MINNEAPOLIS SCHOOL OF ANESTHESIA IS FUNDED BY TUITION AND FEES PAID TO THE SCHOOL ON A SEMESTER BASIS. A TWENTY-SEVEN MONTH MSN GRADUATE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR REGISTERED NURSES QUALIFIES THEM TO TAKE THE NATIONAL CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION AND BECOME CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETISTS. A THIRTY-NINE MONTH DNP GRADUATE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR REGISTERED NURSES QUALIFIES THEM TO TAKE THE NATIONAL CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION AND BECOME CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETISTS.