accelerated bsn program with few pre-reqs required, and no previous bsn

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Hi Everyone,

I wanted to know if anyone happens to know of an accelerated bsn program that does not require a previous bsn degree, and does not have a wait list?? I know I am asking for alot, however I know there has to be one out there :). I am willing to move anywhere. I have been calling state to state and am still not having much luck :(. I have completed Anatomy, Physiology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Nutrition, and Lifespan Development. I also scored an 80% on my TEAS exam. The schools I have come across either require a previous bsn or more pre-reqs like public speaking or Statistics. I know I might just need to bite the bullet and take those classes, however I feel there has got to be a private or public school out there that will accept me for what I have. Any help would be much appreciated!! Thank you all!! :)

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Specializes in Hospital Education Coordinator.

FYI: most, if not all, degree programs are mandated by the state as to what is required for graduation. The schools may not have much flexibility. Are you looking at RN - BSN programs? The ones in my area tend to make it easier (time-wise) for ADN's to get a BSN.

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Hi Everyone,

I wanted to know if anyone happens to know of an accelerated bsn program that does not require a previous bsn degree, and does not have a wait list?? I know I am asking for alot, however I know there has to be one out there :). I am willing to move anywhere. I have been calling state to state and am still not having much luck :(. I have completed Anatomy, Physiology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Nutrition, and Lifespan Development. I also scored an 80% on my TEAS exam. The schools I have come across either require a previous bsn or more pre-reqs like public speaking or Statistics. I know I might just need to bite the bullet and take those classes, however I feel there has got to be a private or public school out there that will accept me for what I have. Any help would be much appreciated!! Thank you all!! :)

I'm not really sure what you're looking for. None of the accelerated BSN programs I've seen require a previous BSN....who would get two BSN's?

Any of the Accelerated BSN programs I've seen, do require a bachelors degree in something. That's how they make it accelerated, you only do your nursing courses since you have the rest of the requirements for a bachelors degree finished.

If you don't already have a bachelors degree, you're going to need to do non-nursing coursework (as was mentioned by the previous poster) in order to meet your state's definition of a bachelors degree.

Maybe if you could clarify what exactly you're looking for (ie do you have your RN, and are looking for a RN-BSN? or do you have a bachelors degree in something else and you're looking to get your RN?).

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Specializes in Emergency, Med/Surg, Vascular Access.

There are no 2nd Degree Accelerated BSN programs that do not require a previous BS/BA. There are some without a waiting list, b/c I am in one that did not have a waiting list, but none that don't require a previous Bachelor's degree (which is what I assume you mean when you say "BSN", which is actually the degree you'd be working towards if you were accepted into one of these programs).

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Specializes in Critical Care, Postpartum.

I truly never thought one existed. Try this: Accelerated BSN Program

Please do your own investigation as I'm not familiar with this school. I just browsed through the front page and do NOT see anything about having a previous degree. Good luck.

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I think OP may mean "previous Bachelor's degree". The one linked in the post by mschaz above does not require a previous Bachelor's degree but you do need 60 credit hours of core curriculum credits this the foundational coursework including the typical nursing school prereqs - e.g. a&p, micro, math, chemistry, etc.

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Hi Classicdame,

I am looking for just an accelerated bsn program. I currently have 65credits in general ed and most of the pre-reqs required, except for statistics and public speaking. I might need to look into getting my rn first and then doing a bridge program, if i dont end up finding a program like this. Thanks for all your help! :)

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I'm not really sure what you're looking for. None of the accelerated BSN programs I've seen require a previous BSN....who would get two BSN's?

Any of the Accelerated BSN programs I've seen, do require a bachelors degree in something. That's how they make it accelerated, you only do your nursing courses since you have the rest of the requirements for a bachelors degree finished.

If you don't already have a bachelors degree, you're going to need to do non-nursing coursework (as was mentioned by the previous poster) in order to meet your state's definition of a bachelors degree.

Maybe if you could clarify what exactly you're looking for (ie do you have your RN, and are looking for a RN-BSN? or do you have a bachelors degree in something else and you're looking to get your RN?).

Hi,

Thanks for all your insight. I do not have my RN or a Batchelors Degree. I have completed 65 credits of general ed as well as most pre-reqs required for Nursing beside Statistics and Public Speaking. So I am basically trying to find a program that has an: accelerated bsn program, that only requires about 60 credits of all general ed, and science pre-reqs like Anatomy, Chemistry, Physiology, Microbiology, Nutrition, and Lifespan Development. I know they exsist, because I came across one once....but I forgot the name :(. I think I am just going to keep researching state to state......hopefully I will find something :).

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There are no 2nd Degree Accelerated BSN programs that do not require a previous BS/BA. There are some without a waiting list, b/c I am in one that did not have a waiting list, but none that don't require a previous Bachelor's degree (which is what I assume you mean when you say "BSN", which is actually the degree you'd be working towards if you were accepted into one of these programs).

Well I did come across one once.....but I forgot the name :(. All they required was 60 credits of gen ed like: math, english, sociology, psychology, history etc. The only pre-reqs were Anatomy, Physiology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Nutrition, and Lifespan which I took all these. So now I am trying to see if there are any other schools that have these same requirements. It's going to be a tough search lol. Thank you for your help!

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I truly never thought one existed. Try this: Accelerated BSN Program

Please do your own investigation as I'm not familiar with this school. I just browsed through the front page and do NOT see anything about having a previous degree. Good luck.

Hi,

Thank you for this link! I did come across this school and I have everything except for the statistics :(. I might just need to bite the bullet and take this course....it took everything I had to get through algebra and I was hoping that it was the last math I would need. Thanks for your help! :)

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Specializes in LTC, Psych, Hospice.
Hi Everyone,

I wanted to know if anyone happens to know of an accelerated bsn program that does not require a previous bsn degree, and does not have a wait list?? I know I am asking for alot, however I know there has to be one out there :). I am willing to move anywhere. I have been calling state to state and am still not having much luck :(. I have completed Anatomy, Physiology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Nutrition, and Lifespan Development. I also scored an 80% on my TEAS exam. The schools I have come across either require a previous bsn or more pre-reqs like public speaking or Statistics. I know I might just need to bite the bullet and take those classes, however I feel there has got to be a private or public school out there that will accept me for what I have. Any help would be much appreciated!! Thank you all!! :)

I think most of them require stats and public speaking. We're using stats now in my research class. I'm in an LPN/BSN bridge.

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Specializes in Critical Care, Postpartum.

If you are strongly thinking about that school, you need to make a decision soon. I think I saw that their Fall semester deadline is in January.

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