Transfer without Associate degree?

[QueenT1124]

Hey Everyone! I'm new here so please forgive me if this is not in the right forum.

I started school at my community college in 2015 nursing as my major. I applied to the program but sadly I didn't get in. I'm done with all my required prerequisite's but had to take a semester off due to health issues. I've been thinking about transferring to a 4 year program but don't know if I can even do that if I didn't get my Associates degree. I will be taking statistics and Algebra in the fall and will apply to my community college program again but don't want to waste anymore time if I can transfer to get my BSN. Can anyone help me? I would really appreciate it.

[NICU Guy, BSN, RN]

You do not need an Associates degree before applying to a university. Once you get accepted to the university, they will evaluate the credits from the community college and apply them to the BSN program. Some BSN programs are direct admit, meaning you are accepted into the BSN program as a freshman. In most BSN programs, you need to complete all of the pre-reqs before applying to the BSN program. So, you spend the first two years at the university completing your pre-reqs and if your accepted into the BSN program, spend the last two years taking nursing core classes.

Many people will look at the pre-req requirements for a school's BSN program and complete them at a community college where the cost per credit is cheaper. They will then transfer the credits to the university.

[QueenT1124]

7 hours ago, NICU Guy said:

You do not need an Associates degree before applying to a university. Once you get accepted to the university, they will evaluate the credits from the community college and apply them to the BSN program. Some BSN programs are direct admit, meaning you are accepted into the BSN program as a freshman. In most BSN programs, you need to complete all of the pre-reqs before applying to the BSN program. So, you spend the first two years at the university completing your pre-reqs and if your accepted into the BSN program, spend the last two years taking nursing core classes.

Many people will look at the pre-req requirements for a school's BSN program and complete them at a community college where the cost per credit is cheaper. They will then transfer the credits to the university.

Thank you for responding and the information, it is very helpful!