ILC22

The reason for Public Health: I was interested in going back to school for Public Health before I considered nursing. I would be interested in working with an international nonprofit, while being able to provide primary care. It seemed to me that a joint degree (MSN/MPH) would be a good route (and such programs exist). However, I am at the beginning of making all of these decisions and will take any advice! Thanks.

Thank you for the helpful replies. I am doing more research on the AACN website now...so I guess the next step for me would be to decide whether or not to take prerequisites or start an entry level master's program? Thanks again.

Hello, I am 24 with a BA in a non-science field. My goal is to return to school for nursing -- ultimately to obtain a Nurse Practitioner/Public Health degree. I understand there are ways for non-science BA-holders to go back to school for nursing. Has anyone has experience with this and have any tips? From what I understand, it would be best to enroll in an accelerated program after taking a few prerequisite courses and then continuing on from there. Any tips/advice would be greatly appreciated ! Thank you.