What Road Do I Take?

[JRagan76]

I am currently attending community college to finish up some prerequisites and retake some of my science courses that are older than 5 years old; I should be receiving my Associates Degree by the Spring 2016. My original plan was to transfer to another local school for the diagnostic imaging or dental hygiene programs but now I'm really leaning towards nursing (something I always wanted to do). My school nursing admission is based on application date. As of right now I won't get in until 2017. Seems like a long way but it works out for me and my family situation with my kids.

My question is... I'd really like to get my BSN but I'm not quite sure how to go about doing that from this point. Do I just continue to take classes at my community college till I officially start the ADN program they offer then later do a bridge program? I don't want to waste any time since I'm already 39 years old and getting into the game kinda late. I want to keep my costs down as much as possible but I also want to give myself the best possible start as far landing a decent job when I am done with the program. I feel very lost!!!

[Sizzline]

I am currently attending an ADN program at a community college. The last three semesters of my prereqs, I was only taking one science class a piece, then here was one semester between when I finished them and when I was eligible for the actual nursing courses. I looked up the classes I would take for the online RN-to-BSN program that I am most likely to attend, and researched if my community college offered any of those classes. I then double-checked to make sure that those classes would actually transfer correctly, and I took some of those each semester to get them out of the way. I now have a lot of those BSN-required classes done, which will be a huge relief once I enter that program.

[JRagan76]

That's helpful to know. Do you know if those science courses that are required for your BSN will need to be less than 5 years old when you enter that program?

[NurseGirl525, ASN, RN]

I'm currently in my second semester in an ADN program. All of my credits transfer and actually my school partners with a few 4 year schools to make the transition to a BSN easier. I would talk to a nursing advisor at your school.

[JRagan76]

I have an appointment on Wednesday to speak to someone. Problem is, I don't fully trust them to give me accurate info 100% of the time. I want to make sure I have all my bases covered and I am prepared to ask them questions if I need to. Thanks!! :)