Online BSN program while doing ADN program - page 2

If there are, it's probably a special arrangement with a particular ADN program, not something available to the general public. I think I've seen a poster on here talking about doing BSN work before graduating.

Santa monica college- cal state uni. Dominguez hills. (rn-bsn while taking adn)

good luck

I know of one school that has "duel enrollment" in its BSN completion program for students in the local Community College ADN program -- if (and only if) they have a bachelor's degree in another field. Those students take their clinical courses at the Community College while they simultaneously take theory courses and cognates from the University. When they graduate with their ADN, they have only 1 more full time semester to finish at the University for their BSN.

Another option might be to enroll as a special student at a univeristy and take some of the prerequistie courses, electives, etc. that would then be counted towards your BSN later. You wouldn't actually be enrolled in their nursing program (and there would be no guarantee that you would be accepted into their program) ... but you would be taking courses that would offer credits that would count toward the BSN and/or be transferred to another program later. That's a little risky, but it might be do-able.

i would check with your college, or colleges that you want to attend.

i have never heard of this [not saying there isn't one that exists], i have only ever heard of getting your ADN and then BSN or diving right in and doing the BSN.

good luck!

Have you taken any prereqs for BSN programs? That's probably your only choice of your school doesn't sponsor an early admission program.

RN-BSN programs are for RNs - people who have graduated from a program and passed the NCLEX. So you're not going to find one just floating around.

You might want to be careful about the details of the graduation requirements at the schools. Many schools require that X amount of hours have to be taken consecutively and exclusively at their school. That way somebody that is close to graduating can't transfer in and take one semester of classes and graduate with a degree from the unoversity.

The reason is it wouldn't be fair for someone to take 128 hours of classes at a less prestigous or cheaper school and then take their last 12 at the more famous school but still get the same degree as someone who did.

Google is your friend
http://www.smc.edu/AcademicPrograms/...to-BSNMSN.aspx

IF you are in the nursing program at Santa Monica or stuck on the wait list there you can qualify to take BSN classes at CSU.

If you're in another program, it isn't applicable unless you're considering going to sit on the wait list at Santa Monica instead.

I'm not really sure. But what I have done is: I looked up all of the required courses for the bsn/msn program I would like to bridge to after my ADN and I have been fulfilling those courses. Not everyone likes to take on 13-15 credit hours a semester but it's worth it to me. After this semester I will only be like 5 classes away from completing all of the required classes (besides the nursing ones of course). I'm waiting now to hear if I made it into the ADN program for the Fall. I don't think taking shortcuts is really the way to go. Anyways, after the ADN i will receive my BSN after two semesters since I have those classes done. Good luck! hope you find a solution!