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TIME TO COMPLETION

Like most prospective students, you probably have a timeframe in mind
within which you would like to complete your degree program. Perhaps
your hospital has a mandated deadline for when you must earn a BSN, or
maybe you have a personal goal that you want to achieve. Whatever the
case, you can get an approximation of your degree completion date once
you know the number of credit hours (courses) you need to graduate.

When evaluating schools on time to completion, be sure to ask
these questions:

1. How many total courses do I need to complete to graduate?
2. How many courses can I take per term (and how many can I realistically
handle per term)?
3. Do I need to take courses in a particular order? If so, are courses
available when I need them based on my degree plan, or are they only
offered during certain terms? And how often are courses offered?

With this information, you should be able to map out your degree plan and
establish a target completion date of your degree. Here is what you need to
know about American Sentinel University:

1. TOTAL COURSES – A total of 120 credit hours are required to
complete the BSN. As mentioned on page two of this e-book, a nursing
student will be awarded 60 credit hours for an associate nursing degree
or nursing diploma, as well as transfer credit for any general education
courses. Therefore, students may need as few as 30 credit hours (10
courses) to graduate (assuming they receive all 30 transfer credits for
general education course work) up to a maximum of 60 credit hours (20
courses)

2. COURSES PER TERM – Our courses are eight weeks long and
require 12-15 hours of students’ time per week. If you work full-time, we
recommend taking one course per eight-week term to start. If you plan
to attend school full-time, two courses per term may be feasible for your
schedule. And because our courses are offered every month, you can
overlap classes and work on up to four at a time.

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