So how long does direct entry MSN actually take?

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Specializes in bachelor's in Spanish seeking a BSN/MSN.

Hello all,

I've been looking at some direct entry MSN programs to apply to in a year if I don't get the school of my choice. Some of them are a bit misleading--at first, I thought that many programs took 15 mos, but that just until NCLEX.

On average, how long does it take to do a direct entry MSN program full-time and achieve your master's?

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My program is 15 months from start to finish. (May-August)

It is a direct entry MN, Master of Nursing.

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Specializes in Maternity, quality.

I'm in a direct entry program for clinical nurse leadership. The entire program lasts two years, but we'll be eligible to sit for the NCLEX-RN after 18 months.

I think some of the discrepancies you may find are with regards to the type of program you're looking at. Generalist programs (such as mine) tend to be shorter while NP/CNM/CNS programs tend to take up to three years. Hope this helps!

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Specializes in SRNA.

You will get more replies if this thread was moved into the Graduate Student Nurse Forum, most of the direct-entry threads are listed under that category and many applicants view them daily. FYI.

Also, UCLA's MECN program is 21 months (6 quarters and one summer session in the middle).

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I'm the same as Sunnyjohn. I start the MN program in May and finish 15 months later in August. Granted, there's a list of about 8 pre-reqs before you can start, but the pre-reqs are standard to most programs.

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Every program is different. My program is different. It consists of 15months of RN education and then we sit for the NCLEX. Then that is followed by 2-5 years of MSN education, depending on how part or full time you want to go. I will probably go part time in the begining, so I think it will take me from start to finish 4 years

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