Degree plan for Bachelors degree in nursing?

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A BSN program, on average, is 2-3 semesters of pre-req's (depending on if you go full-time or part-time) plus 8 semesters of nursing and general education courses.

There is no one answer for everyone. Different people have different needs. Different job markets make one option better than another. I agree with all of the divergent opinions. However, the OP is in Texas. A common but not universal model in Texas is taking all of the nursing school prerequisites and academic core courses (equivalent to 4 semesters) prior to admission to nursing school. After that, BSN nursing school is 4 semesters in this common model. UTEP http://nursing.utep.edu/wp-content/uploa...b-2016.pdf look under traditional BSN. Prerequisites and core courses are all done before entering nursing school with nursing school being 4 semesters of courses. UT Houston https://nursing.uth.edu/prospstudent/bsn/ only offers 4 semesters of nursing school courses. All prerequisites and core courses are completed before starting nursing school there. UTMB Traditional Degree| UTMB School of Nursing in Galveston, Texas only offers 4 semesters of nursing courses. Complete all prerequisites first, then take 4 semesters of nursing courses at those schools. The latter two schools only teach nursing courses.

The OP needs to research the schools where she/he lives or is willing to relocate to. The OP needs to do the same for job markets where he/she wants to live. The OP needs to visit the schools and get answers from them, not us.