What to do w/ all these pre-reqs?!

[Wanna_BA_Nurse]

Okay, I was planning everything out and my schooling and I discovered that just to get an associates will take FOUR YEARS!!! Thats right: four years for a two year degree because of all the pre-reqs that I need to do! Is this normal? How long did it take you to get your ADN? I cannot believe this is accurate. Please help me understand what my options are. Is there a separate degree I can get with all the pre-reqs? Is it normal to take 4 years to get an RN? How long did it take you?

Please help me understand what is going on here. Any help is greatly appreciated!

[Jules A, MSN]

Thanks everyone! I'll be okay with the four years, but I'll keep searching for something that may knock off a semester or two. Still, thanks for the input everyone! Really.

See what courses they will accept as CLEP exams, saves money and time.

[NAURN]

The community college I went to right out of HS was one year of full time pre req and 2 years for associates... so 3 years.

[NAURN]

But if you are going to spend 4 years doing it, get your BSN for sure. Its a lot of headache to get it later (trust me)