A Questions About Second Degree BSN

[ktbisl32]

Alright. So I'm helping my girlfriend search for nursing schools. Her location of choice is the Midwest or the Northern area of the South. She's currently a junior at a four year college, but her school doesn't offer nursing school. She's looking to transfer in to a nursing program. She's got the GPA and she's only a few pre-reqs short of most nursing programs. In any case I have a few questions. One, can she enter in to a second-degree BSN program. Do you need a full first degree for those or just a lot of undergraduate credits? Two, how can I find schools that admit directly in to the nursing program? Three, if she went for an accelerated BSN would most require additional pre-reqs? Let me know the answers to any of these. Thanks.

Katie

[ktbisl32]

Also, could she maybe do a direct entry MSN program?

[UVA Grad Nursing]

Katie:

Here is a good site that lists all of the accelerated BSN and Direct Entry MSN programs in the country (grouped by state:

http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Education/nurse_ed/nep_index.htm

Second Degree programs generally require that you have a BS/BA degree already. They can be 9-24 months in duration, and each program has different course prerequisites.

Transferring into a BSN program would generally require 2-3 years of additional study to get that first undergraduate degree. Many programs also have course prerequisites for transfers.

In general, I would recommend that she complete her undergraduate degree at her present university, and aim for an ABSN or DE-MSN program for the next step