Question about going from BS (nonnursing) to MSN

[B.D. Dubloon]

I have a BS in Criminal Justice and am interested in trying to go directly for an MSN. I am currently taking Anatomy and Chemistry, and should have General Psychiatry, Physiology, and Microbiology done by the end of the Fall 2010 semester. Are there MSN programs I can go directly into, I do not want to just get an AS, and would prefer not to just get another BS, as I already have one?

Thanks

[noyesno, MSN, APRN, NP]

Programs like this exist. I know of two in the Chicago area: Rush and Depaul.

Here is the link to Rush's:

Rush > A. Nursing Master's for Non-Nurses

Here is Depaul's:

DePaul University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences: Master of Science Degree Programs

I bet there are more programs out there like these but these are the only programs I'm familiar with.

Good luck!

[Moogie]

http://www.aacn.nche.edu/IDS/pdf/GENMAS.pdf

You might want to check out the graduate student forum on AN for more information:

https://allnurses.com/post-graduate-nursing/

Here is an excellent blog by one of the nurse educators here on AN that might help you as well:

https://allnurses.com/nursing-blogs/entry-into-practice-419939.html

Hope this helps!

[B.D. Dubloon]

Thanks, I'll check that out.

[katmarieRN]

I'm in one now. There's something called a Direct Entry MSN (often its the Clinical Nurse Leader-- CNL) track that takes people with degrees from other disciplines.

I'm at the University of Virginia, but I think there are a number of these programs around the nation.