How long will it take you to get your 2-yr degree?

[rnmi2004]

I am in my first semester as a nursing student, pursuing my associate's degree. Finishing my prerequisites and general education requirements has already taken four semesters, so by the time I get my degree I will have four years invested in a community college.

At the community college I attend, they only accept 40 nursing students twice a year, so it takes on average a year of waiting after the last prerequisite is passed before you actually start the nursing classes. I'm not saying it is wasted time on my part, but I wasn't prepared for it to take this long. Is this situation common?

[SirJohnny]

In order to lighten the course load, and balance my vacation days from current employment.

Start Jun 2003 :: A&P I

Start Sep 2003 :: A&P II

Start Jan 2004 :: MicroBiology

Start June 2004 :: Nursing School - Semester 1 (go every other weekend).

Start Jan 2005 :: Nursing School - Semester 2 (go every other weekend)

June 2005...

Run out of vacation time for 2005. So take break from nursing school (already approved by both work and nursing school).

Start June 2006 :: Nursing School - Semester 3 (go every other weekend.

Start Jan 2007 :: Nursing School - Semester 4 (go every other weekend.

Finish with ASN June 2007.

.... And I still want to get BSN and then eventually CRNA.

I may talk to work and just go ahead and plow my way through nursing school in one shot. But am afraid I will get burnt out or that a major project will come up at work that messes up my nursing school studying.

Also, would have to "buy" vacation from work, once I run out of vacation days (get 15 vacation days per yr). So that is another option.

In any case. By June 2007 I hope to have ASN out of the way.

I already have MS-Comp Sci degree, so no real pre-requisites to get out of the way.

Other than standard nursing classes - I need the 2 anatomy classes, a micro biology class, a nution class and a nuse ethics class. The nutrition and nurse ethics class have to be taken at the nursing school.

All in all, I think it will be a fun experience. Am actually looking forward to it. Can't imagine taking a non-technical course for once.

John Coxey

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