Most cost effective BSN

[LightBread]

I have a BA in biological sciences from UCSB but my cGPA is a 2.9. What would be the best way to getting a BSN in terms of money/time. Thanks.

[Simplistic]

Well the most cost effective way would be to obtain your asn and then bsn. The most time effective way would be to go the absn route, however I doubt you would get accepted with that GPA.

[LightBread]

If I apply to a ADN/ASN program will any of my credits transfer to allow me to finish the ADN/ASN programs quicker? or will it generally be same as any other students in the program?

[Extra Pickles]

If I apply to a ADN/ASN program will any of my credits transfer to allow me to finish the ADN/ASN programs quicker? or will it generally be same as any other students in the program?

An associate's degree nursing program is two years long. That is AFTER all of your prerequisite course work is completed. You would have to be able to transfer all of the prerequisite course work first or complete the school's course work there in order to be considered for the nursing program in an ASN track. It isn't that your prior degree will make it faster to get through an associate's degree program, if you have all of your prerequisite courses done within your first degree you would simply become eligible to apply for the associates program. Depending on the program, you're current GPA may make you ineligible for some Associates nursing programs. They can be quite competitive, depends on the area and the schools you are interested in attending. You can look at an accelerated BSN program, meaning you would transfer your credits from your existing bachelor degree over to another 4 years school and then complete the nursing program with a bsn being the end result. Same problem though, your low GPA will knock you out of the running at many schools. You will simply have to do your leg work and see what the requirements are for schools in your geographic region. Good luck.