ASN or BSN? Same courses, just more for BSN, right?

Question

I have a B.A. in History (181 quarter units) and am trying to get a Bachelor's in Nursing.

I'm torn over whether to get the ASN (at a cheaper community college) and then get the BSN immediately after, or just enroll directly in a BSN program.

If I go for the ASN first (which I'm leaning towards), I'm taking all the same classes I'd be taking if I went right into the BSN program, right?

If I go straight for the BSN, I'd still have to take all the classes, prerequisites, etc that the ASN degree requires, correct?

I'm going for the BSN regardless, but I'm just trying to figure out if doing the ASN first would save money, or if doing the straight BSN would help save time (i.e. skip certain classes that would otherwise be required in the ASN program).

Has anyone here ever done the ASN and then the BSN?

If I did the BSN, would I have to take the same classes as the ASN program anyway?

Any advice would be much appreciated!

THANK YOU!

Answer 1

I would assume that BSN is the same as ASN in the beginning, but it just goes deeper into the subject and you take additional classes. Since you have a BA already, why waste time for an ASN when you can pursue a MSN program that was designed for non-nursing majors, or an accelerated BSN program. There is no point in going to ASN first and then transferring when you already have a bachelors degree. Some students might do that ASN first to find some work while transferring over to work on their first BA. An ASN may require courses that give you an overall guide to the various nursing subjects, while BSN classes may go deeper into the same topics.



You may learn more in the BSN program, so I think you should consider that (or the MSN) No matter which degree you do, you will have to take the prerequisite classes. That is what all the schools say on their websites.



Edit: If you get an ASN first and decide to work as an RN, then your bachelors path will be different. The traditional BSN programs are pre-license programs and if you are an licensed RN already, then you have to look for those "bridge" BSN programs. There are less bridge programs for BSN than there are traditional pre-license BSN programs.

Answer 2

maximum RN to BSN bridge courses come to a call your ASN degree as an entire equipment. Any further credit for different wide-spread ed / electives may should be evaluated on a direction by technique for sure foundation. in spite of the undeniable fact that the nursing classes themselves may take you 18 months at a minimum, assuming you needed no different wide-spread ed classes.

Answer 3

Get the BSN. no other choice.