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Hello I'm having difficulty understanding all of these nursing terms. I'm an older student due to having a family. Recently I've been researching the nursing field trying to make a better living for my family. However, there are a lot of terms that I don't quiet understand. What is the difference between associate degree and a bachelor if both of them take two years to accomplish? I have taking most of the prerequisites and core classes. I really want to get the bachelors because I have heard you get a better chance to further your education with a bachelor degree? Does a bachelor mean you take the prerequisites then aplly to nursing school? Associate degree is when you go straight into nursing school?

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    Both the associates and the bachelor's programs require prerequisite coursework. The bachelor's program usually requires more coursework to enter, as you also have to meet university entrance requirements.

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    A BSN is 4 years and you take more courses as the other poster said. At the end both a 2 year RN and a BSN take the same NCLEX exam, but the BSN is more prepared toward management and advanced placement. Pre-req's apply to each degree. If you search a community college 2 year RN program it will break down the curriculum for you, then search a 4 year program and you will see the difference.

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    The two posts pretty much explain the difference between RN and a BSN. For the BSN program I got accepted to, I had to take other classes as compared to a community college for example organic chemistry, statistics, sociology, etc...just to name a few. The reason I wanted to get a BSN rather than an RN was that I want to return to college to get a masters or apply to PA/NP program.

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