dpulliam

Thanks for the advice! I intend to pursue the BSN and am currently wait listed for the Accelerated BSN option. They only accepted a very small number of applicants for the Accelerated BSN option so I am praying that I get the chance to enroll in the Accelerated program.

Hello, Currently, I have been accepted for Fall 2012 to a traditional BSN program and have been waitlisted for the Accelerated program. At the University of Memphis, the traditional program is 5 semesters. I have a Bachelor of Science degree already and have been working full time for 2 years. I intend to quit work when I begin nursing school. Also, I have the option to attend a community college where I could receive an RN. The BSN program will require me to take 66 credit hours total in additon to my current degree, totaling 120 hours. The RN program would require me to take 45 credit hours in addition to my current credits to receive an RN. I know that I want to finish with a BSN in order to pursue a managerial role and/or further my nursing career. The RN-BSN option is an addional 30 hours on top of the prior 45 hours. With this in mind, the RN program would allow me to finish and seek a nursing job in the Spring while the BSN would take the remainder of the year (2014) for me to complete. Am I missing any details that I should consider? I am leaning towards the BSN because it will require less credits hours, but the RN would allow me to finish school earlier but force me to complete an additonal 30 hours to reach a BSN totaling 9 additonal hours for the RN-BSN route vs the tradional BSN progam. Any additional insight would be appreciated. It is about $5,500 dollars extra to complete the BSN vs the RN + (RN-BSN). Thanks, Damon