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? I am already in the second semester of a traditional BSN program. :) My school is planning on having a summer semester and they refer to it as "accelerated". I hope and pray it works out.

Georgia State University, Union University (TN), Lakeview College of Nursing (IL) (to name a few). On allnursingschools.com, there is a section that is specifically for accelerated BSN programs. They distinguish between the ABSN programs and the second degree programs. Some are referred to as "Second Degree accelerated BSN", and others are referred to as "Accelerated BSN". Having said that, not all of the programs that don't include the term "second degree" are open to people with out a prior degree. I am surprised at the number of ABSN programs that don't require a degree. My school is discussing having summer semesters, and they are going to refer to it as "accelerated". I really hope they can get enough the faculty to go along with it. Here is a list of some other ABSN programs: http://www.allnursingschools.com/featured/accelerated-bsn/ There are others that don't require a previous degree that are not on that list.

I just found out that not all ABSN programs require a previous degree.

i really admire people who return to school in middle age. i'm sure it is a difficult decision, and one has to be pretty brave to make that type of decision in middle age. :)

The students in your ABSN program sound a lot like the students in my tradional program. :) There are more non-traditional students than traditional students in my program.

what are you talking about? have you read anything i posted? you are way off base (and surprisingly rude). i did not say that is why i felt it was unfair. i actually said i was just jealous because it only took a year. i have said more than once that it was not the curriculum that i was questioning. (i was only pointing out that the curriculum is not identical, and it is more than one two hour class difference). rudeness is a weak man's imitation of strength. i apologize if this is a sensitive subject for you. i truly pitty people who get bent out of shape so easily. good luck! is this what you wanted to hear? edit: if someone actually thought that one less class was "unfair" (apparently, you beleive this is what i thought, you also felt the need to "scream it"), it is not up to anyone else to to tell them that that they are wrong. to some, it might be enough of a disparity to be considered unfair. you can disagree respectfully, and keep it moving.

Oh, no!

So they are not identical. :) I stand by what I said before.

Remember, she is just a person asking you questions. Some people can be intimidating, but I just remind myself they are putting on an act and have insecurities just like the rest of us. This isn't really what you asked for, but I know reminding myself of that helps me whenever I am nervous about an upcoming event. Sorry I don't have any real advice, good luck!

Well, I am referring to the actual nursing courses. Traditional=64 credits. Accelerated=59. :) I am just pointing out that it is not the exact same curriculum/credit hours. I don't know how it works in other programs. But like another poster said, its probably just combined with another class. Thanks for the great replies!

Well, I am 21 and will soon be 22, so I am getting older. I guess I imagined myself well on my way by now. I wish I was one of those students who knew what they wanted out of life in high school. I am grateful to be in a program, but I will be almost 24 when I graduate.

Some of you all seem a little defensive, but I appreciate the responses. I will say again, I understand it is an intense program, and that certain standards have to be met. You can state your opinion with out implying that people are NOT motivated etc, or making other false assumptions about peoople you don't know. Of course I know you have to be motivated, give me a little credit. For the third time, I was not disputing the quality of the programs. In fact, I don't know what I am disputing, I guess I am just jealous because I didn't know about it before. Michigangirl- In reference to the number of classes, you can look at the two links I posted. Don't some of you think that I know life is not fair? I think some of you are reading too much into my comments. I guess I am frustrated because I am going into nursing with the sole purpose of becomming a CRNA, and if I would have known I was eligible for a quicker route, I would have taken it. Thanks llg, you are right, at the time I thought the traditional program was the best option (really I thought it was my only option) so no use of fretting over it now.

i figured someone would say that, i said the same thing to myself. :) its not only the “doing it faster” that had me feeling like i was taking the long road. some of the accelerated programs have fewer classes. we all get to the same destination in the end, but as a person having over 100 college credits, i sure wish i would have known about this route before. i always assumed it was for people with degrees, but some of the programs are pretty flexible. http://www.uu.edu/programs/nursing/bsn/accelerated/acceleratedbsn.pdf http://www.uu.edu/programs/nursing/bsn/traditional/traditionalbsn.pdf i know some of the programs are for rns, but i'm referring to programs for first time nursing students. thanks for the responses! :)

Oh, I didn't think they were cutting corners, but I did notice that they had some extra classes for the traditional program. I wish I would have known about these programs before. I guess I'm just jealous because it is going to take me 4.5 years (2.5 actual nursing) to complete my degree instead of 12-18 months. :)

I hope this question doesn't seem too juvenile or simplistic... Do you all think accelerated BSN programs are fair? :imbar I'm in a traditional BSN program and was complaining about how long summers were, and how we could have completed a semester of school in that time. Out of curiosity, I did a search for accelerated BSN programs (not all are second degree programs as I previously thought), and I found some as short as 12 months. I'm sure it is an intense 12 months, but for some reason I don't think this is fair. I was looking at a school that had both a traditional and an accelerated BSN program, and the traditional program had extra pre-requisites and extra classes in the actual BSN program. I would post the website, but I don't want this to look like an attack on any particular school. Will someone please tell me why they think this is fair/not fair?