Can you go from LPN to BSN after MSN?

[FutureLPNNursing]

I'm trying to figure out if I have to get my RN in order to get my BSN then my MSN? Thank you

[klone, MSN, RN]

There are very few pre-licensure RN programs online. Since you will already have your LPN, you could look into Excelsior. If you're near one of the states that offer pre-licensure BSN programs through Western Governor's University (CA, FL, TX, IN, UT, I believe), you may be able to attend there.

[hppygr8ful, ASN, RN, EMT-I]

So how can I get my BSN not being a RN? I will have my LPN next year. What program online can I go through that I can sit on the RN NClex that is accredited by Washington Oregon California state?

Once you have your LVN you can take a bridge program to complete your goals either LPN to RN Then RN to BSN or LPN to BSN before you can sit for NCLEX-RN. Be prepared to take a lot of pre-req courses that you would normally need for any Bachelor's level degree - Math, Science, History, English etc.... All this information is readily available on-line. Once you have your BSN you can continue your studies to MSN.

Hppy

[NYbabyRN, BSN, RN]

KelRN215,

This is not true. I was not an RN when I earned my BSN. I entered my BSN program directly out of high school and it was my BSN degree that made me eligible to take NCLEX-RN.

Thank you, so many nurses and nursing students do not seem to understand the difference!

[FutureLPNNursing]

Thank you all[emoji4]

[DeeAngel]

This is not a question for the internet, it's a question for the school at which you're interested in applying. No one here can give you a definitive answer because there isn't one - programs vary.

[FutureLPNNursing]

I understand but don't see anything wrong with asking people that have been down the same road

[Horseshoe, BSN, RN]

Different ways to become an RN:

3. Earn a direct entry master's degree in nursing (DEMSN) and pass NCLEX-RN, or...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't this require a Bachelor's degree? Wouldn't have to be in nursing, of course, but one generally can't go from HS diploma or ASN to direct entry MSN programs, right?

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't this require a Bachelor's degree?

Yes, DEMSN / ELMSN programs require a non-nursing bachelor's degree for admission.

[applesxoranges, BSN, RN]

You will need to get either an LPN to RN program or an initial license program which may be diploma, associates, bachelors, masters.

For RN to BSN or RN to MSN you will need to meet the requirements of the program. Usually at least ADN RN but some RN to BSN programs accept diplomas.

for initial license RN that is A MSN program you would need a bachelor degree in something.

Then there are a handful of Lpn to BSN programs that require a Lpn license and awards a BSN and allows you to get an RN license. There are also LPN to RN associate programs.

All LPN to RN programs require additional clinical hours except excelsior that does something in exchange for clinical hours (excelsior is not accepted in CA).