Questions about RN and BSN

[Hanekins]

I'm currently in the LPN program at Calhoun. After I complete this year, I am not sure if if I should continue as planned and do RN classes next, then go on to the Univeristy of North Alabama and hope the classes roll over for my BSN.

It also occured to me that I could just get my BSN and then take the test to get my RN License. I tried to get information about whether or not the classes would roll over as credit for my BSN, but all UNA's website listed was inormation about an online RN to BSN option.

I do not want to take online classes. I live with my parents, I do not work, and I do not have children. Going off to school or taking the time to go to classes is not an issue.

Does anyone have any knowledge or advice they can share? I thought I had my plan laid out. I'm 18 now, I want to be younger than 30 by the time I get out of school.

[Perpetual Student]

I'm currently in the LPN program at Calhoun. After I complete this year, I am not sure if if I should continue as planned and do RN classes next, then go on to the Univeristy of North Alabama and hope the classes roll over for my BSN.

If by "do RN classes" you mean complete an ADN program to become an RN, you should get credit from a university offering a BSN for doing so. You also should be able to get credit for any pre-reqs and general education you've completed at a regionally accredited school. You should speak with an adviser at UNA, or the school where you plan to earn an ADN, for more details.

The RN to BSN program they're referring to would require you to be an RN prior to attending. I looked at their website and they also have information on their BSN program for students who're not already nurses ( http://www2.una.edu/nursing/traditional%20program.htm ).

I am not intimately familiar with the schools in your area, but I would wager that your quickest, cheapest, and most efficient route to become an RN with a BSN would be to complete an ADN (assuming that it gives you credit for being an LPN), and then do the online RN to BSN program. That way you would become an RN quickly, be able to get a good job, and finish your BSN while earning decent pay as an RN.

I'm currently an LPN and will be starting an ADN program in a little less than a month, which will be 30 quarter hours. I then plan to do an online RN to BSN program. And then an MSN or DNP, most likely in person.

Good luck.

[Daytonite, BSN, RN]

look at the information in the school's catalog which is probably online or you can purchase it from the bookstore and have it sent to you. or, call the school and either talk to a counselor or make an appointment to talk with a counselor. part of their job is to help potential students work out questions like this.

[Hanekins]

Thank you both. I just had my second day today and I'm a bit calmer. This information has helped me a lot.