LVN-BSN at National University anyone?

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Specializes in med/surg/tele/neuro/rehab/corrections.

I am interested in doing my bridge at National University in San Diego and was wondering if anyone here is already doing the same. How long did it take you to get into the program? How long is it going to take to complete?

I've applied to Grossmont and City and the LVN-RN bridge wait is 2 years! :eek: So I thought I would just go for the BSN right off the bat. Plus I don't have to take Organic Chemistry. I have only Statistics to complete and then I can apply. All other pre-reqs are done. :)

Anyone else going the same route? :nurse:

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Specializes in long term care, home care, acute.

Hi, I actually came in for an appointment with an advisor at National University yesterday for some information regarding the LVN-BSN program. I'm trying to get into Grossmonts ROP LVN program and when I finish I hope on attending National for the LVN to BSN. They had told me about the prereqs that I need to take and said it would cost about 29,000 for the LVN-BSN program. As for as wait list, they informed me that you have to apply, take an entrance exam (TEAS test) then they will let you know if you got in or not. So it all depends on how well you do on the TEAS test as well as in your prereqs.

Hope this helps!

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Specializes in med/surg/tele/neuro/rehab/corrections.

Update on me :)

I applied to City and Grossmont in August 2008 after I finished a summer Micro class. I am now accepted into City College. I didn't even have to wait one year. The last person on the list to get into City had only just applied in January of 2009. I am going to save a lot of money by going the Community College route and am happy with that.

In February of 2009 I got a letter that said I could register for the LVN-RN transition course at City. That went from March thru May and I passed the final exam and am in the program. Just getting things ready this summer to begin Aug 10th! :D

Moral of the Story: They tell you the wait is longer than it actually is because so many people apply to all the different colleges that it makes the wait lists very long.

My advice to anyone reading this is get on all the wait lists for City, Grossmont, Palomar, and Southwestern. They don't do all their clinicals up in north county or south county. They do them closer than you think so go ahead and just apply and don't worry about commute time. ;)

Palomar college also allows you to take some classes before you get into nursing school. At City anyone is allowed to take the Pharmacology courses.

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