RN or BSN Program in NC

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Let me thank you guys ahead of time for reading my post.

I am currently in a CNA program because all RN programs around where I live (central NC near Fayetteville) require it. I am a career changer in my early 30s.

The nearby community college's RN (ADN) program is three years long. However the private university, Campbell, has BSN program but is not accredited by either NCBON or CCNE.

Due to childcare issues and a lack of other schools/nursing programs in the area, these are my two main options.

What would you do?

My issue is that three years is a lot of school (just for an associate degree) when I already have a Master's degree in something else. I'm not sure if I am totally motivated to do three or four more years.

Please don't tell me to not go into nursing, this is a lifelong goal, and I won't listen to comments like that.

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Campbell has initial, provisional approval by the NC BON -- if they didn't they wouldn't be able to operate (legally), and their graduates would not be eligible for licensure. Every new program starts out with provisional BON approval; the BON won't give final, full approval until it can see how Campbell nursing graduates do on the NCLEX. The school just opened in 2014.

(Please note that I'm not saying that as an endorsement or recommendation of Campbell; just correcting the info about the BON approval.)

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I am finishing my ADN in the NC community College system. Not sure what school you are referring to but ADN programs in the NC community college system are 5 semesters, so 2 years in length.

Now with a masters you would in all likelihood be able to get your BSN in well less than the 4 yrs at Campbell. Not sure if money is a factor but Campbell costs an arm and leg compared to an ADN program.

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I sat down with the nursing counselor for over an hour planning out my semester by semester schedule and I assure you, the program at Central Carolina FOR ME is THREE YEARS.

The reason they told me was that my math and sciences (bio, chem, AP) were over five years old so I have to retake them if I want to go there.

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ok that makes sense. I was in that boat having graduated college 10 years prior to applying.

Do you know if Campbell will accept your math and sciences? With a masters degree to your name you might be able to go straight into the nursing portion of their BSN (that should be 4 semesters)

Campbell does have initial approval from the NCBON for their program.

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The reason they told me was that my math and sciences (bio, chem, AP) were over five years old so I have to retake them if I want to go there.

You're going to run into that same issue at a lot of schools (not all).

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