How long is the BSN program?

I was in a similar situation to yours going in (didn't need anything but the actual nursing courses), and my BSN completion program took me two semesters of full-time study ("full-time" equalled one full day and one evening a week). There's a lot of variation among programs, though.

Wow that sounds awesome. I will be looking at different schools' rn-bsn but I just wanted an idea of how long it might take. Thats a really accomodating school schedule esp since most RNs are working too. So it could take me a yr or 2semsters to get my BSN..thats great! I'm anxious and ready to start

Most (all?) BSN completion programs are designed with the idea that the students are working full-time as RNs. There are also programs that are completely on-line, so lots of scheduling and pacing flexibility there.

One caution -- making the transition from being a nursing student to being a practicing nurse is notoriously difficult and stressful. The first year or so of practice is a real beast for most people (take a look, if you haven't already, at the many, many threads on that topic here!) You might want to wait until you're "over the hump" and a little further into your career before you jump into a work-plus-school situation. Best wishes for your journey!

Well, the larger nursing community generally, traditionally, throws around "one year" as a general figure and I think that's pretty realistic. Of course, that doesn't mean that every new nurse wakes up on the morning of their 365th day and suddenly feels skilled and competent :) -- it's a process over time -- but most people are well on their way by that time (you can see the light at the end of the tunnel :)).