How Long Do I Have To Got To Go To Nursing School If I Already Have A B.s. In Pre-health Biology?

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I was told recently that it would be better for me to get my R.N. before applying off to P.A. school so that I would be more so able to compete when it came to being accepted into P.A. school. I just wanted to know how long would it take me to complete a nursing program in Georgia if I already have a B.S. in Pre-Health Biology? I would think that I wouldn’t have to spend near as much time in as would someone who just tried to go directly into a nursing program.

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US_DR_JD on December 19, 2009 4:55 am
Any RN program, associate, diploma or BSN would take you a minimum of 2 years to complete due to the way that nursing programs and the clinicals are set up. If you do not have all the prerequisites you may need to go longer.
If your goal is to be a PA, I would look at some other program which is not as regimented, such as an EMT course.
I would only go to an RN program if you are considering going to a Nurse Practitioner or Nurse Anesthetist program. Then you would need to go to a BSN program to meet the admission criteria for the master’s program in nursing.
You may also want to consider looking into some other PA programs. While I think that the master’s degree programs are the better programs, there are still bachelor’s degree and even associate degree PA programs in the US. For those you probably have most if not all the requirements.

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boomer gal on December 19, 2009 5:54 am
I agree with the former poster. Your best bet is to find a program that takes people with a BS & places them into an accelerated program. There are even programs where you can go from a BS to an MSN, w/o getting a BSN first. But I have to say (and you aren’t gonna like this,but I’m gonna say it anyhow), that with the nursing shortage & how competative it is to get into a nursing program, I would really hate to see a slot in a nursing program go to someone who is only using it as a jumping off point towards another career.
If you aren’t able to find an accelerated program for someone w/ a degree, you can probably expect it to take at least 3 years. Seems like it takes most people 5 years to get through a BSN program. You will have about 2 years of your actual nursing content. Some of your courses will count towards your pre-reqs, but there will almost certainly take at least one or two semesters to take other pre-reqs that were not a part of your rpior curriculum.

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Diane A on December 19, 2009 6:13 am
I also agree, I hate to see a rare spot used by some one who is not going to enter that career. How about a paramedic? You could do the program in under a year & work for a few years to get experience? Or an EMT? I would look at a 1 year or so program and work in it for a few years–that’s where you will gain the most amount of experience for PA school.

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chuck on December 19, 2009 6:59 am
Nursing school is going to be another 2 to 2 1/2 years of your life at minimum, unless you get into an accelerated RN program. Are you sure you can’t find a PA school that will let you in with your current major (assuming you have good grades)?
You might be able to find an accelerated RN/BSN program. Those usually take about one year, and they are so intense that you will not be able to have a job while you’re in the program. So that’s one option. Don’t tell the admissions people you are taking the course as a stepping stone to a P.A. or they won’t admit you–they are trying to train nurses, not P.A.s.
Any regular academic BSN program is going to require you to complete all the pre-requisites for their program, and all the coursework for the BSN/RN, which, as I said, will take a couple years. They are sticklers for these things.
Get your admissions information directly from somebody who does admissions for a P.A. program. Then you’ll know for sure. Schedule a visit, take your transcripts, and have a chat. I see no reason why you should get a superfluous degree if you can avoid it. Education is an expensive and precious commodity.

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US_DR_JD on December 19, 2009 4:26 am
Any RN program, associate, diploma or BSN would take you a minimum of 2 years to complete due to the way that nursing programs and the clinicals are set up. If you do not have all the prerequisites you may need to go longer.
If your goal is to be a PA, I would look at some other program which is not as regimented, such as an EMT course.
I would only go to an RN program if you are considering going to a Nurse Practitioner or Nurse Anesthetist program. Then you would need to go to a BSN program to meet the admission criteria for the master’s program in nursing.
You may also want to consider looking into some other PA programs. While I think that the master’s degree programs are the better programs, there are still bachelor’s degree and even associate degree PA programs in the US. For those you probably have most if not all the requirements.

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boomer gal on December 19, 2009 4:54 am
I agree with the former poster. Your best bet is to find a program that takes people with a BS & places them into an accelerated program. There are even programs where you can go from a BS to an MSN, w/o getting a BSN first. But I have to say (and you aren’t gonna like this,but I’m gonna say it anyhow), that with the nursing shortage & how competative it is to get into a nursing program, I would really hate to see a slot in a nursing program go to someone who is only using it as a jumping off point towards another career.
If you aren’t able to find an accelerated program for someone w/ a degree, you can probably expect it to take at least 3 years. Seems like it takes most people 5 years to get through a BSN program. You will have about 2 years of your actual nursing content. Some of your courses will count towards your pre-reqs, but there will almost certainly take at least one or two semesters to take other pre-reqs that were not a part of your rpior curriculum.

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Diane A on December 19, 2009 4:54 am
I also agree, I hate to see a rare spot used by some one who is not going to enter that career. How about a paramedic? You could do the program in under a year & work for a few years to get experience? Or an EMT? I would look at a 1 year or so program and work in it for a few years–that’s where you will gain the most amount of experience for PA school.

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chuck on December 19, 2009 5:20 am
Nursing school is going to be another 2 to 2 1/2 years of your life at minimum, unless you get into an accelerated RN program. Are you sure you can’t find a PA school that will let you in with your current major (assuming you have good grades)?
You might be able to find an accelerated RN/BSN program. Those usually take about one year, and they are so intense that you will not be able to have a job while you’re in the program. So that’s one option. Don’t tell the admissions people you are taking the course as a stepping stone to a P.A. or they won’t admit you–they are trying to train nurses, not P.A.s.
Any regular academic BSN program is going to require you to complete all the pre-requisites for their program, and all the coursework for the BSN/RN, which, as I said, will take a couple years. They are sticklers for these things.
Get your admissions information directly from somebody who does admissions for a P.A. program. Then you’ll know for sure. Schedule a visit, take your transcripts, and have a chat. I see no reason why you should get a superfluous degree if you can avoid it. Education is an expensive and precious commodity.

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