Do you have to have foreign language credits to be a nurse?

[easywitheyesclosed]

hey again : )

I was wondering; if you're going for an associate's degree (RN, obviously) at community college, do you have to have those two years of a foreign language that you earn in high school? I'm graduating in May, and I completed two semesters, but as for the other two, I didn't, due to credit conflicts and a bunch of crap with the school counselors.

Will this affect me getting my associate's degree? Will it come back to bite me when I want to move on to get my bachelors?

Sorry if this is a dumb question, lol.

Thank you in advanced.

[mariposabella]

No you dont, thats just if you are going to go for your BSN.

[mariposabella]

No you dont.

[Sand_Dollar, BSN]

I don't know about in HS, but there is a U in CO that requires you to take 2 semesters of it for your BSN, however in a U in MT there is no language requirement. I don't think it matters any if you took it in HS, its just if you need it for your BSN program, and that depends on the school. I haven't heard of any Associates that require language credits. Good Luck!

[caliotter3]

No, not for an associate's degree. Two years of foreign language is a requirement in some four year institutions to get a bachelor's degree. But this is only in some schools, and it is for the degree, not a requirement of the nursing school.

If you didn't get these classes in HS, you can take them in college, so no problem if you want to go on to a bachelor's degree.

[klbinaug]

Although the norm is to not have them for an associates and to usually have them with a bachelors, every institution has a different curriculum and different requirements. Check with the programs to which you are applying. The school's website usually has the answer, just search for it!