Empire State, Medgar Evers, Suny Downstate

[JeanettePNP]

Here is my current plan: Finish a bachelor's online through Empire State College, take the science pre-reqs at Medgar Evers, and then apply to SUNY Downstate's accelearated BSN program. My main motivation is convenience--I have kids and a job and the less I need to leave the house, the more classes I can take at a time and the faster I can finish the degree. Also Empire will take some of my previous credits that are useless as far as nursing goes but will help me get the necessary bachelor's.

I have heard so-so comments about Medgar Evers--I understand it isn't the most highly regarded school. Its main attraction for me is that it's close to my house. The less traveling I have to do, the more flexibility I have in scheduling the classes.

Does anyone have any comments? Will I be at a disadvantage if I go through Empire and Medgar Evers? I am a very successful student academically--I have a 4.0--but I am not able to take care of my family, work and go to school unless I plan my schooling around location and convenience.

[Doofy]

Hunter is required to accept A&P credit from any CUNY. CUNY policy. But one course of Anatomy + a separate course of Physiology, will not be accepted by most (maybe all) nursing programs in lieu of 2 A&P courses.

Looks like you already got a good plan going. How many credits do you need to graduate with any bachelors degree? I feel I should've went your route. For me, I have around 90 credits from Baruch, before deciding on switching to Nursing. But chose the ADN route. Only 3 of the classes counts towards my AAS degree. So I just spent a year finishing my prereqs and will start my clinicals in January. 2.5 more years for AAS, than probably another 2-3 for my BSN.

Had I stayed in Baruch, I probably could graduate or graduated by now, and applied for an accelerated program.

Good planning on your part.

[JeanettePNP, MSN, RN, NP]

How many credits I have really depends on how my credits are tallied up from various different schools. However, some posters here have made me somewhat wary of how a Bachelors from an online school will be received by Downstate.

[nycstudent]

chaya ,

you may not need to finish up at Empire. you can probably transfer in somewhere if you have tons of credits already. check out Mounts St Vincent's program in midtown.