All Schools require AA degree for ADN to BSN?

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I'm a recent ADN graduate RN, hoping to be employed soon. The hospital holds the magnet designation and requires me to start my BSN program within the first year of employment. The college I graduated from requires an AA degree prior to admission into their ADN to BSN program, which I do not have. My question is, and forgive my stupidity... Do all schools offering these BSN programs require the AA degree? If not, does anyone know which ones do not require it? I will be working full time and do not wish to waste my time taking classes that are not really pertinent to nursing.

Thanks!

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Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.

I've never heard of that requirement before. In fact, my understanding is that very few associates of nursing programs are AA programs. The vast majority are AS or AAS. So I would look around.

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Specializes in ICU.

I would verify that with the school. I'm thinking it may be a typo somewhere. Most associate nursing programs are ASN. I would have no idea why they would want an AA degree.

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I'm not sure where you are but where I am from, that is not a requirement. They actually have accelerated programs that cater to RN's who wish to pursue their BSN that range between twelve to eighteen months. You should definitely explore other options.

Shonta - Future BSN

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Specializes in ER.

Are you sure that's not for diploma nurses to have an associates degree?

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Specializes in Critical Care, Education.

Based on my basic level of fluency in "academic-ese"... That school requirement may be a way of saying that an ADN is "necessary, but not sufficient for admission" because ADN programs may not include all the pre-requisites they want. For instance, they may want 6 hours of electives or some-such, and the addition of these courses (in addition to those in the ADN) would be the equivalent of an AA.

OP's statement that "I don't wish to waste my time taking classes that are not really pertinent to nursing" is missing an important fact. A BSN includes a broader range of courses which is characteristic of a baccalaureate degree. Some courses may be mandated by the state - like TX History/government in my state - and some may be mandated by the university's mission - such as philosophy, comparative religion, etc. This extra stuff is also what differentiates "education" from "training".

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