Will an Associate's qualify me to do Bachelor's coursework?

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I'm about to start my Associate's in Nursing in the US, and once I finish I want to use it to enter a Bachelor's course, more than likely in the UK, so I can finish and work abroad for a while. When I have Googled nursing courses, a lot of them have a message that say due to the laws this course is not open to international students unless they have been resident for 3 years, which I hope isn't true! One glimmer of hope for this is that I found a course through University of Bedfordshire that's designed for nurses who are qualified overseas that involves taking Level 3 classes followed by a semester-long overseas nurses programme, and I'm wondering are there any similar courses out there? And also, as I haven't been able to find a clear answer, would my ASN qualify me for entry to courses like this? Thanks.

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Specializes in Advanced Practice, surgery.

You are going to find it very difficult to do any nurse training as an international student. I am not sure about the course you are talking about but I doubt that an Associates would not be sufficient and you are not going to able to practice in the UK unless your a UK / EU citizen anyway because of tightening immigration laws.

Could I ask why you want to complete your studies in the UK and why you don't do a BSN in the US?

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US coursework in general is much more difficult to use overseas, what I'm looking at is doing my course and then possibly returning to Australia where I have lived before or staying on in Europe. Plus life here doesn't exactly agree with me, I'm so liberal and atheist that it's a wonder I haven't been lynched. If it is difficult to do nursing coursework as an international student, as midwifery is my end career goal anyway, what's the likelihood of me being able to do that as an international student?

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Specializes in Advanced Practice, surgery.

Vivy, I'd love to be able to be postitive but realistically there is very little chance of you being accepted as an overseas student for nursing or midwifery in the UK. Mainly because of how the courses are funded and run, I have never known an international student to be accepted on a nursing course.

Also be very wary of those offering the opportunities to study and work, they are usually not what they appear to be and unless you are a senior nurse in critical care or PICU your not going to be able to get a permit to allow you to work when qualified.

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Well, huge thank you for letting me know that. At least I know the door is still open on going back to Australia.

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