tn42

I just turned 42 and have been seriously looking into the nursing profession. I have a BS in Business, graduated 20 years ago this year. Unfortunately I was not a dedicated student and graduated with a 2.2 GPA. I didn't take school seriously ... I know I have the aptitude and would excel this time around. I have noticed most schools require at least a 2.7-3.0 to enter nursing school. I have a couple of questions hopefully you can advise me on. Is there anything I can do to qualify for a 2nd degree accelerated BSN program? If I took the pre-req's and aced them would this help? Will I have to start with an ASN then work towards a BSN? Once I begin a nursing program does my Business GPA get added into the new BSN GPA? The reason I ask this is I would like to continue into a Masters program and noticed most schools require a 3.0 minimum. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks for your time.

Hey Guys! I just turned 42 and have been seriously looking into the nursing profession. I have a BS in Business, graduated 20 years ago this year. Unfortunately I was not a dedicated student and graduated with a 2.2 GPA. I didn't take school seriously ... I know I have the aptitude and would excel this time around. I have noticed most schools require at least a 2.7-3.0 to enter nursing school. I have a couple of questions hopefully you can advise me on. Is there anything I can do to qualify for a 2nd degree accelerated BSN program? If I took the pre-req's and aced them would this help? Will I have to start with an ASN then work towards a BSN? Once I begin a nursing program does my Business GPA get added into the new BSN GPA? The reason I ask this is I would like to continue into a Masters program and noticed most schools require a 3.0 minimum. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!:) Thanks for your time.