| If I Transfer into a Nursing Program elsewhere with a Liberal Arts Degree, Can I Get A Bachelor’s Degree?

If I Transfer into a Nursing Program elsewhere with a Liberal Arts Degree, Can I Get A Bachelor’s Degree?

sarah820w asked:


I’m currently enrolled in a college as a Liberal Arts major, but that’s only until I complete the prerequisites to the Nursing (RN) program. My school has an Associates and Bachelors Nursing program (both RN), meanwhile 99% of (affordable and public) schools in my state (NY), only have Associates or Applied Science degrees. I need 18 credits to graduate with a liberal arts degree, but since I’ll be taking a 4 credit course with a handful of 3 credit courses, I won’t be able to graduate by the end of the spring semester. If I transfer to another school, and finish my liberal arts credits there while enrolled in an Associates degree nursing program, will I technically have a bachelor’s? What I’m asking is basically can I transfer into an Associates Degree Nursing program with my 60 liberal arts credits, will I be granted a bachelor’s degree, or will I just have 2 associates degrees?
If I don’t get into the program at my school, and have to go elsewhere, I will most likely have to enroll in an Associates degree RN program. I don’t want to have wasted my time earning all of those liberal arts credits, if I can’t be considered a bachelor’s degree recipient.

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One Response to “If I Transfer into a Nursing Program elsewhere with a Liberal Arts Degree, Can I Get A Bachelor’s Degree?”

  1. Texican_0_0_7 on May 30th, 2009 2:44 am

    I had read and re-read you question several times and I finally think I understand what you are asking. But I maybe wrong. If you get all your Liberal Arts Degree hours approved for transfer and compete the remainder hours for the Liberal Arts Bachelor’s Degree while working on your Associates Degree in Nursing, then when you finish you will be awarded both a liberal Arts Bachelor;s Degree and a Associates Degree in Nursing. The key here is getting all your hours for the Liberal Arts Bachelor’s approved for transfer from your old school to your new school.