RN to BSN classes needed?

[mclaire]

I am currently in LPN school and planning to continue on and get my ASN as soon as possible. I am already a scrub tech and have also had some other college courses when I was majoring in education. My question is......once I finish and have my ASN degree, what other courses will I need to get my BSN? I am shooting for nurse anesthetist and I MAY already have taken some of the courses needed. Trying not to drag this out any longer and wonder if I can take any of the the BSN courses at the same time (such as chemistry) while I am getting my ASN degree, which will basically just be one course a semester at night. I was think someone told me once there were only 5 other courses needed to complete my BSN. How do I find out what courses those are??? I am hoping I am further along than I think!

[sb07]

You can definitely take courses towards your BSN while working on your ASN, just make sure you print a stars guide for reference. There are quite a few more general courses you will need for the BSN like eng 102, mth 110 or 112, a 6 hr sequence in lit, PHL 206, 1 fine arts class, 2 chem classes, 1 history, soc 200, 2 computer classes, and a statistics class...I think (I hope) that's about it lol. I had no idea how many courses I would need for the BSN until recently and I feel like pulling my hair out! Plus I think the actual nursing portion of the bridge program is 3 semesters long. You can check any university's nursing website and the core requirements will be listed. BSN takes somewhere around 125 credit hrs. Hope this helps and good luck!

[cpl_dvldog]

You need to pull up the STARS course list for the school you plan to get your BSN from. They are not all the same. For example, U of A requires inorganic and organic chemistry where UAB only requires inorganic chemistry. UAB will accept BIO 103 as your additional science w/lab.