Lamar or UTA for RN-BSN

[Nurse.Queen2023, ASN, CNA]

Hey Y’all I’m looking to apply to nursing schools for my RN-BSN, but I’m trying to see which school is manage while working as a new graduate nurse. Both schools are online.

Pros and Cons?

[J.B.Chan, BSN]

Hi there- first, congratulations on becoming an RN! You have actually got the hardest portion of your nursing education out of the way. 

I would highly recommend the UTA RN-BSN program. The admission portion is super easy- a rep. walks you through the entire process from the admission application all the way to ordering online transcripts. 

UTA requires certain general education courses (as do all state universities in Texas). Below are some of the general ED. classes required to complete the program (assuming that you have satisfied two Psychology courses, etc., with your ADN).

• English Comp I & II
• American or World Literature
• Technical Writing (or equivalent- I sub'd Journalism)
• Sociology
• Statistics
• American History I & II
• Political Science
• Texas Government (required for all students regardless of the state in which you reside)
• Art Appreciation 

If you have all of the above out of the way- it should not take you very long to complete the UTA RN-BSN program. However, it will obviously take you a little longer if you need to fulfill any of the above courses. The general education courses at UTA are challenging but highly doable. I would recommend taking Stats, American History I & II at your local community college if at all possible, as these courses are overwhelmingly demanding. That said- I did not take that advice but wish that I had. I made a C in Stats at UTA and was grateful for that grade. I made an A in both history classes and was extremely grateful as well. I made As in all classes except for Stats. 

The Nursing courses were very enjoyable, and I could not have asked for better instructors. Nursing Research was not my favorite class- but I did just fine. Nursing Research at any university- I am sure is not a picnic. I worked full-time, contended with Covid, and still made it through just fine, and graduated Magna Cum Laude (literally 0.02 from graduating Summa).  I graduated this Summer from the RN-BSN program and am about to begin the MSN-FNP program. 

UTA is a top-notch university, and I am proud to say that I graduated from this school. Hope this helps you out- give the people at UTA a call; they are friendly and super helpful. 

Good luck!

[Nurse.Queen2023, ASN, CNA]

Thank you so much for the information . Can you recommend some

teachers to take and did you have to do any clinicals ?

[J.B.Chan, BSN]

Sorry, I am late in replying to you. No clinical is necessary! I'm sorry, but I cannot remember specific instructor names.