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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The NP's I know have a BA or BS in anything (not necessarily nursing), plus a one to two year certification program (it si technically not a masters degree, but some say it is - it is a certification program - certificates are very different than masters degrees).  The certification requires no screening or acceptance level testing.  There are comps only.  [/quote]
NP's have been required to be master's prepared for YEARS...
You may see a few left with BS degrees that were grandfathered in but those are very few and far between.
Sitting for the NP license exam requires documentation that you have graduated from a NLN accredited School of Nursing. Almost any school (that is credible) requires a BSN to qualify for a MSN program. Many do offer a bridge program where you have a BS or BA outside of Nursing, at one point in the program they award the BSN. At that point you  may take the exam for your RN license. You then you go on to the MSN which qualifies you to sit for the board for your NP license.[/quote]

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