Associates degree question

[sbishop4455]

I have decided to go through south university online and get my associates degree of applied science in allied health. Eventually i want to get my bachelors and masters in nursing, but i know i have a ways to go. Has anyone heard of south university? Am i taking the right path by getting that type of associates degree? I dont have an associates in anything right now and i figured that will cover most prereqs for a nursing program at most universities for the future.

[3rdgenRN2B]

Oh, ps, if you are thinking of taking this route and transferring into a BSN program, please look into the BSN program to make sure they will accept the classes, especially the lab sciences. Some schools are particular about online science classes as they want you to be doing the labs hands on.

And keep in mind that just because classes are online does not make them easier. I've taken classes online and they are in no way easier - I've found them to be much harder. YOu have ot be very organized and devote a ton of time to them.

Keep all of this in mind and make sure you do your research. I'd hate to see anyone who's goal is to be a nurse waste a ton of time and money.

[soxgirl2008]

I guess what I don't understand is that you want to be a nurse right? Which is why you want the BSN right? So why don't you want to get an ADN? Or just go straight for the BSN? Getting an associates in anything besides nursing is going to take you that much longer to get a BSN.

You don't need an associates to get a BSN. You can go straight for a BSN. If you don't want to go straight for the BSN for whatever reason, what would make the most sense is to get an associates in nursing...Many BSN programs have bridge programs from ADN-BSN. Any other associates degree is going to take you a lot longer to get your BSN.