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Already have a master’s degree in another area of nursing but are still really interested in becoming a CRNA? Or maybe you have obtained your MSN as a CRNA but you’re still interested in completing your Doctor of Nursing Practice?
A Post-Master’s Certificate or Post-Master’s DNP could be the open door you are looking for.
The purpose of the Post-Master’s Certificate is to broaden and many times your certificate is created on an individual basis. Basic prerequisites for the Post-Master’s Certificate are often similar to the MSN or DNP program offered.
Contacting all the institutions you are interested in will give you the best idea as to what you will need to be eligible to apply and your career.
Schools that offer the Post-Master’s Certificate as an entry-level program:
Illinois
Rush University Post-Master’s Certificate (entry)
Massachusetts
Boston College (allows current post Master’s nurses to transition to become a CRNA as an entry program)
Northeastern University: Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (Entry Level – shorter course of anesthesia study for those with an MSN already)
New Jersey
Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center (allows current post Master’s nurses to transition to become a CRNA as an entry program)
North Carolina
Duke University Post-Master’s Certificate (entry)
East Carolina University Post-Master’s Certificate (entry)
University of North Carolina at Charlotte & Carolinas Medical Center Post-Master’s Certificate (entry)
Ohio
Lourdes University Post-Master’s Certificate (entry)
University of Akron Post-Master’s Certificate (entry)
Pennsylvania
Drexel University Post-Master’s Certificate (entry)
University of Scranton Post-Master’s Certificate (entry)
Tennessee
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga & Erlanger Health System Post-Master’s Certificate (Entry)
University of Tennessee – Knoxville Post-Master’s Certificate (entry)
Schools that offer the Post-Master’s Certificate or DNP as a completion program:
Arizona
Midwestern University Post-Master’s DNP (Completion)
California
Cal State – Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia Post-Master’s DNP (Completion)
Samuel Merritt University Post-Master’s DNP (Completion)
Connecticut
Integrated Anesthesia Associates: Post-Master’s DNAP (Completion)
Yale-New Haven Post-Master’s DNAP (Completion)
Florida
Barry University Post-Master’s DNP (Completion)
Florida International University Post-Master’s DNP (Completion)
University of Miami Post-Master’s DNP (Completion)
University of North Florida Post-Master’s DNP (Completion)
Wolford College Post-Master’s DNAP (Completion)
Illinois
Decatur Memorial Hospital and Millikin University Post-Master’s DNP (Completion)
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine Post-Master’s DNAP (Completion)
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Post-Master’s DNP (Completion)
Iowa
University of Iowa Post-Master’s DNP (Completion)
Kentucky
Murray State University & Baptist Health Post-Master’s DNP (Completion)
Northern Kentucky University Post-Master’s DNP (Completion)
Louisiana
Louisiana State University Post-Master’s DNP (Completion)
Maryland
Post-Master’s DNP (Completion)
Massachusetts
Northeastern University: Accelerated MS (Completion – for Certified CRNAs)
Michigan
Post-Master’s DNP (Completion)
University of Michigan Flint Post-Master’s DNP (Completion)
Minnesota
Mayo Clinic Post-Master’s DNAP (Completion)
University of Minnesota Post-Master’s DNP (Completion)
Missouri
Missouri State School of Anesthesia Post-Master’s DNAP (Completion)
New York
Columbia University Post-Master’s DNP (Completion)
State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo Post-Master’s DNP (Completion)
North Carolina
East Carolina University Post-Master’s DNP (Completion)
Raleigh School of Nurse Anesthesia & University of North Carolina at Greensboro Post-Master’s DNP (Completion)
University of North Carolina at Charlotte & Carolinas Medical Center Post-Master’s DNP (Completion)
North Dakota
University of North Dakota Post-Master’s DNP (Completion)
Ohio
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University Post Master’s DNP (Completion)
University of Akron Post Master’s DNP (Completion)
Oregon
Oregon Health and Science University Post Master’s DNP (Completion)
Pennsylvania
Drexel University Post Master’s DNP (Completion)
University of Pittsburgh Post-Master’s DNP (Completion)
University of Scranton Post-Master’s DNP (Completion)
UPMC Hamot & Gannon University Post-Master’s DNP (Completion) through Gannon University
York College of Pennsylvania & WellSpan Health Post-Master’s DNP (Completion)
South Carolina
Medical University of South Carolina Post-Master’s DNP (Completion)
South Dakota
Mount Marty College Post-Master’s DNP (Completion)
Tennessee
Lincoln Memorial University Post-Master’s DNP (Completion)
Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Post-Master’s DNAP (Completion)
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga & Erlanger Health System Post-Master’s DNP (Completion)
University of Tennesse Health Science Center Post-Master’s DNP (Completion)
Union University Post-Master’s DNP (Completion)
Texas
Baylor College of Medicine Post-Master’s DNP (Completion)
Texas Wesleyan University Post-Master’s DNAP (Completion)
Virginia
Post-Master’s Doctor of Nursing Anesthesia Practice at Virginia Commonwealth University Post-Master’s DNAP (Completion)
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