RN TO BSN ONLINE programs WITH BS degree in another field! HELP!

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Hello, I'm in need of great help! I am going crazy trying to find the best program for me. I have a bachelors degree in another field, and I've been working RN for seven years. My head is spinning and I need to know if anyone has taken an online RN to BSN course, that was accelerated for nurses that already have a bachelors degree in another field. It seems I can't get past the pages where they just want to send you information. I did that years ago and I got hounded on thephone for months and months and months. Please help any experience or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!

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Typically RN-to-BSN programs for people with previous BA/BS degrees can be done in a calendar year (Fall-Spring-Summer, or Summer-Fall-Spring) depending on how fast you're willing to go and the time you have to devote to it. There's no need for an "accelerated" program because your previous degree already eliminates much of the extraneous coursework.

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Specializes in school nurse.

You wouldn't have any acceleration, because the BSN courses in these programs are just nursing, having nothing to do with your other degree. The advantage is that your other degree would assure you that any general ed. requirements are out of the way. If you want a curriculum example, check out UMass Boston's RN to BSN online program.

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Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia.

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I was in your shoes in 2010- and six months later had my BSN for ~$3k. At WGU you CAN accelerate- I did 23 credits in a single, six-month long term. Bonus- if you do accelerate, you pay NO ADDITIONAL TUITION for the extra courses you fit into a term. Double bonus- ALL books are provided as e-texts, the only thing you need to buy is an APA manual.

Online, accredited, affordable, and an NLN Center of Excellence.

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Thanks so much!! Did you have a bachelors degree in another field?

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Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia.
Thanks so much!! Did you have a bachelors degree in another field?

Yes- I had a liberal arts degree from Excelsior.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
At WGU you CAN accelerate- I did 23 credits in a single, six-month long term.
I concur...even though I DID NOT have a bachelor's degree in another major, I completed WGU's online BSN in 10 months. It took me 34 credits and cost approximately $5,800 in tuition and fees. If you accelerate, the school's bursar prorates the tuition.
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