSN in 2005 in Management and Leadership. I then did an adult CNS where I had to take the three Ps and 560 hours of clinical. Then in 2011 I completed a peds CNS where I had to retake the 3ps with a peds focus and another 560 hours of clinical. 

I've been an RN since 1994 so had a solid 10+ years in a level one trauma center ED which encompassed all ages. None of my work time crossed over

In 2014, I started a DNP program which wanted additional classes (which I understood) but I would also need another 500+ hours of clinical. Uh, nope, what a waste, so I dropped it.

Nursing shoots themselves in the foot with too many programs and requirements

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Specializes in New Critical care NP, Critical care, Med-surg, LTC.
Sam Mathews said:

So your classes from 20+ years ago in an MSN crossed over - were these graduate or bachelor level courses

I didn't have a long gap between the MSN and post certificate program. I finished my MSN in 2017 and enrolled in my post master's program in 2019. I don't think anything from my original master's degree played a factor. It was also in Molecular Biology so it didn't translate directly to the MSN. Good luck!

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JBMmom said:

I didn't have a long gap between the MSN and post certificate program. I finished my MSN in 2017 and enrolled in my post master's program in 2019. I don't think anything from my original master's degree played a factor. It was also in Molecular Biology so it didn't translate directly to the MSN. Good luck!

So the MSN was in molecular biology? Please do explain....

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Specializes in New Critical care NP, Critical care, Med-surg, LTC.
Sam Mathews said:

So the MSN was in molecular biology? Please do explain....

Sorry, that was poorly worded on my part. My original degrees were a BS and MS in Molecular and Cell Biology which I used in my first career. Then I was planning to switch careers and I went back to get my ADN. My MSN program was direct ADN to MSN because I already had a BS in a non-nursing field. My MSN was in leadership and management and then I realized I want NOTHING to do with management ever, so I went back for my post master's NP Program. Some of the first classes for the MSN translated directly so I didn't have complete a whole new MSN for the NP Program. 

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