ADN or accelerated BSN?

SoCaliGirl · Jul 10, 2009

Honestly, most schools are so different from each other, that you would have to figure out which school you might want to attend after your ADN and find out what their specific classes are.

caliotter3 · Jul 10, 2009

You may find it difficult to make the accelerated BSN plan work, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't explore the option. Otherwise the other plan is quite possible. A lot of your previous degree should transfer over to a BSN program. But you will have to have the school you are entering do an evaluation of your transcripts to find out just where you stand. Be prepared to repeat science courses that do not meet any time requirements, usually 5 or 7 years. Good luck with finding a program that suits you.

D.Danger · Jul 10, 2009

That's a good point. I had not read anything about having to retake chemistry classes if there has been too long of a time gap. Some of the websites said "The credits are never too old, and they do not outdate", are chemistry classes an exceptionto this rule? Thanks for all the input!

nohika · Jul 11, 2009

Not necessarily - I know different colleges have different requirements. The nursing school I'm applying to has a 5-year rule for all sciences classes - if you took them more then five years ago, you have to re-take them for them to be applicable to the program. I'd definitely take a look or even call the colleges to make sure. ^^