4 years in a CC??!

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I've been in a CC for 2 years and If i don't want to take 2 science classes on top of other required classes in one semester it's going to take me another 2 years!! Is this normal or are all of you guys out within 2 or 3 years?

I had to take two years of pre-requisites before applying to the program, so yes.

Specializes in critcal care, CRNA.

I have not seen a 5 yr BSN. What school is that at?

The ASN program out here only requires 9/10 pre-reqs. So less than a year if you are going full time. The wait list is about 3 years though so it doesn't make since to not get a BSN which takes 3/4 years total

Specializes in LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych.

Took me four years to get my two-year degree as well. I'd been out of high school for 17 years when I started pre-reqs so nothing I'd taken back then would've done me any good anyway. The good thing about getting those pre-reqs out of the way was being able to devote my full attention to the nursing program....some of my fellow students were still completing their general-ed courses (Tech Writing, Western Culture & Science, etc.) and had a heck of a time. I wound up getting dual degrees (ADN and Associate of General Studies) so it was worth it in the long run.

I'm in a three year bsn program pre-reqs included. It's year round. Maybe look into programs like that?

Specializes in Neurology.

took me 7 semesters of 6-10 credits a semester to get everything done before the program ...that 3 1/2 years with no summer classes ... but it was all worth it !!!!!

Specializes in Emergency Department.

4 years for an ADN program sounds pretty much standard. Why? The colleges want you to have all your prerequisites completes and any other Gen Ed needed for graduation prior to getting into a program. Since RN school is itself 2 years long, that means you're going to be doing about 2 years of Gen/Ed and Prerequisites and then 2 years of RN school on top of that. This, of course, sounds a LOT like what they do with a BSN program. You do basically all your Gen Ed and prerequisites in your first 2 years, then over the next 4-5 semesters, you do RN school with some additional upper division GE. Time-wise, there's not that much difference in ADN or BSN... however cost is another matter. It may be MUCH cheaper to do ADN and then upgrade to BSN than to go straight to BSN, simply because tuition costs.

Also for 2nd Bachelors students, you may have to contend with a University being completely closed to you... I was effectively locked out of a BSN program option because of this until a couple years ago. At least for now, upgrading to BSN is an option.

It has taken me roughly two years also to complete all of my core classes. The ADN program I am applying to this fall is very competitive and based on points (from A&P and Microbiology) and the TEAS test. To have a good chance of getting in, it is important to have all of the pre-reqs done. Since I work a full time job and have a 1 year old, I only go part time and it has taken me alot longer but I have a decent GPA and will be able to focus on my nursing classes because of completing all the non-nursing classes ahead of time. After I start the program, I will have 7 semesters until I graduate since the program is part time also. I feel like a career student, lol.

Specializes in burn ICU, SICU, ER, Trauma Rapid Response.

I looked in to ADNs also when I was staring my pre-reqs and they usually take 1-2 semesters for pre-reqs depending on the requirements, and then 2 years to complete the ADN program. Again, that's in Texas. Maybe it's different in other areas.

*** Yes it is. I searched for, and attended an ADN program did not have pre-reqs. A traditional HS grad can be in and out of an AND program in 2 years, if you choose a program designed to be done in two years. Many of course are impossible to finish in two since they require pre-reqs and only then can you apply to the nursing programs.

This is because the ADN programs have been shifting towards the BSN curriculum until thee is really very little difference between them.

I'm on a two-year plan for my prereqs here. I'm going for the BSN, so I have a couple more than I would for the ADN. Two finish in 2 years, I have to take 4 classes every Fall/Spring and then one class each Summer. I have no life outside of school and my weekend CNA job and taking care of my 4 kids and trying to talk to my husband now and then lol.

I've noticed in this area many of the ADN programs really take 3 years since they have switched to a points system. Although the first year is part time while you work on the basics like A&P, English, Psychology to earn points for admission. In some of the more rural areas with no waitlist/point system it can be done in 2 years.

All the BSN programs I looked at were 4 years full time. 2 years of general ed/pre-requisites then 2 years of nursing.

I've been in a CC for 2 years and If i don't want to take 2 science classes on top of other required classes in one semester it's going to take me another 2 years!! Is this normal or are all of you guys out within 2 or 3 years?

I'm not trying to discourage or sway you or anyone else from pursuing an ADN, but this is why I decided to go for a BSN instead. It takes about four years to get an ADN, even full time. For me personally, I figured I might as well do the two years of prereqs and two years of nursing school and get a BSN instead since it would take the same amount of time.

Its totally normal.

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