<p>Im going to be a senior in high school and want to be a nurse practitioner. I want to go to a school that I can get my RN and my practitioner license, I'm having trouble finding colleges, any schools you know of? </p>
<p>Oh and what classes will I have to take as pre-req's will I have to take?</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>You are having difficulty finding colleges that offer both BSN degrees and graduate nursing degrees?
[Nurse</a> practitioner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nurse_practitioner]Nurse”>Nurse practitioner - Wikipedia)
“A Nurse Practitioner (NP) is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) who has completed graduate-level education (either a Master’s or a Doctoral degree).”</p>
<p>I believe Vanderbilt offers a combined program but there are probably others.</p>
<p>Yeah I want to go to a college that offers both I don’t want to have to transfer.</p>
<p>You may find that some programs want you to have experience working as a RN before they will accept you into a Nurse Practioner program. You also may find some nursing employers that are willing to subsidize some of the cost of the second degree while you work for them, if you attend school part-time.</p>
<p>Perhaps you want to find a BSN program that offers submatriculation into a MSN program… I know they offer this at Penn and it’s extremely popular:</p>
<p>[Academic</a> Options](<a href=“http://www.nursing.upenn.edu/admissions/undergraduate/Pages/Academic_Options.aspx]Academic”>http://www.nursing.upenn.edu/admissions/undergraduate/Pages/Academic_Options.aspx)
Submatriculation
Begin study in one of Penn’s masters programs while still an undergraduate student. Nursing students interested in a specific area of graduate study in one of the School of Nursing’s 19 MSN majors may begin graduate study while earning their undergraduate degree. By making application to the graduate major of choice as early as the junior year, students may begin taking master’s level courses, earning credit toward both degrees.</p>
<p>Also in addition to the above. There are advantages in not staying at the same place for all of your training. It is a big world out there and adding variety to your education is a good thing.</p>
<p>Particularly in a relative small program, you may REALLY want to get to know some new profs after 4 years.</p>
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<p>Another way of approaching it would be to get your BSN in a metropolitan area where you would have a couple good choices where you could also get your Nurse Practitioner degree - but not necessarily in the same college. That way you could stay in the same area.</p>