How much experience do accepted students into an Accelerated BSN Program have?

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Even though it's not required do most accepted students have a lot of work experience?

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They just have to have a bachelor's degree (at least all the programs I've seen here). I've seen nothing else about work experience. I think the majority of people who do the 2nd bachelors' degree accel route have been out of college for years and want a career change

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I did not have a Bachelor's degree or any work experience and I got accepted into a ABSN. I think it depends on your GPA being more competitive then needed for the regular route as well as having all your non-nursing pre-reqs done. ( Like Humanities, English, Ect. )

- Monica

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The way I have seen it done in here in MASS is that for the ABSN you dont need a bachelors degree or your undergrad degree. It goes by your GPA and the ABSN is just a faster quicker way to get your bachelors but twice as intense. I have seen some colleges offer this but instead of taking 9-12 credits per semester, your taking like 16-18 credits per semester. Crazy if you ask me.:banghead:

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Specializes in ICU.
The way I have seen it done in here in MASS is that for the ABSN you dont need a bachelors degree or your undergrad degree. It goes by your GPA and the ABSN is just a faster quicker way to get your bachelors but twice as intense. I have seen some colleges offer this but instead of taking 9-12 credits per semester, your taking like 16-18 credits per semester. Crazy if you ask me.:banghead:

Yup - like drinking from a firehose! It gets REALLLLLLLL fun when you're doing classes, plus clinicals, plus group projects in your "spare time", and your clinicals bounce from day to night shifts, weekdays or weekends. At times like this, it helps to have a schedule and a good watch in front of you so you know what day it is, where you're supposed to be (class, clinicals, sleeping,...), and if it's 8AM or 8PM.:confused:

It IS possible, however!:D

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Specializes in ICU.
Even though it's not required do most accepted students have a lot of work experience?

I can only speak about the program I attended (University of Cincinnati). We had folks in my cohort from about 23 years old up to 57 years old. Backgrounds included fresh grads in Psychology& Biochem, a couple engineers (me & 1 other person - 10-20 years experience), a couple of ex-cops, a lawyer, a guy with his degree in Psych & a few years experience as a fire/medic, school teacher, and a lady with MS/MPH & PhD in Microbiology (she was the 57 y/o person).

Admission requirements vary from program to program. Some look just at your GPA, others are more balanced, wanting a decent (3.0+) GPA, a decent GRE (>1000), good recommendations, and a good admission "nursing goal statement." Past healthcare experience was not a requirement for admission to my program.

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Specializes in ICU / PCU / Telemetry / Oncology.

From what I have seen, ABSN students come from all walks of life, the variety is mind-boggling, from other medical careers to theater. The GPA seems to be extremely important as an indicator of future performance, but recommendations and personal statement help enhance your profile too. Although I never see it as required for any school, I understand having volunteer experience in a hospital is a nice plus on your application too.

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Specializes in Neurology.

I would say volunteer experience with a good personal statement is a must

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