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i want to be a rn/bsn (registered nurse with bachelors degree) i currently go to a community college (pre nursing major) i will soon graduate with a associate in arts degree. if i cannot get into a generic bsn program (or a traditional bsn program*its the same thing*) what are my other options?

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Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.

Why do a pre-nursing AA? Why not do an ASN?

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i did not know about ASN when i started my classes, its too late to change into a AS , that is why i would like to know what other options are there

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Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.

Basically, your options are:

Start over with another Associate's program in Nursing, get your RN that way (~2 years), then bridge to a BSN program (an additional ~1 year)

Finish your AA, continue on with a BA in whatever (an additional ~2 years), then you can do an accelerated BSN program (which is available for people who hold a bachelor's degree in another field, generally takes 12-18 months)

Finish your AA, then enter a traditional BSN program, and some of your prereqs might transfer, but you're still probably looking at ~3 to 3 1/2 years.

Whatever option you choose, you're looking at an additional 3+ years of schooling if you finish your AA.

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Specializes in critical care.

I completed an AA in general studies and then transferred into a BSN. My total time in school for both was 2 years. I had to plan ahead. I made sure my associate's degree covered every single non-nursing class I needed, including pre-reqs. Most of your associate's degree probably will cover most of the gen eds and prereqs you need, but you need to figure that out ASAP so you don't waste time and effort on classes you don't need.

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Specializes in critical care.

P.S. Your options at this time are still associate's RN or bachelor's. You just will need to extend your search efforts, probably. Considering you probably have already almost completed all of the gen eds required for a bachelor's, you might be selling yourself short by doing an associate's in nursing.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

OP could also complete an LPN program. Once the OP successfully completes the LPN program and passes NCLEX-PN, (s)he can apply to LPN-to-BSN degree programs.

OP may also opt to complete an LPN program, then complete an LPN-to-ASN transition program, then pass NCLEX-RN, then complete an RN-to-BSN program.

Another option is to relocate to a city or state where nursing school admissions are lenient.

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