ADN program and a BSN program, what are the structural differences?

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I just got into the BSN program at the University of Cincinnati, I would like to know how different is it compared to a ADN program and any advice you might have for me. thanks.:yawn:

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Did you get accepted right after high school or have you already had your co-reqs/prereqs? I live in a college town where there is a University BSN program and a CC ADN program (I'm doing ADN then bridgeing to BSN because I am paying for school and it is more affordable for me that way). The BSN program has a few more liberal arts requirements such as foreign language, and also requires 2 chemistries which the ADN doesn't. The BSN also has a couple more nursing theory classes than CC. The ADN still requires quite a few liberal arts classes, and a couple of theory classes but it is slightly more stripped to the essentials. The ADN program is "18" months but really takes at least 7 semesters. The BSN is 9-10 semesters. The ADN program gets slightly more clinical/lab time.

I will have to take about 20 more credit hours plus one year of the ADN-RN program which includes some theory courses and credit for "clinical hours" at my job in order to get my BSN after I have my ADN.

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thanks for replying. I didnt get accepted right out of high school. I had to do a year of pre nursing so now it would just be nursing courses alone.

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In that case, the actual nursing courses are probably very similar to mine. You most likely have a couple of theory/ethics/community health type classes that an ADN program wouldn't. I know several people in the BSN program in my town and we have a lot in common. We even use the same texts in many cases. We have our clinicals in the same places, although that might be different where you live. The number of nursing students in my area are limited by the fact that we all have to share clinical spots. This also puts our programs on similar footing as far as how competitive acceptance is. Some CC's have minimum requirements and wait lists but in my region they are all competitive instead. The students at the university have almost perfect GPA's. My school doesn't give much weight to overall GPA but awards points for entry based on grades in particular classes and the TEAS nursing entrance exam.

I'm not sure if this was helpful or not but I'd be happy to answer any specific questions you might have. Congratulations on your acceptance! I'm so excited, aren't you?:nurse:

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