Check out the International University of Nursing which has a fast track BSN and an Associate Degree. www.iuon.org

I think you should do what you plan to do Kmatosek, but I think it is going to take the same amount of time completing your preriquisites for a regular BS degree, while you waiting to complete your prequisites, you should take some science classes along with the prequisites,and appy to a regular BSN Nursing program. After, completion, you can look into a accelerated Nurse Practioner program, while you working as a Nurse. Some hospital offer continue education money, if you work at their hospital. I am taking a CNA to LVN course at my Job, my job is paying for it. I will use my LVN licence to apply at regular ADN nursing program after completion. This is my accelerated route. Later, I will purse my BSN. This is for bjla1529, what program are you looking into. Did you keep up with your LVN licensing, are do you have to renew it. Like I said, if you have your LVN license, you can pursue the 30 unit option in the state of California, to get your RN, are just use your LVN to bridge into a RN program. I don't know about LVN's licensing, but if you have all your prequisites done for your LVN, you might can challenge the boards of Nursing, along with your experience, to retake the test. Like I said, I live in the state of California. I don't know about other states.

By the way, it works out the same if you do your masters in one step or two.

You can either apply to an accelerated bachelors program and then the masters program, or you can do it all at once.

Regardless, it takes about 3 years.

And both programs have a long list of prereqs (microbiology, nutrition, physiology, etc, etc.)

Cuttie - she didn't say she has NO degree, just that she doesn't have a nursing degree, so I guess her post is a bit unclear at this point.

Oh, and since her post was titled, "...with a Non-Nursing Undergrad Degree" I assumed her undergrad is in something other than nursing.

You are definitely going to need to take your prerequisites. Does anyone know if there are any additional undergrad courses not listed a prerequisites that may be helpful to a future NP?

Jon, I just checked your link - and that list looks fairly accurate (by the way, you guys should change it so that links open up in a new window, in my opinion).

However, don't be daunted by that list.

I don't think all ADN programs have that many prereqs.

One of our local community colleges only requires three prereqs: Chemistry, Micro and one more, but I forget which one :)

Like I said, it varies by school.

The International University of Nursing www.iuon.org does not require pre-requisites as they are built into the program. Is is a 15 $million state of the art campus in the Caribbean on the island of St. Kitt's and has openings for Jan 08 and May 08. The ADN is one yr on the island and they have partnerships with fully accredited U.S. nursing schools where you complete your second yr of clinicals such as Miami Dade College, Essex College in NJ and others. If you have pre-reqs you may only need to spend 2 semesters on this beautiful island.

The BSN is accelerated and can be completed in 3 yrs! Two yrs ( 3 semesters per yr) on the island and 2 semesters of clinical at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, AZ. They accept up to 42 transfer credits so you may only have 3 or 4 semesters on the island and 2 semesters in Arizona to get your BSN from a fully accedited nursing university. All students who graduate in either program are eligible to take the national board exams -NCLEX. Check it out as they have offices in NY, FL, MI, and CA

cuttie said:

I think you should do what you plan to do Kmatosek, but I think it is going to take the same amount of time completing your preriquisites for a regular BS degree, while you waiting to complete your prequisites, you should take some science classes along with the prequisites,and appy to a regular BSN Nursing program. After, completion, you can look into a accelerated Nurse Practioner program, while you working as a Nurse. Some hospital offer continue education money, if you work at their hospital. I am taking a CNA to LVN course at my Job, my job is paying for it. I will use my LVN licence to apply at regular ADN nursing program after completion. This is my accelerated route. Later, I will purse my BSN. This is for bjla1529, what program are you looking into. Did you keep up with your LVN licensing, are do you have to renew it. Like I said, if you have your LVN license, you can pursue the 30 unit option in the state of California, to get your RN, are just use your LVN to bridge into a RN program. I don't know about LVN's licensing, but if you have all your prequisites done for your LVN, you might can challenge the boards of Nursing, along with your experience, to retake the test. Like I said, I live in the state of California. I don't know about other states.