RN to MSN questions?? please help!

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If I have a previous bachelor's degree...and want to eventually get my MSN (but can't afford it right now) - can I get my ADN (much cheaper) and go back to school later for my MSN - WITHOUT GETTING A BSN FIRST??? I can't find a straight answer on how this program works....if the option is available to go from ADN to MSN because I already have a BS in another field, I would totally go that route!!! Any info on this would help please!

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Some schools offer a RN-MSN option for people with an ADN degree, and some schools do not. Some schools also offer a RN-MSN for some specialty areas and not for others. For example, at my University, we have a RN-MSN for the Clinical Nurse Leader track only; all NP and CNS tracks require a BSN degree.

Take a look at the website of your potential graduate program. If they have a RN-MSN option, it would indicate this on their website.

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Some schools do offer an ADN-MSN program. It's my understanding that you are still basically completing the BSN coursework and are awarded a BSN partway through the program. This is what I was told anyways. I am in the same situation as you, a BS from a previous degree and will graduate in Dec with my associates in nursing.

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OHCOMEON...can you tell me why you chose that route? I'm trying to decides which degree is best, BSN or ADN. Any insight could help....

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Well I chose it because of cost and the amount of time it would take to get my degree honestly. I am only paying I think $97/credit hour at the community college I attend. I have been able to pay for school myself without loans for the most part. I am looking into an online RN-BSN program that costs $153/credit hour. I am hoping to get a job after graduation and start working on that. So for me it was all about time and money.

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