Does anyone know of any schools that offer a 3 year BSN program.

[snowgal]

I am searching for a 3 year BSN program that requires no prereqs. (And before you say there are no programs like that, yes there are.)

The schools that I have found that offer programs such as these are...

• Herzing University
• Chamberlain College
• West Coast University
• Platt College
• Marian University
• Chamberlain University
• College of Saint Mary's
• Galen College of Nursing

Does anyone know of any others. I am currently in Colorado but am open to schools anywhere, I am ready to make a move. Any help would be appreciated greatly.

Just for a little background why I am looking as a 3 year bsn program is because I was as smart as a sharp spoon and wasted my 20s doing a whole lot of trying to figure out what I wanted to be when I grew up and a whole lot of not figuring it out, which lead me to not going to a proper college and getting my Bachelors in anything. Now in my 30's I have finally found what I want to do and feel don't have and anymore time to waste. So spending 5+ years getting my bachelors (including prereqs), maybe even longer with wait lists just isn't in the cards for me.

Now, now, don't scoff at me I have multiple certification, including my Director License to run a daycare (I liked teaching but didn't have a passion for it), license in cosmetology (I hate dying hair, so not for me), licensed as a medical esthetician (which I absolutely love) and my CNA when I was 18, which lapsed a long time ago. When I was in esthetician school I could not get over how fascinated I was when we started to learn about human anatomy and the different systems that all work with skin. I want to get my BSN so I can stop working at a spa and messaging old rich ladies faces and actually make a difference with working with people such as burn victims, people with cancer, ect. to help them with their skin. May sound lame to some but we all have a niche of the area we want to work in and this is mine.

[MAJCAC]

I would definitely recommend looking into the traditional BSN route even though you say "it isn't in the cards for you".

Nursing school is hard, and any of the condensed routes are not only significantly more difficult but much more expensive.

I know that you have all those other certifications, which is great, and while all life experience is good, it will not help you learn the nursing material or guarantee you success in any BSN program, let alone an accelerated one.

Everyone wants to get their schooling done ASAP but what most don't realize is that even after you pass nursing school, you have to perform on the job, and will learn most from experience on the floor.

Point being, you typically get the most well-rounded education & will have the best chance of success at passing nursing school and competently practicing as a nurse if you focus on what route will make YOU the best nurse you can be and typically that involves taking your time as well as going through a program the way it was designed to be, over 4 years minimum.

Many go through accelerated programs only to feel rushed and do poorly, and even for those who feel overwhelmed yet pass, they typically struggle a lot more on the floor for longer then nurses who did well during school.

Now some people do insanely intense programs at accelerated rates and outperform those who take a longer route, yet that isn't common so it is better to increase your chances of success and to reduce the chance of failure.

If it takes you 3 years minimum compared to 5 maximum, is it worth it if you end up understanding the material less, and thus come out as a nurse who is less prepared with a degree that costs twice as much?

Just food for thought, I wish you luck none the less.

[ThatChickOmi, ADN, RN]

Just a comment, in nursing you're likely gonna be dealing with old rich ladies' faces anyway....except this time they won't be relaxed and content lmao

[snowgal]

Ha. I know I will be but I won’t have to be massaging them.