Nursing School Help!!!

Trauma Columnist · Jul 10, 2008

You can probably take your first two years at a community college, then transfer, thus saving you some $$$ hopefully.

Will move your thread to the student nurse forum for more responses. Good luck.

nrsman1 · Jul 10, 2008

that what I did basically!

TripleJMomma · Jul 10, 2008

I'm pretty sure you can do that. Just make SURE you have a good advisor that knows what they are doing. I have many many friends that took classes that did not transfer and it ended up being a huge waste of time and money. Good luck!

classicdame, MSN, EdD · Jul 10, 2008

Another option is to get your asso. degree and then your RN license. You can then be working, even part-time, to accrue experience while you continue your education. In Texas the course work from any state accredited nursing school will transfer to another Texas nursing school. Again, a good advisor ought to help you. You might even talk to an advisor at the school from which you want your final degree, like UT.

MB37 · Jul 10, 2008

You have two choices, with pros and cons to each. Either way, you'll eventually have to attend a university to earn your BSN before progressing to an NP program. You can stay at your CC, earn your ADN, then work as a nurse while finishing your BSN. This takes a little longer for most people than going straight for the BSN, but allows you to start making RN pay while you're completing your education. The other option is to look up the prerequisites for the universities you would consider attending and take those classes at the CC. You would then attempt to transfer to the university before starting nursing classes.

It tends to be difficult to transfer actual nursing courses, since different schools offer classes in different sequences (although Texas may be different) so you really want to decide which course will be best for you before it's time to start the nursing program. You can always apply at both the CC and the university, and go to whichever nursing program accepts you to give yourself more options. A lot depends on your economic situation - if you have parents who can help or are eligible for scholarships/grants, it may be best to get the BSN out of the way from the start. If money is a huge issue and you're working now to pay your own tuition, you may just want to get a nursing license as wuickly as possible so you can better support the rest of your education. Hope that helped!