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I think having an ASN is better than nothing at all. You can always get an ASN get a job somewhere and maybe they will pay for your tuition to get a BSN. Call around the local hospitals and see if they will hire RN and if you have a disadvantage or will be considered as equally as someone with a BSN. IF you have an ASN or a BSN you do sit for the same boards you do get paid a little more with BSN can gwork outside of bedside nursing and have potential to be a charge nurse I believe. I say get the ASN. People are still going to school for it so I am sure you will be able to get a job. Its better than having nothing at all! It is very confusing!! I went to the Ivy Tech nursing info session and I talked to the lady presenting and she told me that most hospitals are hiring RNs and you don't have to have BSN then I went to Marian and someone asked what the difference between ASN and BSN and they said that with hospitals are Indy having MAgnet status that they want to hire those with BSN'sand are encouraging them to go on to get masters degrees. Marian does offer $5,000.00 a year if you transfer from another college and have a 3.00 or greater. They also have their own financial aid so it might not be as expensive as 18-19,000. a year.

They have an ASN but it is much more competitive. Most hospitals are wanting to hire those with a BSN. The classes that you have to have in order to apply to the nursing program are : Chem 100 , Anp 1, Anp2 , microbiology, a nursing class Nur 125. you can have no less thatn a B- in those classes. Everyone got into the BSN except for 1 person who applied last year. The ASN is a very fast paced program. YOu go to school even in the summer for 2 years and the summers are considered as a semester so that would cost another $10,000.00 to the price per year. I believe you end up taking 15 or more hrs in the summer. You should go to an information session. You will learn a lot. They accept students into ASN and BSN once a year. ASN I believe is in October. BSN is in Feb or March. They emphasized that the colleges around Indy are wanting to hire those with a BSN and are encouraging the workers to go back for masters. I know this isn't an option for everyone just letting you know what I was told. Hope this helps!!

Its about 19,000.00 a year.. The nursing program takes 3 years for a BSN.. plus another 1-2 years for core classes.

Does anyone have information about the bachelors nursing program at Marian? I applied and I know the cost but I was wondering what they do in nursing school, if it is competitive to get into the nursing program,do they admit once a year into the program? I am a transfer student from USI but I am going to take some of the required classes at Ivy Tech next semester to offset the cost. If I am correct you have to take Chm 100, Micro, ANP1 & 2, and a nursing class and have at least a B-, is that correct? THanks for everyones help!!