Yes... and no..... I have been in a similar boat. I have a biomedical engineering degree - worked in a completely different arena, and now I am going to be starting nursing school in the fall! With your previous BS, you can apply for accelerated BSN programs. These programs can take from 1 year to 2 years - all depending where you go. The schools will give you credit for your previous work. The only thing since you graduated in 1995, some of your science might be a little too old.

How did I do it? I made a chart off all of the schools area, and some that where not... then I compared which pre-request were needed. I stated with the pre-reqs that everyone required, and figured I would worry about the one off class later. Many of the school that I looked at did not worry about my original BS GPA, since I had taken all of the pre-reqs and done better in them. So don't worry about the GPA bit. Also, since you are a non-traditional student, (aka not coming straight from high school), the first thing to consider is if you don't have a local program, can you move? I know one of the ladies starting with me in the fall is moving to east coast with her family from the west coast, I have met other students in the program who have left their husbands at home, and had him fly in for school breaks - since 12, 14, 18 months is nothing in a life to be fufilled. Think about... what are you willing to risk to be a nurse? I almost think those of us that have more at risk, are better students - since we now to risk this much we know our true calling in this world, and what opportunities are out there for us to take!