Hello all! I'm an ASN-RN here in Indiana and am getting ready to look to furthering my education. I completed my ASN in May 2013 and passed NCLEX in June 2013. I have made contact with IU to have my transcripts reviewed and start on my pre-req's. Anybody have any advice on how to prepare or what the IU transition program is like? Thanks for any help!
meanmaryjean, DNP, RN 7,899 Posts Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia. Has 46 years experience. Apr 6, 2014 A lot depends on where your ASN is from. IU tried to tell me I needed SEVEN semesters after my Purdue AAS to finish their BSN. I said no thanks- found WGU and lived happily ever after.
BloomNurseRN, ASN, BSN, RN 1 Article; 722 Posts Specializes in CMSRN. Has 10 years experience. Apr 6, 2014 A lot depends on where your ASN is from. IU tried to tell me I needed SEVEN semesters after my Purdue AAS to finish their BSN. I said no thanks- found WGU and lived happily ever after.Oh wow, that's ridiculous! My ASN is from Ivy Tech. A friend of mine did the RN to BSN route at IU after graduating from Ivy Tech but we're both swamped and I haven't had a chance to talk to her about how much was involved in the pre-req's. Life tends to get in the way. Blech.
Lennonninja, MSN, APRN, NP 1,004 Posts Specializes in MICU - CCRN, IR, Vascular Surgery. Has 12 years experience. Apr 8, 2014 My ASN is from Ivy Tech, and I have a previous BA from IU as well. Because of this, I didn't have to take any general education classes before starting my BSN classes. I completed the IU RN to BSN program in 4 semesters (graduated December 2013), taking 3 classes each semester and graduated with a 4.0. There's A LOT of papers, and very few exams. The exams that you do have to take are at home and open book. The classes are 8 weeks long. It cost me about $12k not including books, and I got all of my books on Amazon, and most of them I bought used. I thought it was a good program!
BloomNurseRN, ASN, BSN, RN 1 Article; 722 Posts Specializes in CMSRN. Has 10 years experience. Apr 17, 2014 I found out this week I only have three pre-req's to complete, which I can do over the summer so I'm very excited. I am hoping to start my BSN in the fall and would love to get it done in three or four semesters if at all possible. I only have a little amount of Pell eligibility (since my family made a lot less last year than we will this year) so if I can at least do full time for two semesters it will really reduce my out of pocket. So much to plan for!
DLC2008 41 Posts Specializes in ER. Has 3 years experience. Apr 27, 2014 I finished the RN-BSN program at IUPUC in December 2012. The columbus campus was cheaper than the Indy and Bloomington campus, but all the classes were the same. I did mine all online and all of the campuses were combined in classes. Consider this when you apply to the program. I loved the program. It was very do-able with a full-time job.
dreamer30 187 Posts Nov 11, 2014 Is RN -BSN at IU a competitive program? I read on another thread that it wasn't hard to get into because there is no clinical. Is this true?
