Re: Already Have a B.S. - What's the best route?
There are some MSN programs that take Associate's degree grads without BSNs (they incorporate the additional BSN content into the graduate program), but, obviously, this would limit your choices of graduate programs dramatically.
The other consideration to keep in mind is that there are
kazillions of BSN-completion program for Associate's grads out there, both on-line and bricks & mortar, generally designed for people who are working full-time and comparatively painless (compared to nursing school itself!) to complete. You can always complete a BSN at your leisure once you're finished with an AAS and licensed (if you choose to). Since you already have a BS, you would probably have most or all of the general ed requirements already and would just need the actual nursing courses, so you could probably be done fairly quickly. That would give you a much wider choice of MSN programs.
In terms of getting
jobs with an ASN vs. AAS, as long as your Associate's degree prepares/qualifies you for RN licensure, employers won't really care -- they just care that you're licensed.
Already Have a B.S. - What's the best route?
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