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from hroose84

Sep 16, 2005, 04:16 PM

Originally Posted by Fun2Care

An allied field is not a degree. I am a medical assistant, but I can't go to an accelerated class to get my BSN. These are for those who have a bachelor degree in another field other than nursing. (Bachelor of arts & bachelor of science are examples) It simply cuts down on the amount of classes you have to take and gets you to the nursing courses faster because you have already finished so many classes already.

(If I am correct...if not, someone please correct me.)

oops sorry, "allied field" was a wrong translation on my part (english is not my first language), i meant to say does it have to be a bachelor degree in something related to nursing, or can it be something totally different, like history for example

but i already got my answer, thanks

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