Accelerated BSN- program help

[jgeagle]

I just graduated from Georgia Southern University in May with a Bachelor of Science in Biology, and after a summer of shadowing that nursing is the right course for me. I have been looking into Accelerated or 2^nd-degreen BSN programs.

The only problem is m GPA is a 2.75. I have been scouring the country for programs that I can get into because I know once I get accepted into a program I will excel. Does anyone have any program recommendations?

I have been looking into Roseman University (in Vegas) and Olivet Nazarene (in Chicago), but these seem kind of just for profit. As they are both out of state and I want to practice in Georgia will that be a problem?

The whole nursing scene is brand new to me and I just have too many questions, it is quite overwhelming.

[claritasd]

Did your bachelors include all the nursing prerequisites? Because if you take those and do well, it will bump up your GPA. Here are some schools I found in Georgia that might work:

Valdosta requires a minimum 2.8.

Kennesaw requires a 2.7.

Georgia State requires a 3.3GPA so you'd have to do fantastic in your prereqs I think.

[NICU Guy, BSN, RN]

My school has a 2.75 GPA requirement for your previous degree. It is a fairly new program. I am in their 3rd cohort (only one per year). This is the first cohort to reach it's max. slots (35 applicants for 30 slots). Previous cohorts had less than 30 apply. You probably have a good chance of getting in, but it is out of state.

Indiana State University : Department of Baccalaureate Nursing : Accelerated 2nd Degree Nursing

here is the admission criteria

http://www.indstate.edu/nursing-2nd-degree/pdfs/admission-progression-retention-dismissal-graduation-2nd-degree-bs.pdf

[elkpark]

Welcome to allnurses!

Please be aware that nursing programs are extremely competitive these days because of all the demand, particularly the accelerated programs. Lots of programs state in their literature that the minimum GPA for acceptance is 2.whatever, but that doesn't mean that anyone with that GPA is actually getting accepted. F'rinstance, the literature for the last BSN program in which I taught (a respectable-but-nothing-special state uni program) said that the minimum GPA to apply was 2.5. However, the reality was that so many people with higher GPAs applied that no one with less than a 3.7 GPA actually got accepted (the administration of the program was v. proud of the fact that they didn't take anyone with less than a 3.7). You'd be amazed at who is not getting into nursing programs these days (people with apparently great qualifications, that is).

However, on the up side :), going to school out of state isn't a problem. Nursing education standards are pretty much standardized across the US, and it's v. common to go to school in one state and get licensed in another, and to move around the country over the course of a career (e.g., I've practiced in five states, now, over my career).

Best wishes for your journey! :balloons:

[meeep, BSN, RN]

Did your bachelors include all the nursing prerequisites? Because if you take those and do well it will bump up your GPA. Here are some schools I found in Georgia that might work:

Valdosta

requires a minimum 2.8.

Kennesaw requires a 2.7.

Georgia State requires a 3.3GPA so you'd have to do fantastic in your prereqs I think.

The accepted GPA of these programs is much higher. KSU and GSU in particular are EXTREMELY competitive. I believe the average accepted GPA for Georgia State last year was a 3.8. The minimum GPA required is quite misleading in these cases. However, Georgia State only looks at your program GPA, so if you did very well in the prereqs (English 1101, Chem 1 & 2/Bio 1 & 2, College Algebra, Statistics, Intro Psych, A&P 1 & 2, Microbiology, etc.) you might be able to overcome your low overall GPA. You also need to do very well on the TEAS V (80s-90s). Good luck!