13 month Bsn for $9000? Whats the catch?

[smartnurse1982]

There is an ad on here from some university in Texas that advertises that,plus no pre reqs.

So what is the catch? Seems to good to be true.

[RED1984, BSN, RN, EMT-P]

Seems long and expensive to me. 6-12 months and $6K sounds more reasonable. If you are having to take more than 7 classes (one of them stats) in an RN to BSN program I would consider a different program. There should be NO pre-reqs for an RN who earned an associates degree from an accredited college.

Which program is 6-12 months long? Please inform me :) I graduate in May with my ADN and want to get my BSN - ASAP.

Thanks!

[schnookimz]

Which program is 6-12 months long? Please inform me :) I graduate in May with my ADN and want to get my BSN - ASAP. Thanks!

Western govenors

[ready4nu]

My ADN program does not require history, chem or stats. The BS program I'm going into does...along with music.

[Not_A_Hat_Person, RN]

I started UTA's RN-BSN program in July. I got out of a lot of prereqs because of my BA, but I still have to take a math class, 2 US history classes, A Federal Government class, and Texas Government. It's still cheaper than my state U's RN-BSN program.

[A&Ox6, MSN, RN]

If you think about it, associate or diploma nurses have varying curricula that they must complete to graduate while all RNs have passed the nclex, courses taken may be very different.

The associates program that I am completing can be completed with 67 credits. Prerequisites are college algebra/trig (4 cr), anatomy & physiology 1(4 cr), English 1 (3 cr), and intro to psych (3 cr). Corequisites are anatomy and physiology 2 (4 cr), child development (3 cr), microbiology (4 cr), English 2 (3 cr), sociology 1 (3 cr). The nursing requirements are comprised of 37 credits. This comes up to 67 credits.

Many students end up taking other classes either before or during the program, but those aren't required.

In order for an institution to grant a BA/BS/BSN, or any other baccalaureate degree, there is a minimum requirement of 120 credits. Students can come in to a RN-BSN program with only 60 credits. Unless there is a program that has a lot of post licensure nursing courses, the chances of requiring 60 credits if nursing in this type of program are slim.

Many if the schools that advertise "No Prerequisites" have corequisites that can be completed together with the other requirements. Also, sometimes this means that they're flexible in accepting transfer credit.

Lastly, the obvious prerequisite is that students must be RNs. In some schools, students can enter while waiting to take nclex, but cannot take clinical courses until they're licensed.

I hope this helped!