How Long Does it Usually Take To Get a BSN as an RN?

~Mi Vida Loca~RN, ASN, RN · Mar 21, 2010

I want to continue my education towards BSN as soon as I finish my RN. I plan to work full time while taking classes. How long does it usually take to get my BSN? And if I dare dream, how about that to MSN? I want to be a nurse practitioner one day.

I know where I live, I have found a few online Bridge program that are for a year, well it's 14 months if you do it full time, you only have to go to the campus on the orientation day. I don't remember what the RN- MSN route or BSN-MSN route was.

kcochrane · Mar 21, 2010

Some hospitals bring in a university with an accelerated program. One night/week for 18 months. Other than that it will depend on the program and how many credits you are taking each semester.

sethmctenn · Mar 21, 2010

programs vary tremendously. I've seen RN to BSN in as little as 3 semesters if you have all non-nursing core classes done.

SummerGarden, BSN, MSN, RN · Mar 21, 2010

i think the above people are correct... or in the ball park.... it is taking me two years part-time and would have taken me 1 year full-time including the summer months. however, i had already taken pre-reqs and started taking rn-bsn courses prior to graduating my adn program.

LETRN · Mar 21, 2010

I don't know about bridging, but my entry level BSN program was 6 nursing semesters, plus gen-ed requirements. I started in Spring of 2006 and will be finished this upcoming May.

tokmom, BSN, RN · Mar 21, 2010

I have a question.

What do the pre-reqs consist of?

LDRNMOMMY, BSN, RN · Mar 21, 2010

I completed my bridge program in about 18 months. I started in May of 2008 and graduated in December 2009 I took one elective and one DANTES exam along with my core classes