rn to bsn programs a scam...

[nd deb]

Any one else feeling that rn to bsn programs are a scam.. recently have looked into 2 online rn to bsn programs from 2 state universities.. one was 20 nursing credits, the other was 27 credits.. after they went thru my transcripts it ended up being that I needed to take a bunch more of generals.. seems like they try to get more money out of you by making you take more generals.. quite few of these were classes I had already taken, they told me that it wasn't high enough level. It really peveed me off... what I thought would be 1 yr on top of the 3 yrs I have already gone for my associate Rn ends up being another 2 to 3 yrs... what a joke.. I almost get the impression they really want to sock it to the associate degree Rn. Then I noticed that the one program I checked into that you are taking classes lpns who are doing the lpn to bsn program. The syllabus from these classes look very similar to what I have already taken.. when asked if you can challenge the course they tell you that there is stuff covered at the BSN level that you didn't get in the associate program..I am like these lpns are gonna take the same nclex I took and the infor in the classes is infor you need to know to pass the nclex. Any one else experience this or am I the only one that feels this way?

[lemonpie]

What school did you go to?

[Nurse SMS, MSN, RN]

In order to have a Bachelor's degree you have to have taken a certain number of courses at the advanced level that are considered baseline education. For instance, the state of Texas requires you to have Texas history courses as part of your Bachelor degree. If you don't have those yet, you will have to take them prior to being awarded your BSN. Having all of these baseline classes are what is considered "core complete". If you are core complete, then getting the BSN takes what the schools usually advertise, commonly 12-18 months. If you are not core complete, it is going to take longer.

You will want to research any university you choose to do your BSN with to assure they are accredited and that your degree will transfer cleanly should you decide to pursue a higher nursing degree.

[Craig M Poole, GNP]

You might want to check out some alternatives to the for-profit models. Purdue University Calumet, Boise State University - both have online RN-BSN options at a reasonable price and are fully accredited.