How can you get BSN in 3 years?

ChristineN, BSN, RN · Oct 23, 2009

Hello Guys,
I'm a High School Senior, and thinking about doing nursing. After I get my Bachelor's, I want to go further and get Master's and become a Nurse Practitioner. But I don't want to spend 4 years in getting my Bachelor's, so I was wondering how can you get your BSN in 3 years? what nursing classes you have to take, and is it better to get your BSN in 3 years or 4 years?
Thank you,
Janki

I got my BSN in 3 years. By attending a 22 month RN diploma program and then attending an 8 month RN-BSN program I had my BSN in less that 36 months. I know that not all RN-BSN programs are that sort, and not all people want to bridge, but it's definitely possible to get it done quickly that way.

hiddencatRN, BSN, RN · Oct 23, 2009

You need to find a nursing school that doesn't have it's nursing classes spread over the full four years. Then you would need to take at least a full course load during the year and over the summer. Are there classes at a local community college you can take to transfer in with?I'm thinking along the lines of general education credits and prerequisite classes. Until you know what schools you are looking at I don't think there's much more specific planning you can do at this point if you do decide to do the direct BSN route.

At the cc I went to you could apply to the program directly from high school if you had bio and chem in high school. You still needed good grades and had to take a placement test but if you were admitted all the anatomy and physiology and such classes can be taken alongside the nursing classes.

janupatel05 · Nov 2, 2009

You need to find a nursing school that doesn't have it's nursing classes spread over the full four years. Then you would need to take at least a full course load during the year and over the summer. Are there classes at a local community college you can take to transfer in with?I'm thinking along the lines of general education credits and prerequisite classes. Until you know what schools you are looking at I don't think there's much more specific planning you can do at this point if you do decide to do the direct BSN route.
At the cc I went to you could apply to the program directly from high school if you had bio and chem in high school. You still needed good grades and had to take a placement test but if you were admitted all the anatomy and physiology and such classes can be taken alongside the nursing classes.

Yes, there are many classes you can take at a cc college and transfer. Right now as a senior, I am taking Dual classes (government and english) and AP classes (AB Calculus and Economics). As far as I know, I am getting credit for english and government since its a dual class, but for AP, I will find out after I take the test. I'm taking some classes at a cc college over the summer and transfer it to a university, but the thing is i am not attending University of Texas at Arlington for all 4 years. After my second year, I want to transfer to Baylor University. Since Baylor is expensive for all 4 years, i am doing my last 2 years there.. and i can't take all the classes at a cc college or UTA cuz Baylor is a private school, and they don't accept some classes.. but now i am thinking about doing BSN in 3 years... so i was just wondering.. is it good to get bsn in 4 years or 3?

CuriousMe · Nov 3, 2009

Honestly, transferring schools tends to add time to your degree (I know of plenty of folks who's 4 year degree turned into a 5 year degree because classes don't transfer over.

Once you through a private school in the mix, that just happens more.

You may have to choose between transferring and finishing in 3 years.