RN to BSN: Looking for an online RN program quick

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Hey everyone! Looking for an online RN program quick. Need to be in by January. Here's the thing: I do not graduate from my Associates until December, so I need a school that will accept you before you are licensed. They are out there, but hard to find. Second, I perfer to get it done in one year, with minimal prereqs. If there are some courses required, I need to know if I can take them at the same time as I am taking the course. Also do they accept clep courses? I have the following:

A&P 1 and 2

Micro

Nutrition

English I

Gen psych

Chemistry

Sociology

Life span and develop

Computer course (general--not sure, did powerpoint and excel)

US history since 1876

Thats it. SO if ANYONE can help me get the best results---please do so!!

Trisha

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You don't ask for much do you?

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Specializes in Emergency Nursing.

Your best bet is to talk to the man in a van down by the river, because there isn't a reputable school that I know of that would meet your requirements.

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Every RN to BSN program that I've ever seen requires you to ACTUALLY be an RN. That means you have to have passed NCLEX. If they didn't require you to have passed NCLEX, it wouldn't be an RN to BSN program. It would just be a BSN program that allows you to transfer in credits.

Your requirements = impossible to meet.

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The RN to BSN programs I've looked at give you transfer credits for the license itself. That means you have to hold it first.

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Specializes in Med/Surg.

I don't have the spare time to research schools unless it's for myself, and since I already have an ADN, I wouldn't be looking for the same thing you are.

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The RN Learning Center in Los Angeles may actually fit your requirements.

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Specializes in Pediatric/Adolescent, Med-Surg.

I went to Chatham Univeristy Chatham University I picked it because I liked the fact I could complete the program, while attending full-time, on-line in 9 months. I started in Jan of 2009 and graduated in August of 2009. It is rather pricey compared to some of the RN-BSN programs, set me back about $17,000. Also you don't have to have a license to start classes, you just have to pass boards by the end of your first semester.

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Specializes in Pediatric/Adolescent, Med-Surg.
Every RN to BSN program that I've ever seen requires you to ACTUALLY be an RN. That means you have to have passed NCLEX. If they didn't require you to have passed NCLEX, it wouldn't be an RN to BSN program. It would just be a BSN program that allows you to transfer in credits.

Your requirements = impossible to meet.

Umm, I don't know about where you live, but when I lived/worked in the midwest as a new grad RN (diploma grad), alot of my classmates started right into a RN-BSN program before they even passed their RN boards. There are many RN-BSN programs that will allow this, as long as you are able to pass boards within the first semester or so.

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Umm, I don't know about where you live, but when I lived/worked in the midwest as a new grad RN (diploma grad), alot of my classmates started right into a RN-BSN program before they even passed their RN boards. There are many RN-BSN programs that will allow this, as long as you are able to pass boards within the first semester or so.

Double check the OP. She wants an online program. That's the difference.

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Umm, I don't know about where you live, but when I lived/worked in the midwest as a new grad RN (diploma grad), alot of my classmates started right into a RN-BSN program before they even passed their RN boards. There are many RN-BSN programs that will allow this, as long as you are able to pass boards within the first semester or so.

Were they accepted into the program even before they graduated with their ASN too?

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Specializes in ICU, PICC Nurse, Nursing Supervisor.

when i went to my orientation for texas tech's online rn to bsn program there was some students that were gn's . however, you are going to have all your prerequisites done before you can be accepted in this program. you are lacking many prerequisites like comp 2, the first history, state and us gov, stats, algebra... your electives.....all programs don't require all of these but most do....you need to start by knocking these out...99.9% of the time stats is a requirement before research so i know you cant get out of that one.....good luck

hey everyone! looking for an online rn program quick. need to be in by january. here's the thing: i do not graduate from my associates until december, so i need a school that will accept you before you are licensed. they are out there, but hard to find. second, i perfer to get it done in one year, with minimal prereqs. if there are some courses required, i need to know if i can take them at the same time as i am taking the course. also do they accept clep courses? i have the following:

a&p 1 and 2

micro

nutrition

english i

gen psych

chemistry

sociology

life span and develop

computer course (general--not sure, did powerpoint and excel)

us history since 1876

thats it. so if anyone can help me get the best results---please do so!!

trisha

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