So confused, help me out please. Pre-nursing

[JedaM]

Hello all, I am new here. I saw this forum continuously pop up when I googled a question related to nursing so i decided to join!

I start school at a community college this fall, Borough of Manhattan Community College. My plan is to attend this college, do really good and then transfer to a 4 year university. My interest is nursing but my confusion sets in here: when I begin school, I will take all of my pre-Reqs? Correct?

after I am finishvwith that.. Do I apply for the nursing program? Or do I not since my plan is to transfer and receive a BSN? Is that possible? I'm really lost.

1. After I finished my pre-Reqs, can I attain an associates degree with out entering the nursing program?

im Not sure if my question is worded correctly but I hope someone understands

any tips or advice will be greatly appreciated.

[Tesfanurse]

Yes, my friend and I both did pre-req at a community college then we transferred to a university's nursing program. I did not get my associates but she did... I will find out how she did that without going into the community college nursing program.

[JedaM]

How did you transfer with out an associates?

[Clodoveo]

Its not transferring, once you get the credits you need you just apply to a University/program that offers a degree in nursing.

[JedaM]

Oh ok I never knew that :/. So I don't have to enter this extremely competitive nursing program if I'm going to end up applying for a university? And do you know how many credits? And approximately how long it will take? I know it isn't like high school where it takes 4 years for 40 credits

[MrChicagoRN, RN]

A community college can be used to earn pre-reqs, co-reqs, or electives before transferring to a 4 year college. Some earn the AA or AS degree, some just transfer credits. If you want to be eligible to actually become a nurse, you need to enter into an actual program (ADN or BSN).

if you want to enter nursing as a BSN, you don't need to enter the CC nursing program, just earn the necessary credits for transfer. The counselors at the college can give you all the details.

[JedaM]

Thank you. And the counselors didn't give me much information

[Tesfanurse]

I did not need to get associate degree... All I did was do all the pre-req courses the university wanted with the GPA they wanted. The university told me exactly what courses to take and off course the GPA

[invisiblewounds]

I think nursing programs are competitive whether you go the CC route (ADN) or university (BSN). They are in my area, at least.

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[JedaM]

I figured that. But I didn't want to "waste my time" (should I call it that?) going into that program if I planned to persue another school

[4xJG]

If you know what universities you are interested in, their counselors, or sometimes even links on their websites, should tell you what the required prerequisites are. Here in AZ, quite a few of the universities have a transfer guide for the larger community colleges to say which of the CC courses count for completion of the prerequisite course. If the university, or universities, that you are interested in, are close to you, it's worth paying a visit to the admissions department to meet with an advisor so that you make sure you're taking the appropriate courses. I completed all of my prerequisites at a CC and then applied to a university BSN program for nursing school

[NurseDirtyBird]

The community college in my area has an Associate in Pre-Nursing program. It's not nursing school, it's all the prerequisites needed for transferring to a University to enter a BSN program. Maybe your school or another nearby has something similar?