have bach in biology, adn nursing can I go right to FNP?

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I currently have a bachelor in biology and Associates in nursing. I have been a practicing RN for 13 years and am looking into getting a Bachelor in nursing from Western Governors University. my end goal is NP. Is there any online school that will allow me to skip the BSN part and go right too FNP since I have a degree in biology? Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Thank-you,

Sarah

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Specializes in Adult Internal Medicine.

There are many programs that offer ADN-MSN.

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Specializes in Stepdown, PCCN.

My BS is in bio/chem. I have an ASN and have been a nurse for 10 years. I am doing the FNP program at Duke. I know there are others that allow you to skip the BSN step, some may require 1-2 bridge or transition courses.

Good luck.

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thank-you I will check out Duke

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UCF also has a NP program for RNs with a non nursing bachelors, which I plan to utilize myself in the very near future.

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Specializes in ICU, LTACH, Internal Medicine.

There are plenty of MSN programs accepting non-nursing Bachelors' but, unfortunately, their requirements vary. Only one way to figure it out is to copy/scan your transcripts and shop around, reaching admission advisers of every school you consider.

One thing I want to warn OP about is "school eval". It looks like "yes, we may consider you for admission but we need to evaluate your credentials first", for $$$. Fine thing for them to earn some money even before you actually apply (and so shell some $$ of application fees) but you better turn your back onto this wonderful oppirtunity. Either they do consider applicants like you ir not; if no clear answer given, say thanks and walk out.

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Specializes in Critical Care Medicine.

There are MANY schools and as previous posters have said they have varying requirements. University of Miami, Nova Southeastern, many of the South Florida schools offer either a bridge for holders of Science baccalaureates. The requirements are all different, but I suspect with a few google searches you will find an enormous number of schools that don't require a BSN in itself. Look at University of South Alabama for a good quality distance learning site that offers a bridge.

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Specializes in Critical Care Medicine.
RN-MSN - University of South Alabama ADN-MSN Program for students w/ a bachelors in another discipline.
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best info for my question was on this link

List of schools that accept those with bachelor degrees in a non nursing field

http://www.aacn.nche.edu/leading-initiatives/research-data/GENMAS.pdf

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I found University of South Alabama on this helpful list of colleges accepting non nursing degrees

http://www.aacn.nche.edu/leading-initiatives/research-data/GENMAS.pdf

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Check out Frontier Nursing University!

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Specializes in ER.

Frontier accepts students with an ADN and a bachelors in another speciality for their MSN program. They also have an RN to MSN program. My program has an RN to MSN program but it costs about 10,000 more plus a few additional classes. I found it was cheaper on average to go get my BSN from a partner school with my ADN and then go for the MSN instead of RN to MSN.

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