Do you have to get your masters before your doctorate (clinical) for crna? Also, is it true that all crna's must go for their doctorate (clinical) by next year, 2015?? This is concerning for me, because this is my dream job and i would like to know what im getting myself into. Im smart and believe i can handle schooling...just want to know if i need msn and dnp????? I looked into some schools and they said dnp is 36 months...so how long in total?