Nursing Degree College, Nursing As A Second Career - Degree Options
Q: I'm sure people in this group have seen this topic before so apologies
in advance, but I've recently begun considering nursing as a second
career. I have a lot of questions but before I get into any of them I
have some questions about the various degrees -- I already have a
Bachelor's degree in a non-nursing related field so am considering an
accelerated BSN program. Does that make more sense than doing an
associate's? I would think so since I've already done a bachelor's
general requirements. If I do do the BSN, I need to fulfill about 5
undergraduate pre-requisites. Does anyone know if I can just do those
at a community college/local school before applying to a BSN program?
A:I can't see the rationale for returning to school, spending two years in
a nursing program and only coming out with a ADN, all things being equal
and if one is only lacking certain pre-req's including the science
courses. In many states the core requirements for a B.S degree are set
at the state level, with the real differences coming in core
requirements for a particular major.
Many second degree BSN programs are very generous in what they will
accept in terms of credits, with the only real line in the sand being
science courses. If one already has a B.S degree what would be the value
of making students take 2 years of more of liberal arts