~Certificate .vs. AA Degree

Nursing Students Pre-Nursing

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:monkeydance: i went to see my couselor at school, and he suggested instead of going for just my certificate to take a few more prereq's in the summer and fall so when i graduate lvn school i can have an (aa degree)..instead of just a certificate..is anyone else doing this? i have to take like 4 or 5 other classes that i can knock out in 2 semesters..like sociology, a foreign language, psychology, and a few others. at my college, we have to take biology, psychology, human development & med terminology/speech as prereq's, so these other 4 or 5 would be for a degree. i'd like to hear more about this and understand it better. thanks... amy:nurse:

Specializes in Critical care, Pediatris & Geriatrics.

well thats a good deal of info..thanks alot! i am thinking ...if i won't be accepted in the lvn program when i apply in the fall of 2007 & have to wait another year, i've decided not to just wait a year..but to continue on during that year and go for my rn. i appreciate all of your thoughts..

[color=#2f4f4f]amy:nurse:

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The program i am in starts everyone off as PN students, and then after second semester you chose RN or LPN. Of course i was going for my RN then go for BSN, but maybe it would be faster to stop at LPN and get an AA or AS and then apply to BSN? Has anyone ever done that? Would it be faster? I definitely have not decided to do that yet but if it would be a faster way to obtain my BSN then i would consider it.

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The program i am in starts everyone off as PN students, and then after second semester you chose RN or LPN. Of course i was going for my RN then go for BSN, but maybe it would be faster to stop at LPN and get an AA or AS and then apply to BSN? Has anyone ever done that? Would it be faster? I definitely have not decided to do that yet but if it would be a faster way to obtain my BSN then i would consider it.

Maybe it depends on the program. Talk to a counselor at various programs and weight, pass rates, graduation rates, costs, competitiveness, etc. Then pick a suitable path and stick to your guns. :nurse:

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