AAS vs AA vs AS when going for BSN???

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I am looking to go back to school for my BSN. I currently have an associate's in applied science-nursing. As I am looking at programs for RN-BSN, I am noticing that the General Ed requirements are a lot of what I have not had... I looked into the difference between an AAS and AA, its pretty obvious the difference. The AAS prepares you to work right out of school in a particular area while AA is more of a general degree, more "well rounded". Had I known this 9 years ago when I went into nursing, I would have gone for the more general studies so I could advance in my career later on.

For example, I am looking at Jacksonville University... If you have your AA, your general ed requirements are automatically met. If you have AS or AAS, you are not necessarily guaranteed that your general ed requirements have been met. I find this frustrating because I got my AAS in nursing... and I am getting my BSN, in nursing. I am not changing fields. I could understand maybe if I was going into something totally different, but not if I am staying in the same field. I think its silly and a waste of time and money to make me "well rounded". This could mean thousand of dollars in courses that at the end of the day, I don't really NEED.

Any one who has an AAS and went on to get your BSN, what problems did you come across when getting in and what sort of extra classes did you have to take to meet their requirements? I know I need statistics. I get that, but the rest of it is crap in my opinion.

Thanks in advance.

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