Bachelor of Nursing vs. BSN

[priyas1020]

Hi everyone!

I'm currently applying to nursing schools and someone recommended one in New Zealand called The University of Auckland.

The program I have to apply for is Bachelor of Nursing (not Bachelor of Science in Nursing). Suppose I get accepted and complete that program, if I wanted to come back to the US and work or apply for the MSN or DNP, would my nursing degree be accepted?

I feel like it should, since it's the program for becoming an RN but it's the word choice that confuses me a little.

I guess my question is, would another college or employer have issues accepting the degree because it doesn't say Bachelor of SCIENCE in Nursing, but just Bachelor of Nursing? Is there really a difference between the two?

[NICU Guy, BSN, RN]

There are some minor differences in how the schools are set up. To HR depts. BS with a major in Nursing and BSN are interchangeable, they couldn't tell you what the differences are.

Here is an explaination of the difference

Historically, the difference in the titling of the degrees was related to the governance of the university and how it organized its divisions. In many cases, that is still the case.

BSN's and MSN's were offered by schools in which the nursing program was a separate professional school within the university system -- with a separate Dean and committee structure.

BS degress with a major in Nursing were offered by schools in which the nursing program was housed within a larger department of health sciences, etc. There was no separate Dean for just nursing, but rather a Dean over a division that offered several different majors. The nursing programs in such institutions fall under the governance/committee structure of the larger division unlike the schools that are separate professional schools with their own Deans and committees just for nursing.

Over the years, the lines have been blurred -- and the curricula have become the same.