seeking exam-only RN to BSN

[VTRN774]

Does anyone know of a way to get a BSN by taking an exam rather than doing course work?

I already have a BA and an MFA in English, but I need the BSN for job advancement. I do very well at self-paced learning, and I'd love to be able to teach myself the material and sit for exams for the degree. If such a program exists, I'd love to hear about it.

thanks,

VTRN774

[Meriwhen, ASN, BSN, MSN, RN]

Does anyone know of a way to get a BSN by taking an exam rather than doing course work?

I already have a BA and an MFA in English, but I need the BSN for job advancement. I do very well at self-paced learning, and I'd love to be able to teach myself the material and sit for exams for the degree. If such a program exists, I'd love to hear about it.

thanks,

VTRN774

It's just not possible--there are courses in the BSN program that you're not going to get in a regular BA/MFA program, nor that you can get out of taking via a test. If you do find one that will let you do it all by testing, I highly doubt that it's accredited...meaning that the BSN you would get from it wouldn't be worth much.

If you apply to a RN-BSN program, your BA and MFA may let you get out of many of the liberal arts and supporting classes such as Composition, Arts Elective, etc. That will reduce the number of classes you have to take for that degree...but like it or not, you'll still have to take some classes if you want that BSN :) Hope this helps!