Is it possible to finish an ADN in 2 years?

I've heard the quickest you can do it is in 2 and a half. I'd like to finish mine in 4 semesters (i can take summer classes, too) but I've heard this was mathematically impossible. is this true?

[DZcarrie]

i would say that it depends on the school and how many liberal arts and pre-req courses you get out of the way first.

i will only have 2 classes (besides nursing classes) left to take next year and i plan to take them in the summer just because the nursing classes are sooooo much work.

if there's a will, there's a way!

:)

[Truly_Blessed]

I personally think it is not possible. Not if you are counting the pre-reqs?

[klone, MSN, RN]

Gosh, I was going to say that I think it would be possible, technically. But now that I'm thinking about it, I really don't know. My school:

Comp 101

Comp 102

Psych 101

Developmental Psych

Philosophy class of some sort

CNA

Biology

College Algebra

Microbiology

A&P I

A&P II

Now, that's not even counting the core nursing classes. Even with fully-loaded summers, I just don't see how it's possible. I'm doing it in three years, which I've been told is the minimum you can do it in, and that's not even counting three prerequisite classes that I finished 10 years ago, when I went to college out of high school.

IMHO, the minimum you could do it in is 3 years. 2 1/2 might be possible with crammed summers, but then you're talking a science course with a lab, a regular class, AND your nursing class for 3 of the 4 semesters, and that, IMO, would be next to impossible to pull off and get passing grades.

[Ruylupez]

In my program the actual nursing classes go for two years but you have to complete several classes before you can even begin the nursing classes so there would be no way to do them all in two years.

The shortest we could complete our 2 year program in is 2 1/2 years. I'm taking 3 years and I know of people who are taking as much as 5 years to complete our "2 year" program.

[EmilyCCRN]

In my program the actual nursing classes go for two years but you have to complete several classes before you can even begin the nursing classes so there would be no way to do them all in two years.

The shortest we could complete our 2 year program in is 2 1/2 years. I'm taking 3 years and I know of people who are taking as much as 5 years to complete our "2 year" program.

This sounds a lot like our ADN program. We had to take a full year of A&P (three terms), chemistry, microbiology, nutrition, human development, computer science (or just test out of it if you're an IT geek like me ), English composition, reading, math, etc. before we could even apply to the nursing program. The nice thing is that we all have provisional admission to a local university to earn our BSN in a year, and those of us who already have Bachelor's degrees can earn a BSN in even less time.

[andreamae]

Ok, here are the classes I'll have to take and the credit hours. I think I can do 14-17 credit hours a semester, plus I'll do summer classes.

Medical Terminology- 3

Intro to IT- 3

English Comp 2-3

General Psych.-3

Human Growth and Development-3

Chem-3

A+P 1 -4

A+P 2- 4

Micro-bio- 4

Algebra- 3

These are my "areas of concentration" below

Fundamentals of Nursing -7

Med/Surg 1- 4

Med/Surg 2- 4

Med/Surg 3 -8

Psych Nursing- 4

Pharmacology 1- 1

Pharmacology 2- 1

Pharmacology 3- 1

Peds Nursing- 4

Nursing Perspectives- 2

Can anyone help me figure out how i'm going to arrange my classes? lol

[landonsles]

I don't know how your nursing pgm works for your core classes (mine assigns them to us over 4 semesters and one maymester). As far as your other classes, this is how I would take them:

Semester one

A&P I

Chem

Medical Term

English Comp

Psych

16 hours

(the medical term will help you with A&P I,II, and Micro

Semester two

A&P II

Micro

Computers

Growth & Development

Algebra

17 hours

It took me several years to finish my pre-reqs. Nursing school is intense enough--I might rethink the getting the pre-reqs done in just two semesters--you don't want to burn out before you get into nsg school. :)

[shape0fmyheart]

I started my ADN program in September 2003 and I will graduate in May 2005, I will finish in less than 2 years. When I started I didn't have a single college credit to my name. Our program lets us take the prerequisites as corequisites, which I would not recommend but so far I've survived. It is possible depending on where you go to school.

[hollyjolly]

May 17 of this year I started taking my pre-requisites for nursing. At the same time I put my application for a ADN program at my local community college. I went all summer and completed 16 credits, 13 which were the prerequisties. I was a accepted into the nursing program mid-August and started August 24. I will finish up May 2006. So when it is all said and done. it will take exactly two years to finish up. First semester I will take nursing and a & p 1 and a math class (all corequisites), Second semester, nursing classes, a & p 2, eng comp 101, and human growth and development. In the summer I will take micro and eng comp 102. Third semester nursing classes and 1 humanities elective. And the fourth semester, just nursing classes. Several people have told me it is better to get all your non-nursing classes out of the way. I think that is probably true. I am definitely feeling the pressure as I go into my seventh week of nursing. But I am just one of those people that would like to get it done and over with. I really don't feel like going to school 3 or 4 years to get a ADN degree. I only work 8-16 hours per week so I can focus on my schooling.

[jaimealmostRN]

We had one student (who just graduated this summer whohoo!) who did it in 5 semesters. But he is the one student in a long long time! It's basically taking from 20 to 25 credits each semester with most of them being science and VERY hard nursing classes. Can you imagine taking Microbio., A&P 2, and ANY nursing class at the same time? Wow.

[andreamae]

I think the most credits you can take at ONE time is 18.