What is weighed more heavily?

William_SRNA · Aug 14, 2005

Both matter Science and Nursig are extremely important I would want mine to be atleast a 3.4 in both you will find a lot of people have 4.o science GPAs.

suzanne4, RN · Aug 14, 2005

If you haven't begun nursing school yet, you are looking at least three more years before you will be applying, no matter what type of program that you attend.

Things can and will change by then. More than likely, you will need even a higher GPA for admission.

At this poiint, I would concentrate on getting into a program and getting thru it successfully.............you may actually find another area of nursing that you prefer...... :)

(I am telling you that from first-hand experience. I had a BS in Biology before I went to nursing school, and feel in love with the ER at that time. Changed all of my plans..........but I do not have one regret about it.)

tramalady45 · Aug 14, 2005

I have just graduated with a B.S. in biology and want to go to nursing school and become a crna. I was wondering if the crna schools weigh the bsn gpa more heavily than my B.S. gpa. I have taken both gen chems, both organics, both physics, and some other biology courses such as anat/phys I and II, histology, immunology, and medical terminology. my gpa was 3.2. i know that this is probabaly borderline. If I get into nursing school and pull off a 3.5 or above would this be a better way of showing the crna schools that i could handle there workload? Also, there are some accelerated bsn programs that i have been checking out. Would it be impossible to make a 3.5 or above in the accelerated program or would going through a traditional BSN program be the better choice (I know both will be extremely challenging). kinda confused on which route to go with. any comments would be greatly appreciated. thanks!

Wow. You are lucky. If I was smart enough to make it through the math for the biology degree, I'd surpass crna school and just be a doc. Good luck to you!!

Lorus · Aug 14, 2005

Wow. You are lucky. If I was smart enough to make it through the math for the biology degree, I'd surpass crna school and just be a doc. Good luck to you!!

Looks like you'll just have to take the short bus to CRNA school with the rest of the SRNA's on this board I guess... (Special Registered Nurse Anesthetists)

J/K of course.. I know you were just complimenting the OP on their degree, but yikes... :uhoh21:

Quincke · Aug 14, 2005

I also had a BS in biology/psychology before starting nursing school, and only had about a 3.4 gpa in that program. When you apply to a school w/ a nursing program, you will have to make sure that you have met all of their prerequisites before you can start nursing school, if it is like the nursing school that I went to (e.g. I had two semesters of lit classes, but not two quarters of lit classes in a series, so I had to take these classes before I could start school! - just having a BS already wasn't enough). Most anesthesia programs average your GPA in many ways: just nursing, just science and math, overall, last 60 hours, etc. It took me almost two years to get through my nursing program, then a year of working, and now I will graduate from CRNA school in 4 months. While a lot of weight is put on your gpa, I think a really good gre score can help a bunch to overcome a slightly lower gpa. I also am very happy that I chose CRNA school, and not medical school. Hope this helps, and best of luck!:)

troyb · Aug 14, 2005

If so how does it work? Has anyone heard about the University of South Alabama accelerated BSN program?

troyb · Aug 14, 2005

thanks to everyone for the great info

BunnyLuv · Aug 14, 2005

I personally do not know anything about the accelerated BSN at USA, but here is a link to a thread about it:

https://allnurses.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54835

Hope this is of some use.

FloridaCCRN, CRNA · Aug 14, 2005

If so how does it work? Has anyone heard about the University of South Alabama accelerated BSN program?

Hi :) I will be starting University of South Alabama RN-BSN program in a couple of weeks. There are certain pre-reqs you have to complete prior to starting the program (like Chemistry& statistics). The program lasts 1 year or three semesters and it's entirely online; you complete clinicals in your area with a preceptor. They have a very good program and a good reputation. I know many people who have done it and there only complaint is the extra charge for online classes.

troyb · Aug 14, 2005

Hi :) I will be starting University of South Alabama RN-BSN program in a couple of weeks. There are certain pre-reqs you have to complete prior to starting the program (like Chemistry& statistics). The program lasts 1 year or three semesters and it's entirely online; you complete clinicals in your area with a preceptor. They have a very good program and a good reputation. I know many people who have done it and there only complaint is the extra charge for online classes.

You can do the accelerated program online say for example if I live in the birmingham area? can you elaborate more when you say doing clinicals with a preceptor?

BCzito · Aug 14, 2005

I graduated with a bs in neuroscience, and you can get into grad school for nursing (which is usually either 2 years or more typically a 3 year program)., THe programs are usually entitled masters entry, entry to practice or direct entry. I would suggest looing at allnursingschools.com you can even select to search for direct entry programs, you just need a bs in anything, and have to take their prereqs usually anatomy and phys (2 sems) and one sem of micro bio, other than those (which are always required) some schools have other requirements here or there, for instance I am starting BC (one of the few 2 year programs) and you needed to have organic chemistry.. or I have seen some want developmental psych. some nutrition... but most are just the a&P and the micro. just check the program. Hope that h :helps!