ASU BSN "critical track" course questions..

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Specializes in CNA.

I was just reading on the ASU website that you can take the first part at a community college and then transfer over to ASU to finish the nursing program?

Has anyone done this? What was your experience?

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Specializes in MSICU.

From my understanding, ASU has an alliance with the community colleges. Once you finish with your ADN at the community college level, you can apply and be accepted into the ASU accelerated ADN to BSN. It's only a year (maybe 14 mos) and classes are one night a week. This is the program the nursing advisor told our class about. I think it's the same program you are talking about, I don't know of any other program where it's split into two schools.

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Specializes in Neuro ICU.

check out the websites on this thread for more info:

https://allnurses.com/forums/f135/asu-prereqs-298732.html

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Specializes in CNA.

Now I am confused! Ok.. so there is a program that ONCE you get your RN you can go to ASU for 1 day a week to get your BSN.

But I thought you could take your critical track courses at community college for 2 years and then switch to ASU to do their nursing program to get your BSN?

Is that not correct also?

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Specializes in Neuro ICU.

It sounds like youre saying the same thing?..

Basically yes, you do go to a maricopa county community college for two years to get your rn (not counting the years before that it takes to get your prereqs done) and then yes, you transfer over after those "2" years that it takes to get your rn at a community college, and you take classes one night a week for a year or whatever it may be & thats how you get your bsn through asu..

hope that made sense..

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Specializes in CNA.
It sounds like youre saying the same thing?..

Basically yes, you do go to a maricopa county community college for two years to get your rn (not counting the years before that it takes to get your prereqs done) and then yes, you transfer over after those "2" years that it takes to get your rn at a community college, and you take classes one night a week for a year or whatever it may be & thats how you get your bsn through asu..

hope that made sense..

Sorry I didn't explain myself well enough.

What I am asking about is taking 2 years of "academic" courses at the community college.. NOT doing the maricopa nursing program. Then switching to ASU to do their nursing program to get your bsn. Not the other way around.

Does that make sense?

Click this link: http://nursing.asu.edu/programs/undergraduate/bsn/pos.htm#bsnprereqs

It says

"MCCD Critical Tracking Course Equivalencies"

Although, it seems smarter to get your RN first then do the 1 day a week program..

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Specializes in Neuro ICU.

ohh ok im pretty sure that you have to go rn-bsn.. Im sure you cant go like associates in arts (2 years of general studies) and then hop into the nursing program, just cause there are a bunch of nursing prereqs & co reqs you need to do & the nursing core classes in general.. Im 99% sure you have to get your associates in nursing and then go into your bsn.. or you can get your associates in whatever, the core classes, and then just sorta start as a freshman at asu & start all over in nursing.. ?

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See, the thing you are missing, is that doing the ADN program is like taking regular transfer credits in a sense. You take evrything neccesary to get the ADN (associate degree of nursing) and then you'd transfer to the RN-BSN at ASU. Normally, if you were to take Gen-ed and transfer, you'd have to have enough credits for an associate in order to transfer to ASU as a junior and then finish up there. In essence, this partnership that MCCD has with ASU is a better route anyways. You get the ADN, without taking all the extra maths and whatnot. Although Im not sure what the BSN consists of really. But, anyhow, I think you were just a little confused, I hope this helps! :-))

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Specializes in CNA.

I wannabeRN~ On the ASU website it lists these courses you can take at the community college for 2 years that's equivalent to the two years you'd take at ASU prior to entering their nursing program. It's all geared towards nursing:

BIO 201

BIO 202

PSY 240 or CFS 205

CHM 130 / CHM130L

ENG 101

ENG 102

HCR 210

HCR 220

HCR 230

HCR 240 or HCR240A & B

BIO 205

FON 241

PSY 101

PHI 103

MAT 140, 141, 142, or 187

PSY 230, MAT 206, or GBS 221

HU or SB Course

But yeah, it seems like 10x more route to go that route. Just pointing out that it seems like it's an option to do the academic part at the community college then transfer to ASU for the nursing program.

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I was just reading on the ASU website that you can take the first part at a community college and then transfer over to ASU to finish the nursing program?

Has anyone done this? What was your experience?

You do not have to have associates first. Just prereqs to apply to asu nursing program.

Yes, I did my prereqs at community college then transfered to ASU nursing program and received my BSN. You can either apply for a traditional 4 semester or accelerated 16 month. I did the accelerated. The accelerated is difficult as you do not have much time off. It typically starts in Aug. YOu get a little time off at christmas and you get a spring break but then you go through the whole summer until dec graduation with really no time off. It is possible but you have to be really dedicated and I do not recommend trying to hold any type of job while doing this. I do not regret it, I am very glad I chose this route. Many hospitals today have career ladders and having your BSN gives you a head start. They also have just a regular rn-bsn program if you choose to get your associates and start working then do the rn-bsn.

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My point was that it just would make sense financially, to do the ADN at a community college and then go the ASU for the BSN......Almost all of the nurses I know, have told me go straight for my RN and let my job pay for the BSN. Seems logical enough to me! But, we each take a different path....

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Hello:

I know that Human Pathophysiology, Human Fevelopment and Nutrition have all been incorporated into the RN program at Maricopa Community Colleges. After I complete my RN at one of the Maricopa Community Colleges, I want to go to ASU for my BSN.

Does anyone know if ASU accepts the aforementioned three classes being incorporated into the RN program for their BSN program or does ASU require that students take those three classes for the BSN program? I have heard both.

Thank you

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