As long as I can remember I have been told that a ASN and BSN as new nurses are the exact same. This didn't make sense to me as the BSN goes to school for two more years, they have to learn something in those years. So I compared the three 4 year programs I am looking to transfer to with my community colleges 2 year program, and now it makes even less sense that a ASN and a BSN are treated the same. Not only does the ASN miss out on an A+P class, a upper level math class, a chemistry class, a nutrition class, 2 psych classes, a sociology course (and a bunch of other classes that don't seem to revelent to nursing (like humanities, electives and english) but the ASN also misses out on alot of Upperlevel nursing courses and clinicals as some of the classes that are in a BSN nursing program have to be obmitted to allow the 2 year program to intergrate its few core classes in with the nursing specific courses.
Are these classes that are missed not important to nursing, or does a two year program include them but at a faster rate?
There is no way I would persue a ASN, for one the program is actually more competive as it is cheaper and thus more people apply to it, and secondly I really want a 4 year degree from a good college, I am 25 and was in the military before deciding on nursing, and since the military is paying for my school I would like to obtain the most education I can before my money runs out.
