Rn-bsn or rn-msn

[afox]

I originally planned on doing the RN-MSN in Leadership/Management (but now am unsure if maybe the BSN is the way to go) and was talking to my enrollment counselor today and I asked about being awarded a BSN through the program and she replied that the BSN would be awarded at the same time as the MSN after completion. And when I asked if for some unfortunate reason due to lifes events, i were to need a semester off or to unenroll she basically stated that a BSN would not be awarded because transferring credits "gets messy".

It is my current impression that the advantages of doing the RN to MSN are that it cuts 2 classes and would allow you to start MSN program classes as soon as you finish the bsn classes, as opposed to having to wait for a new term/pay another semester of tuition. Is this correct?

I do plan on earning both but am a little skeptical now on the sequence now just because life can happen ( ex: I have a clean bill of health now but was dx with thyroid cancer in December that d/t multiple surgeries left me out of commission for months)

Please share any advice, thoughts, experiences with the programs :)

[schnookimz]

I was planning on doing the RN to MSN and switched to RN to BSN specifically because they would not award the degree until the end. You just never know what will happen. Better safe than sorry.

[msa9179]

the details of my my life have been a little messy as well, so I opted to do the BSN first. I figure if I get the BSN and then am unable to finish the MSN, at least I've got something to show for my work. I would hate to spend a couple of years of hard work, and then literally have nothing to show for it whatsoever if I couldn't finish for some reason. I believe that not awarding the BSN along the way is a complete and total deal-breaker for the RN-MSN route in this program. I am in the BSN program now, and have completed 4 classes, and working on number 5. The first four were objective assessments where I learned the material and took the test. I passed all of those on the first try. I am now in a class where I am writing papers and stuff. It's not too bad. So far, no regrets about choosing this program. It allows me to set my own deadlines and work at my own pace, as I work two jobs and have a wife with health problems, and a 2 year old and a 4 year old that seem to have limitless energy and noise-making ability. This program seems ideal for the busy working adult. let me know if you have any other questions. I am not a wealth of information, but I am doing the program so I have a feel for it.

[featherzRN, MSN]

I did the BSN first. Not sure if I want an MSN yet, and now that I am done with the BSN through WGU I am taking a break to see what's next. Both options are good!