Please Help A.A.S. MSN

[StudentNurse1116]

I am finishing up my LPN program in 3 weeks (!!!!!!!!!) and I am planning on going on for my RN. Here is the dilema. I love the school I am at and they offer the LPN-RN and you get an AAS. It is Nationally accredited but not regionally accredited. The communty college nearby also has the transition program but I would be starting there a year later and it would take me so much longer to get my RN. I have a 15 month old son and want to start working as an RN so the AAS track sounds very enticing. But I know I eventually want my MSN. How do you go from an AAS to MSN? USF is nearby and they told me they do not accept credits from schools that are not regionally accredited. So what does that mean? I have to start from scratch? I just want to know if it is possible for me to go from an AAS to MSN and how you go about it? Thank you so much, any help is appreciated :)

[Moogie]

Before you commit to an ADN program, check with some of the graduate programs in your area about the requirements for ADN to MSN. If they won't accept the credits from an ADN program, you may be wasting your time by going to that school. It might take you longer to get through an accredited program, but that investment may make the difference between you going on for more education or not. I understand why you want to complete this as soon as possible, but if it's not going to get you where you want, you should perhaps reconsider.

Have you thought about an LPN to BSN track? If you're planning on going back for an advanced nursing degree, you might be wise to check into a baccalaureate program right away and bypass the ADN.

[unionnurse12]

I know the schools in Tennessee you have to have a BSN to get a MSN. Most RN-BSN programs are online for the most part and LPN-BSN is a new concept for me! But then again the LPN programs around here are only 12 months. Many colleges require more BIO and PSYC classes than the LPN programs require but every state is different