Fastest track to earn a BSN with no previous college experience

33762FL · Jun 3, 2011

Fastest: traditional 4-year BSN program

Cheapest but takes longer: 2-year ADN (with 1 year of pre-reqs before hand) and then 2-3 years for an RN-BSN bridge program

THELIVINGWORST, ASN, RN · Jun 3, 2011

Figure out which school you would like to go to and then find out the prerequisites for their Nursing program. Take the classes and complete the other requirements then apply and go to nursing school. You may have to take many classes that are the prerequisites to your prerequisites so beware this is a long journey you have ahead of you. Victory to the prepared. Do your research!

DarkBluePhoenix · Jun 3, 2011

The other two are very right

1. you need to look at the closest nursing programs and get their requirements

2. Once you have the pre-requisites, you need to apply to a school (a CC to be cheapest) and start registering for classes. Some pre-reqs might have pre-reqs (i.e. general biology is a pre-req to anatomy) Depending on your area, this might be very hard to do. You need to make sure you can GET INTO THE PRE-REQ CLASSES. I always look at previous semesters worth of class schedules to see if any classes went negative in enrollment

3. Take every class you need, work hard, do your best and try to make A's

4. Once your done, apply to the ADN/BSN programs.

As someone said the fastest way is not the cheapest but the cheapest way takes the longest. You will have to decided if you want to sacrifice money for time or vice versa

5. GOOD LUCK

iPink, BSN, RN · Jun 3, 2011

The are ADN-to-MSN programs. There are some that are offered in my area, so if you decide to take the ADN route, that could also be an option in the future.

chpiper · Jun 3, 2011

The are ADN-to-MSN programs. There are some that are offered in my area, so if you decide to take the ADN route, that could also be an option in the future.

I don't think I have seen any programs like this...I will look at the 'local' schools and see if they have this...but it sounds like a good option to look at...If anyone has any info on programs in south central PA (Harrisburg, Chambersburg, York, Altoona...) I would be happy to look at them...or even distance education for portions...

Is there any benefit of doing some prerequisite work through online schools? I have homeschooled my children, so I am familiar with lots of maths and sciences, as well as some English material...and I know I can study hard...would I be able to shorten this journey even a little bit by 'testing out' of some things? I'm sorry to sound so clueless...but I think I am feeling clueless!! I have checked out so many options and I just feel defeated looking at them...I am not afraid of taking a long time...I plan on 10 years...and financially, well...that's a whole new topic!! lol I am hopeful to find some assistance through grants...but I haven't begun to explore that at all at this point...I feel like I need to figure out what path I need to travel first...then work on how to afford it...lol

iPink, BSN, RN · Jun 3, 2011

I just did a quick online search: http://www.bestnursingdegree.com/programs/masters-in-nursing/pennsylvania/

Go through each school listed in PA and talk to the director of each program to help guide you in your decision. I'm not sure about online schooling.