EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

*MUST EARN A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING AND HOLD AN UNENCUMBERED RN LICENSE THEN ENTER INTO A GRADUATE PROGRAM- EITHER MASTER OF SCIENCE, DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE, OR Ph.D (however not all doctoral programs accept students who do not already hold a current MS with unencumbered APRN license)

*IN TOTAL, NP’S ARE IN SCHOOL FOR 6 YEARS MINIMUM EARNING A MS DEGREE. FOR SOME SPECIALTIES (PMHNP) ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATION AND TRAINING IS REQUIRED- TYPICALLY 12-18 MONTHS

*DOCTORAL PREPARED NP’S ATTEND AN ADDITIONAL 18-24 MONTHS OF SCHOOL POST GRADUATE (A TOTAL OF 8 YEARS EDUCATIN)