ABSN pre licensure- help!

**NICU Guy, BSN, RN** · Sep 25, 2015

Resurrection University has a traditional BSN and an RN-BSN program. They do not have a Accelerated BSN for people without a previous Bachelor Degree. From their website: "Whether you choose our traditional BSN program, our accelerated BSN for RNs program". ABSN programs are designed for people with a BS degree because they have already completed the general education requirement for the nursing degree.

t.kjone · Sep 25, 2015

Alright, so it's not an accelerated program but it's a 16 month program and it's year round; their classes start in spring, summer and fall. From what I gathered, this is different from regular BSN programs where you would transfer to a university and complete your degree in 2 years during fall and spring semesters?

Regardless, I'm still wondering if there are other nursing programs (or nursing specific schools) out there, like Resurrection, that don't require you to have a bachelors degree in any field (meaning, not a fast track/second degree program) or require you to have an ASN. In my searches, I haven't found anything like this which is why I've come to this board. It doesn't seem like a common program so I'm trying to see if people can weigh in with helpful advice.

**NICU Guy, BSN, RN** · Sep 26, 2015

What you are looking for is traditional (pre-licensure) BSN programs that have nursing courses during the summer, hence decreasing the time from 21 months to 16 months. You still need to take all of the general education and pre-requisite classes (61 credits) prior to starting your 16 months of nursing school. I am sure there are many schools that have nursing classes during the summer. The issue is that those classes take a semester's worth of information and condense it into 5-8 week class. Most schools have limited space for the summer courses and are competitive based on GPA. You would need to call the schools that you were interested in and find out if they offer nursing courses during the summer.

I would recommend getting your general ed and pre-reqs at a community college and have them transferred. Private schools, like Resurrection, are expensive ($48k for 4 semesters of pre-reqs plus another $48k for 4 semesters of nursing school). You would be paying off your loans for a long time.

t.kjone · Sep 27, 2015

Thanks for the advice. I'm actually almost done with my pre reqs which I have been taking at a community college to transfer into a BSN program.

I guess I should be inquiring more about the option of summer classes otherwise it seems like I'll have to do the traditional 2 year route (which is still completely okay with me). Thanks, now I know what to look for more specifically in my searches.

melinda0922 · Oct 5, 2015

I'm looking into ResU as well. The route I am going is a 20 month evening and weekend program a bachelor degree is not required. I have been in contact with them. It is accelerated.

t.kjone · Oct 8, 2015

I guess the "accelerated" bit is what throws me off. Whenever I've talked to people about ResU, they always talk about the 16 and 20 month classes as being "accelerated" but traditionally (in like...every other school I've looked into), the "accelerated" program is a career change/fast track program that requires a bachelors degree in another major. Whereas, what is special about ResU's program is they have admission all year round and classes start in Spring, Fall AND Summer.

Trying to look into other schools but I'm not finding ones that offer summer sessions like ResU

melinda0922 · Nov 20, 2015

I guess the "accelerated" bit is what throws me off. Whenever I've talked to people about ResU, they always talk about the 16 and 20 month classes as being "accelerated" but traditionally (in like...every other school I've looked into), the "accelerated" program is a career change/fast track program that requires a bachelors degree in another major. Whereas, what is special about ResU's program is they have admission all year round and classes start in Spring, Fall AND Summer.
Trying to look into other schools but I'm not finding ones that offer summer sessions like ResU

Not too many schools like ResU. The minimum TEAS score is 65. Class times are 3 to 4 times per week. The clinicals are on the weekends...usually Saturdays. I called again today to see if there were any changes.

But I did find a school, Western Governors University, that is totally online for the classwork and you can do the clinicals in Indiana. They have a new cohort starting in Elkhart, Indiana.