can i get BSN degree in a shorter time than four years without Accelerated program??

jenrninmi, MSN, RN · Dec 8, 2004

If you have all of your prereqs done then it will not take you four years to complete a BSN program. You'll have to check the university you're interested in and find out what classes they'll let you transfer over. You may have very few classes, if any, to complete before you actually start the program. All schools are a little different, but for my program I go year round and it takes 5 semesters to complete the program (after all the prereqs are completed). Go in and talk to a rep from the school of your choice and they can give you a lot more info then we can as we don't know what school you're looking into. Good luck!

bigmona · Dec 8, 2004

you should probably contact whatever school you're interested in and explain your situation. you can take exams such as CLEP to get certain courses waived, but it depends on the school as to whether they'll accept that credit. at my school, the BSN program is two years, but that's assuming you already have 60 credits of humanities/core courses completed.

SusanJean · Dec 9, 2004

I think it depends upon the school, what they accept w/ your background. I was accepted to 2 BSN programs. The "accelerated" program would have taken a semester longer than the other -- and both end result in a BSN. (Already have a BA plus tons of bio/chem.) Total now: 5 semesters (one being summer.)

Good luck,

SJ

Tony35NYC · Dec 9, 2004

hi everyone,
this is my situation, i have got my bachelor's degree of medicine (we
can go to medical school after high school for 5 years to get a
bachelor's degree of medicine, it is different from america) and
master's degree of medical science(3 years of scientific research
work). i came to bay area of california,USA, with a J2 visa and i want
to become a nurse here at california.
because i have recieved medical education for 8 years, i had good
command of medical knowledge. BSN is my first choice and i want to
finish my BSN nursing program as soon as possible. But four years BSN
program is a litter longer than i expected. but here is no accelerated
BSN program at bay area and i want to live with my husband all the
time, so i can't apply accelerated grogram for BSN.
finally comes my question needing your help:CAN I GET MY BSN DEGREE
IN ABOUT TWO YEARS OR A LITTLE LONGER BY BEING WAIVED SOME COURSES BY
THE NURSING SCHOOL OR BY SELECTING MORE COURSES IN EACH SEMESTER?
does anyone here having similar experiece? would you like to share your experience with me? your experience and suggestion will be of great value for me. my mail box is [email protected].
thank you and best wishes,
spdn

Zhangnie,

Some nursing schools will not allow you to accelerate the BSN unless you've already completed an LPN or RN program here in the US. The reason is that the state boards require that you complete all the necessary nursing clinicals, and most nursing programs offer them in specific sequences. Find out if the schools you're interested in offers special BSN/MSN nursing programs for foreign students who earn medical or nursing degrees outside the US. I've heard of schools over here on the east coast that do, but I don't know about California. Since you already have a bachelors and a masters degree all you really need to do is the RN program, which can be done in about 2 years at normal pace.