anyone here get BSN by going to 2nd degree program

[Dino]

Just wondering how feasible it is to obtain a 3.5 or better in a 2nd degree BSN program. I am not sure if getting a 3.5 or better in a ADN program would be better than getting my RN sooner at a 2nd degree and miss the boat by getting below 3.5 in a faster paced program. My goal is CRNA, if I fall short I do not want it to have come down to selecting the wrong route to my RN by going to a 2nd degree program that is so fast paced, no one can get high gpa's. Any thoughts or experience w/ 2nd degree programs please advise. Been accepted to both ADN and 2nd degree program. I have BS biology above 3.0.

[cvicu80]

Hey there,

I'll be finishing the 2nd degree BSN program at Oakland University in Michigan this April. I have 2 previous degrees one a BS in physiology and the other a MS in basic medical sciences. The 2nd degree program isn't hard but very time consuming and I've worked part time midnights in the ER throughout the program. It's very feasible to obtain a 3.5 or higher, even though I haven't. Good luck!

JC

[Summitk2]

I attended the accelerated program at Johns Hopkins, and I would say the majority of our class graduated above 3.5. I got a 3.58. Probably 10% of our class had 4.0s. But that was our "type" of class, and our particular program.

It depends a lot on the student and the school. You may want to ask your BSN program what their avg GPA is. How hard did you have to work for your ~3.0 in biology? If your accelerated program is less than 14 months, I would recommend not working--especially in the early/mid part of the program with pharm & patho... this is where my grades dipped. Most of the "nursy" classes (OB, peds, etc) aren't that hard, and they make up the majority of your credits. The program goes very fast, with big exams at least 2 or 3 times a month--with every passing exam you can almost feel your GPA being written in ink. Just don't get behind.

With a BS in biology, you're likely eligible to apply to some CRNA schools without a BSN. But if you're like me, I wanted to get into nursing practice ASAP--the accelerated program was the way to go.

[japaho41]

If you question is if you should get a BSN or ADN, I would say go for the BSN, because you probably have a majority of the program prior to the nursing part. So in essence you would get the nursing part that you would in the ADN + the BSN courses. This would be to your advantange because I don't believe that all programs will accept a previous BS + ADN.