the program im looking into at UMDNJ u dont need a bachelors in something else for...its for associate level RN's that want to go right into the MSN....heres a C&P from umdnj's website for their requirements: i would love to find something like this in south jersey too but kean & tcnj both require u to have a bachelors in something else...guess i will have to keep looking lol i figure i have til april or else ill just apply to umdnj 1. graduation from a U.S. or equivalent National League of Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) diploma or associate degree in nursing program, 2. a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0, 3. Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in New Jersey 4. Completion of a Basic Statistics course including inferential and descriptive statistics with a minimum grade of "C", 5. three letters of recommendation, 6. a minimum score of 95 out of 120 (computer-based) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOFEL) for applicants who are not graduates of a U.S. college or university, 7. evidence of current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for Adult, Child, Infant and AED, ]8. completion of all prerequisite course requirements heres a link to the program if anyone else is interested in it http://sn.umdnj.edu/academics/rn2msn/RNMSNcurriculumsheet-111805.pdf