I know that this is an old post, but I have a few questions. I am looking into the MSN education program, I currently have a BSN. I work in pediatrics. Do they help you start your capstone project the first semester and keep following it along until your finish the last semester? Can your give me some ideas on how involved the capstone project is does it involve lots of stats and quantitative/qualitative research. I want to finish all the other courses so I can focus on this theses/capstone. How do you defend it. Who is involved in the final meeting for the defensive. Trying to decide how much time I need for this project and what time of year would be best to start. Can you finish the program in less than a year if you work hard at it? Thanks for all your input.