Lutheran School of Nursing - St Louis

MMBAKLpn · Mar 25, 2014

Hi, folks. I'm looking at attending Lutheran College of Nursing in St Louis for Fall Semester, but I have concerns that since they are a certificate school (offering only LPN and RN training) and do not offer an associates degree, that I will have a hard time finding an RN to BSN bridge after I graduate.
Is anyone familiar with Lutheran? Anyone attempted to do this route also?
Thanks in advance for any help.
-Scotty

I got accepted into the lpn to rn bridge thid fall...I contacted Central Methodist University for Rn to BSN and she informed me that they have several Lutheran students attending now....So you should be fine. I'm going to apply myself after I'm done with bridge.

Zenxistence · Mar 25, 2014

Thanks for the reply. I'm taking the entrance exam Wednesday and hoping to make it in for Spring.

Are you excited?

MMBAKLpn · Mar 25, 2014

Thanks for the reply. I'm taking the entrance exam Wednesday and hoping to make it in for Spring.
Are you excited?

Good Luck!!!! Yes, I'm very excited to get a chance to further my education and career! Which exam are you taking first? For Lpn bridge it's three exams.

daniellehue · Apr 1, 2014

I graduated from LSN in 2012. When you graduate you will have your diploma in nursing which is above an associates but below a bachelors with clinical hours. You are still an RN. Getting accepted into any program is possible as long as you have the grades and/or meet criteria. The biggest thing with LSN is you will be doing a lot of self teaching due to the quick pace. Getting a job can be difficult since you don't have your BSN and you may have to "settle" at first but it usually works out in the end. I recommend getting a PCT or SNT job while going to school so you can be grandfathered in.