Confused about types of degrees...

DoGoodThenGo · Feb 20, 2012

I'm in undergrad for biology, Spanish, and music. After I graduate, I'm looking to go into nursing school. I'm trying to find information on the different kinds of degrees, but I'm so confused! Can anyone break it down for me, and explain the different types of degrees?
Thank you so much!

So far as nursing majors are concered there are basically only two types of undergraduate college degrees: a four year (BSN) and two year (ADN/A.A.S).

Graduates of either are allowed to sit for the NCLEX exam and upon licensure are RNs.

if you want to get fancy (and more confused) there are master degree programs (MSN) that also along the way bestow a BSN. These are for persons who do not have a four year degree in nursing and wish to obtain (or rather require) one in order to get the MSN.

Now if you want to get into the merits of BSN vs ADN and so forth, I'm not going to touch that one with a barge pole! *LOL*

Wave Watcher · Feb 24, 2012

So far as nursing majors are concered there are basically only two types of undergraduate college degrees: a four year (BSN) and two year (ADN/A.A.S).
Graduates of either are allowed to sit for the NCLEX exam and upon licensure are RNs.
if you want to get fancy (and more confused) there are master degree programs (MSN) that also along the way bestow a BSN. These are for persons who do not have a four year degree in nursing and wish to obtain (or rather require) one in order to get the MSN.
Now if you want to get into the merits of BSN vs ADN and so forth, I'm not going to touch that one with a barge pole! *LOL*

MC Hammer's "You Can't Touch This", totally popped in my head! Now it won't leave!