19 prerequisites?

gere7404, BSN, RN · Dec 14, 2016

For my BSN program we had 12 or so prerequisites for the program, more I suppose if you include the prerequisites for the prerequisites (for instance you had to take regular biology to take A&P, or psychology to take lifespan human development). We had to have a total of 45 credits to apply.

Neywel120 · Dec 14, 2016

For my BSN program we had 12 or so prerequisites for the program, more I suppose if you include the prerequisites for the prerequisites (for instance you had to take regular biology to take A&P, or psychology to take lifespan human development. We had to have a total of 45 credits to apply.

Yeah that's about right, same here we need 45 credits to apply as well. Idk, I just thought that some of these other BSN programs don't require much prerequisites to take a nursing course.

mindofmidwifery, ADN · Dec 14, 2016

I am in an ADN program and previously, there were only 6 prerequisites- microbiology, communications, anatomy, physiology, statistics, and lifespan development. Well, to be able to take those classes you'd need biology, math, chemistry, English, and psychology. ~11 or 12 courses. They've changed community college degree requirements in my state just within this year and now the only prerequisites to get into the ADN program is the HESI test, STNA cert., and CPR card. All other classes are taken concurrently.

verene, MSN · Dec 14, 2016

Looking at my alma mater it's 19-20 courses to apply for their BSN program if you don't have a prior BA/BS when applying.

In order to return to school for nursing I had to take 11 courses in addition to those courses that carried over from my first degree. A local community college requires 45 credits of pre-req coursework before applying to their ASN program.

My understanding is that most nursing programs require aproximately 1 year full-time study in order to complete pre-reqs, so this number of credits/classes doesn't seem unreasonable, Particularly if you have to complete a couple general graduation requirement classes on top of the pre-reqs for a BSN program.

ItsThatJenGirl, CNA · Dec 14, 2016

Mine has 19 as well.

FutureNurseInfo · Dec 14, 2016

I will be applying to accelerated BSN, so I have another bachelor's already. This helped a lot, since I do not now have to take any English courses, no psych. All I have to take is A&P 1 and 2, Organic Chem, Nutrition, Stats and Micro. I already completed my general chem this semester.

SaltySarcasticSally, LPN, RN · Dec 14, 2016

We had seven for my LPN to RN bridge program, associates degree. But it could be more if you test into lower classes. I have 5 for my BSN but I already completed those in my associate's program.

NICUismylife, ADN, BSN, RN · Dec 14, 2016

My school not only requires the pre-reqs, but also all of your gen-ed to be completed. Essentially, you have to earn your AS degree in human biology in order to apply to the nursing program--you don't actually have to be awarded the degree prior, just complete all the coursework. I just completed my ADN program and received both degrees.

ItsThatJenGirl, CNA · Dec 14, 2016

My school not only requires the pre-reqs, but also all of your gen-ed to be completed. Essentially, you have to earn your AS degree in human biology in order to apply to the nursing program--you don't actually have to be awarded the degree prior, just complete all the coursework. I just completed my ADN program and received both degrees.

That's exactly what goes on here, too. I will be getting my AS in Biology degree and move onto my BSN

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Dec 15, 2016

I took the nontraditional route to a BSN degree:

1. LVN program at a nonprofit trade school - no prerequisite coursework; corequisites were worked into the curriculum.

2. LPN-to-ASN program at an investor-owned trade school - no prerequisite courses were required; an LPN license and passing score on the NET test were enough to be granted admission. Corequisites were worked into the curriculum.

3. Online nonprofit RN-to-BSN program - the only prerequisite courses required of me were chemistry and introductory statistics. Other enrollees were required to complete additional prerequisite courses, but my previous community college courses cleared the vast majority of the school's requirements. Thus, I was left only needing to take two prerequisite classes for this program.

Lizzly · Dec 15, 2016

My school requires structure and function of the human body-5, Math-3, English-3, Computer class-3, Nutrition-3, and physiology-3 but this is a LPN program. The classes at a tech school are less difficult than classes at a community college because there are no labs attached to the anatomy classes at the tech school. The classes at a tech school are exhilarating way to caught up on the basics after being out of school for a couple of years. Although I am glad I took the classes for a refresher, I am ready to get through these classes and get my ASN.