Accelerated BSN vs traditional BSN?

[Lefty Lou]

Hello I have a BS in biology and was planning on appying to accelerated BSN programs this summer, with the intention of eventually earning my MSN. I was curious if masters programs prefer students who went the traditional BSN route or if they give equal consideration to applicants who received an accelerated BSN after a previous degree? If they are considered equally, would anyone care to share what their previous degree was in as well as what masters specialty you are currently in? Any responses would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

[airozen]

Actually, what I'm looking to do is a bridge program to MSN without getting a BSN. Apparently, this is a possibility, if one already has a bachelor's degree.

UMDNJ had a program, but I can't find any other schools that offer it; I'll call Rutgers tomorrow and find out. They don't advertise this on the UMDNJ website--seems like they keep this option low profile; maybe they want students to come to their other programs rather than attend community colleges? Any thoughts, anyone?

[melmarie23, MSN, RN]

Actually, what I'm looking to do is a bridge program to MSN without getting a BSN. Apparently, this is a possibility, if one already has a bachelor's degree.

UMDNJ had a program, but I can't find any other schools that offer it; I'll call Rutgers tomorrow and find out. They don't advertise this on the UMDNJ website--seems like they keep this option low profile; maybe they want students to come to their other programs rather than attend community colleges? Any thoughts, anyone?

this is absolutely a possibility. I am currently in one of these programs.

If you are willing to go to school in New England, there are a handful of schools that offer such programs.

[Lefty Lou]

I believe you still earn a BSN through a masters bridge program, but it's just all incorporated. Instead of doing a BSN then applying to a different MSN program, youre doing both in one straight shot.