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Hi! How Are You? I just Have a Quick Question. I am in the process of looking at my colleges and I just wanted to know the difference between a B.S.N. Degree and a B.S. with a major in Nursing Degree. If Anyone could help me out it would be GREATLY appreciated! :) Thanks SO Much! :balloons:

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I would think they are the same, since a BSN is a Bachelor of Science in Nursing?

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Specializes in Pediatrics.

As per my grad school professor, there is no such thing as a BSN. Your degree says "Bachelor of Science", your major is nursing. You might want to say you have a BS in Nursing. An accountant does not have a BAA (Bachelor of Arts in Accounting).

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Specializes in Operating Room.

I would think it is the same. BSN is just easier to say. :rolleyes:

BS majoring in Nursing = BS in Nursing = BSN

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Specializes in Nursing Professional Development.
As per my grad school professor, there is no such thing as a BSN. Your degree says "Bachelor of Science", your major is nursing. You might want to say you have a BS in Nursing. An accountant does not have a BAA (Bachelor of Arts in Accounting).
That's probably true at your school, but not at every school. The official degree at some schools is BSN not BS with a major in Nursing -- just as some schools offer an MSN and not an MS with a major in Nursing.

It all depends on how the school is organized and how the various school governing committees choose to name their degrees. Traditionally, professional schools that governed themselves within a larger university composed of several distinct schools offered BSN's -- and schools in which the nursing department was not a separate school, but rather just another department within 1 school of "Arts & Sciences" would offer a BS degree with a major in Nursing.

The same principle holds true at the graduate level. PhD degrees are conferred by the entire academic community and must be governed by bodies that represent all the disciplines. DNS, DNSc, etc. degrees can be given by a nursing school without subjecting itself to the same university-wide politics (even though a reputable school would want to maintain similar standards for its cirriculum and graduates.)

I'm not sure that holds true for most schools anymore, but that is how the naming of degrees got started.

As far as getting a BSN or BS -- it really doesn't matter. It is the quality of the school that counts, not the administrative organization.

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THANKS SO MUCH 4 ALL YOUR HELP! It's All SO Clear Now! :)

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