RN-BSN
This is the average time to completion for the BSN program.
1.5 years
This is the average time to completion for the RN-MSN NP track.
2 years and 9 months (2.75 years)
This is how long classes are in the MSN program. (2)
1. Foundations course: 6 weeks
2. Core/specialization courses: 11 weeks
This is the culmination of the PhD in Nursing program.
Dissertation
This is how long each BSN course takes
6 weeks
This is how long the graduate courses within the BSN AIM will take.
11 weeks
This is the average time to completion for the BSN-MSN SP track.
1.5 years
Before sending an RA for an NP applicant, these three things must be on file.
1. Transcripts
2. RN License
3. Work Experience Form
Time to completion for Walden's DNP depends on this.
1. Amount of clinical hours transferred in
2. Ability to complete the DNP Scholarly Project
This is the maximum amount of credits a student can transfer into the BSN program.
135 credits (75%)
This is how many graduate courses a student in the BSN AIM program will take.
These are the NP specializations for Walden's MSN program.
1. Adult Gerontology Acute Care
2. Adult Gerontology Primary Care
3. Family Nurse Practitioner
4. Psychiatric/Metal Health
This amount of practicum hours is required for students to graduate from one of Walden's MSN-NP programs.
640
This is the total amount of residencies a PhD in Nursing graduate must complete.
4 (2 of them can be done virtually)
Before an EA can send an RA for a BSN student, they need to have these two things on file.
1. Transcripts
2. Copy of RN license
These are the potential benefits of enrolling in the BSN AIM program, as opposed to the regular BSN program.
1. Complete MSN quicker
2. Alumni discount for full MSN program
This is how many practicum hours a graduate of the Public Health Nursing specialization must complete.
360
These are two career options for a student graduating with the Education MSN specialization.
1. Nurse Educator
2. Teacher at Community College
If a student has 424 practicum hours from their master's program, this is the amount of clinical hours will they still be required to complete in order to graduate from the DNP.
576
EAs should recommend that this be completed to determine a student's true time to completion in the BSN program.
Pre-evaluation (TOC)
This is the GPA a student must have to apply for the BSN-AIM and go through the regular admissions process.
2.5
These are two career settings for graduates of the Family Nurse Practitioner specialization.
Answers will vary.
(Primary care centers, Private practice group, Hospital based clinics, School based clinics, Long term care and rehabilitation facilities or Clinical faculty)
This is how many credits a provisional student enrolled in the RN-MSN program must be enrolled in to be eligible for financial aid.
5 credits
This is the main difference between the PhD in Nursing and the PhD.
PhD = Research-based