I really need advice please help

[siieeenna]

I’m making a decision about whether or not I stay at FAU based on the answer LOL. I attend FAU now (I started before I decided I wanted to pursue nursing) and turns out they only let students into their nursing program if the have a bachelors before they start the BSN program. So say a bachelors in science then get the bachelors in nursing. 

So my question is : Would I get paid any more if I got my bachelors in science THEN did my BSN than a nurse who attended a college that let them do 2 years of prereqs then go straight into the BSN program? 

Thank you for answering!

[Jedrnurse, BSN, RN]

No. Not just a no, we're talking big-time no.

And that is the weirdest academic policy I've ever heard of. I would transfer out if I were you.

[Sour Lemon]

1 hour ago, siieeenna said:

I put the title in all caps because I’m making a decision about whether or not I stay at FAU based on the answer LOL. I attend FAU now (I started before I decided I wanted to pursue nursing) and turns out they only let students into their nursing program if the have a bachelors before they start the BSN program. So say a bachelors in science then get the bachelors in nursing. 

So my question is : Would I get paid any more if I got my bachelors in science THEN did my BSN than a nurse who attended a college that let them do 2 years of prereqs then go straight into the BSN program? 

Thank you for answering!

That sounds like an accelerated Bachelor's program, designed for people who got an Bachelor's in something else before they decided to become nurses. Your school may have different paths. Make sure you're reading about the correct one.

And no, it would not generally result in higher pay.

[JKL33]

It looks like they have "freshman direct admit," meaning that instead of 2 years gen ED and then acceptance into the school of nursing, one is admitted directly into the SON and studies within that college for the entirety of the 4 year degree.

Are you saying that after you have begun any part of your college career you are no longer eligible for ^ this and your only remaining options are 1) accelerated BSN, which means you already have another bachelor's degree or 2) RN-to-BSN, which means you would have already obtained your associate's degree elsewhere?

I would not go get a different bachelor's degree for the sole purpose of being allowed into an accelerated nursing program. And no, you generally will not receive any more pay for having done something like that.

[Rose_Queen, BSN, MSN, RN]

Nope. Many places don't even pay ADN and BSN differently. You would be wise to sit down with an academic advisor to discuss your options. You don't mention how far into a BS you are yet- if it's not very far at all, you may be better off starting elsewhere. If you're close to graduating, maybe not so much. You also have to consider whether credits would transfer. So not only would you want to sit down with an academic advisor at your current school, you may want to have discussions with admissions advisors at other programs.

[Rose_Queen, BSN, MSN, RN]

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[siieeenna]

Thank you everyone who answered!! I’m only in my second semester of freshman year so I definitely will transfer out of FAU if I continue on the nursing path. ?

[FLSurfNurse, BSN, RN]

On 8/28/2020 at 3:29 PM, siieeenna said:

 turns out they only let students into their nursing program if the have a bachelors before they start the BSN program. So say a bachelors in science then get the bachelors in nursing. 

WOW!, thats a change. I have friends who graduated from their program and I had no idea they had dropped their traditional BSN track. 
Since you are only in your second semester as a Freshman, I would talk to an advisor and see if its to late to apply to the Freshman track program. If it is then you will need to transfer to a different school to pursue nursing with a traditional BSN.