A Ban=Bsn?

[smartnurse1982]

I found a program that costs 9,000 and will take 2 semesters.

The downside? Its a Ban(Bachelor of Art in Nursing)

I have written on this before(didnt get many responses,but as new members have joined Allnurses will ask again.

Do hiring managers consider a Ban equal to a Bsn?

[twinkerrs]

Idk the answer since I agave never heard of a BAN. It seems kind of hard for me to understand how you would get all of the info needed to be an RN in two semesters unless you are already an Lpn because if it's a ban and not a BSN you are not going to have the same amount of core science classes as a BSN. I think in the hiring world it's just the RN and passing the Nclex that matters.

[Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN]

BAN: a bachelor of arts with a nursing concentration. Less commonly offered in colleges and universities, a BAN curriculum focuses more on liberal arts or humanities. You typically take the same nursing courses as BSN candidates, but your electives may be in subjects such as history and literature. With regard to advancing your education or profession, there is essentially no difference between BSN and BAN.

There area a few BAN programs and seem to be concentrated in the Midwest.

[JustBeachyNurse, LPN]

It depends on what electives are chosen if you don't take statistics microbiology, or pathophysiology, etc you will be lacking in sciences. if you are east or west coast BSN is what is offered in schools and expected. In some areas of the Midwest it may be understood and accepted. It would likely be questioned in east or west coast where BSN is standard.

[klone, MSN, RN]

Assuming you are an RN and looking for an RN-BSN program, I would say that it might be better, longterm, if you find a BSN program. There are other programs out there which are inexpensive and take less than 18 months to complete.

[klone, MSN, RN]

Idk the answer since I agave never heard of a BAN. It seems kind of hard for me to understand how you would get all of the info needed to be an RN in two semesters unless you are already an Lpn because if it's a ban and not a BSN you are not going to have the same amount of core science classes as a BSN. I think in the hiring world it's just the RN and passing the Nclex that matters.

I think she's already an RN.

[JustBeachyNurse, LPN]

Assuming you are an RN and looking for an RN-BSN program, I would say that it might be better, longterm, if you find a BSN program. There are other programs out there which are inexpensive and take less than 18 months to complete.

Isn't WGU a good example for a motivated, strong independent learner for RN to BSN?

[klone, MSN, RN]

Yes, but I know there are others as well. Fort Hays is one off the top of my head. And I want to say Aspen University (?) as well.

Dang, even many local B&M universities are jumping on the bandwagon and offering online BSN completion programs - I would check with your local nonprofit nursing schools too.

[smartnurse1982]

I am already an Rn.

That is how it would just be 2 semesters,because it is an Rn to Ban.

The program itself is in Minnesota.

[chare]

... if it's a ban and not a BSN you are not going to have the same amount of core science classes as a BSN...

Not necessarily. The core courses should be the same, regardless of whether it is a bachelor's of science or bachelors of arts.

...a BAN curriculum focuses more on liberal arts or humanities. You typically take the same nursing courses as BSN candidates, but your electives may be in subjects such as history and literature...

Possibly. It's also possible that the school of nursing is located in a liberal arts department rather than a science department. My BSN program included several non-science electives such as these.

...With regard to advancing your education or profession, there is essentially no difference between BSN and BAN...

Absolutely! A bachelors in nursing is a bachelors in nursing.

It depends on what electives are chosen if you don't take statistics microbiology, or pathophysiology, etc you will be lacking in sciences. if you are east or west coast BSN is what is offered in schools and expected. In some areas of the Midwest it may be understood and accepted. It would likely be questioned in east or west coast where BSN is standard.

Statistics, microbiology, and pathophysiology were core courses in my program. I find it difficult to believe that they would not be core courses in any bachelors level program in nursing, whether arts or science.

...The program itself is in Minnesota.

Could you post a link to the program?

[Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN]

I know of one that was posted by PMFB.....https://gustavus.edu/general_catalog/current/nursing

[applesxoranges, BSN, RN]

Pretty much there is little difference except the general education classes. However, a lot of hospitals will be scratching their heads at a BAN since I live in the midwest and never heard of it. Some hospitals word it as do you have a bachelors degree of nursing but still, I just assumed that everyone had it in sciences since even the associate degrees require a lot of science classes.

As for it being only two semesters, look at the wording of the advertisement. It probably says as "soon as." Since you have to have a number of pre-reqs in different areas and some people will not have those depending on where they went to school last and whether they are diploma or ADN. My OU RN to BSN program is only 9 months because I took all my other pre-reqs (pointless classes like dance history) and all my ADN classes transferred due to the partnership.