Confused..

LiteCandles · Jul 4, 2013

Sounds like you're not officially in the nursing program (I could be wrong). So when you're done with your prereqs you'll have to apply to the program or you'll be on a wait list, depending on how your school does that.

loriangel14, RN · Jul 4, 2013

You won't have an Associates, you will have completed the prerequisites for nursing.

Meeh619 · Jul 4, 2013

At some community colleges you can actually get an associates in pre nursing. It's not good for anything just saying you got a 2yr degree. The school needs to put you under some degree plan that's why they have pre nursing. But you will have to transfer out for your BSN. every state is different, but that's what happens at the community college here in Texas that I was enrolled in. You can choose to graduate or just transfer.

Idiosyncratic, BSN, RN · Jul 4, 2013

At my school you can be delegated as a prenursing student just to say you're not currently accepted in the program.

whattodo4 · Jul 4, 2013

Pre nursing just means not officially nursing student yet, once you do the prerequisites, have enough credits etc.. You can then apply to the nursing program. Some schools have a pre nursing designation some do not, you just go undeclared or major in something else then apply to the nursing program, if you get in, you then change your major or officially declare it as nursing .

kaydensmom01 · Jul 4, 2013

Before you start in a nursing program you have to have general classes done that your school requires. When you have the general classes done that your school requires then you may apply to nursing school, when then if you are accepted you will take your nursing classes that last anywhere from 2-4 years depending if you want the ADN or BSN. So you are not a nursing student yet. Keep your GPA up during the pre-requisite classes because it is very competitive and hard to get into nursing school, you should be aiming for all A's in these classes, especially the science classes like A&P and micro.

LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN · Jul 4, 2013

I'm starting college in august and the advisor at school put me in the prenursing program but I don't really understand. I know it's to do prerequisites but does that mean when I finish that program all I'm gonna have is an associates in general education? I'm so confused. And the person I asked about it at school didn't have a clue... HELP PLEASE!![/quote']
It depends. I was a pre nursing student when I started in this journey almost 15 years ago (time FLIES! lol ) and they had a degree program, when you can graduate with an AA if you choose to enter the program or transfer to a university.
Are you at college that has 2-year and 4-year curriculum?
If you are at a 2-year college, then ask what associates degree you can obtain if you choose to transfer with an Associates. If you are at a college that offers a 4-year degree, then you are able to transfer into the Nursing program at a layer time, once you have most of your prereq's and the requirements for successful entry into the program. Good Luck!!!

zoe92 · Jul 4, 2013

I just graduated this past spring with an associate of science in pre nursing. Basically, any one at my community college who wants to eventually take nursing classes & is chipping away at the pre reqs is considered a "pre nursing" student & may not necessarily get an associate's, but instead finish their pre reqs & start nursing school.

The reason I was able to get an actual associate's is because 1. I completed all the classes required by my school for the specific degree (including a computer class not required for my nursing program), 2. I applied for graduation & 3. I paid all the graduation fees.

It looks nice on my resume & got me some nice scholarship money for my BSN program I am starting in 6 weeks (because 4 year universities in my state love community college graduations).

MyOwnBlueSky · Jul 5, 2013

What I'm doing With my comm college, you complete 64 hours of a list of required courses that are part of a pathway program to a specific 4 year college nearby. This is considered pre nursing which also completes their associates of science degree. This is a special partnership between the two schools. Once this is complete, you then apply for and if accepted, earn the remaining 64 hours at the 4 year college earning a BSN in nursing. This is the route I'm taking. Maybe your school is set up the same way.

SopranoKris, MSN, RN, NP · Jul 5, 2013

It varies from school to school. In our school, if you're working on pre-reqs, then you're a Pre-Nursing major. You can chose to fulfill the AS or AA degree requirements as you're working on pre-reqs. Once you're accepted into the program, only the college can change your major to Nursing. Once you're done with the program, you're awarded an AAS in Nursing. Once you pass the NCLEX, the local universities here will transfer you in as either a junior or senior (depending on how many BSN courses you worked on in the summers). I'm definitely going for the BSN once I'm done with my ADN!