Sophomore in College, would I be able to transfer into a BSN program?

[fuzzysokcs]

Hi everyone. This is my first post on here, I am asking for advice because I am very lost in terms of my education.

I am currently in my first semester of my sophomore year of college. I attend a public college in NYC that does not offer any nursing major. When I started college I had no idea what I wanted to major in, and I chose my school mostly for financial reasons. I decided only after the end of freshman year that I want to be an RN. I have 51 college credits currently. I have a handful of prerequisites completed (English 110, intro to bio, sociology 101), however most nursing programs require prerequisites that I have not yet completed like psych101, chemistry, and statistics. I am currently taking A&P I.

I have done my own research on nursing programs but I have had little guidance or advice. I met with my school's health professions advisor, who told me that there were only 3 BSN programs in New York (Phillips, Hunter, and St. Paul's). She said my only option would be to graduate from my current college with a BS in Fitness and Nutrition and after graduation do an accelerated program in nursing. I know that I will have to go to school for longer than average at this point, but I don't see how my only option is to get a degree in something I don't even want to do and then go back to school for a degree I actually want. I have also looked into transferring into a CC, getting an associate's in nursing and then going for a bachelor's, but I don't know how much sense it would make to transfer to a CC after doing 2 years at a 4-year school. I was considering SUNY Farmingdale's advanced standing 3-year program, but I would have to apply for Spring 2021 because my prerequisites are not complete yet.

Honestly I am very stressed out and overwhelmed from all of this. I don't know what my best option is at this point. I would prefer not to get a degree in Fitness and Nutrition because most of the courses for the major have nothing to do with healthcare or nursing and I feel that it would be a waste of time. If this is my only option it's what I'll do, but I find it hard to believe there's no other path to becoming an RN. I have nobody in my life that knows about nursing school and that can help me, so I am trying to figure all this out by myself and I don't know what to think. Has anyone else been in a similar situation? All advice is appreciated, thank you. ☺️

[NICU Guy, BSN, RN]

37 minutes ago, fuzzysokcs said:

She said my only option would be to graduate from my current college with a BS in Fitness and Nutrition and after graduation do an accelerated program in nursing.

That is riduculous. Take the pre-reqs that those programs require. Once you complete all the requirements, apply to the BSN program. You might need to apply and get accepted to that college before applying to their BSN program.

[Mergirlc, MSN, APRN, NP]

I would recommend you complete the prerequisites at a community college where it is cheaper. You can still apply to transfer into a BSN program from a community college as long as you have the required units for General Education/Transfer Breadth. Save $$$.

[fuzzysokcs]

54 minutes ago, Mergirlc said:

I would recommend you complete the prerequisites at a community college where it is cheaper. You can still apply to transfer into a BSN program from a community college as long as you have the required units for General Education/Transfer Breadth. Save $$$.

I am in an honors program that gives me a full scholarship so money isn't an issue at my current school, this is good advice though as most colleges are too damn expensive

[Mergirlc, MSN, APRN, NP]

5 minutes ago, fuzzysokcs said:

I am in an honors program that gives me a full scholarship so money isn't an issue at my current school, this is good advice though as most colleges are too damn expensive

Well, in that case...keep taking those prerequisites. I would suggest you make sure that not receiving a degree from the school you're currently enrolled in will not mess up your scholarship status; in other words..... make sure there's not some caveat that you must graduate or pay back money. Scholarships can be funny that way.