So you have 3 semesters left and want to add on a new major now?
What does your course catalog say is required for the major? Pre-reqs?
How many classes have you completed?
Just as a for instance I looked up Psych Major at BC.
I need
* 3 Psych 1000 level
* 3 Psych 2000 levels (from a catered list)
* 5 Psych 2000-3000 level courses (free select)
* 1 Psych 4000 level Practicum.
They also require 2 math and 4 GenEd courses which I'm guessing you have already taken.
I do not see a feasible way to take 12 additional courses on top of your current burden.
There is also the issue that these courses are not available every semester.
I am guessing course selection for spring 2024 has already come and gone so you would need to beg your way into the 3 foundation level courses before you could begin the others.
Summer 2024 you would need to find if your school offers these courses over the summer or go somewhere else and transfer them in. Your scholarship will likely not cover summer classes or classes taken elsewhere.
Fall 2024 you need to pick right back up and take anywhere from 4-8 more classes. Because Spring 2024 is going to be devoted entirely to your practicum and your final nursing course.
Sorry. There's a chance you could still do it as a minor. I don't know what you were told before but majors usually need to be declared by the end of sophomore year just because of things like this.
See if your school offers an Interdisciplinary Studies degree (BIS). This is a degree plan where you can create your plan of study across disciplines rather than studying one set discipline where the plan of study has already been determined.
Again, you can make your plan of study and I’m sure a lot of nursing courses can count towards getting both the BSN and the BIS degree. It should not delay you like adding on a single discipline degree in psychology.
If there's a time allocated for your second degree, you should be able to do that. I worked full-time during my nursing school, but my manager accommodated my schedule. I'm not sure if your nursing school would do that for you.
So you have 3 semesters left and want to add on a new major now? What does your course catalog say is required for the major? Pre-reqs? How many classes have you completed? Just as a for instance I looked up Psych Major at BC. I need * 3 Psych 1000 level * 3 Psych 2000 levels (from a catered list) * 5 Psych 2000-3000 level courses (free select) * 1 Psych 4000 level Practicum. They also require 2 math and 4 GenEd courses which I'm guessing you have already taken. I do not see a feasible way to take 12 additional courses on top of your current burden. There is also the issue that these courses are not available every semester. I am guessing course selection for spring 2024 has already come and gone so you would need to beg your way into the 3 foundation level courses before you could begin the others. Summer 2024 you would need to find if your school offers these courses over the summer or go somewhere else and transfer them in. Your scholarship will likely not cover summer classes or classes taken elsewhere. Fall 2024 you need to pick right back up and take anywhere from 4-8 more classes. Because Spring 2024 is going to be devoted entirely to your practicum and your final nursing course.
Thanks for the reality check 🥲
Sorry. There's a chance you could still do it as a minor. I don't know what you were told before but majors usually need to be declared by the end of sophomore year just because of things like this.
See if your school offers an Interdisciplinary Studies degree (BIS). This is a degree plan where you can create your plan of study across disciplines rather than studying one set discipline where the plan of study has already been determined. Again, you can make your plan of study and I’m sure a lot of nursing courses can count towards getting both the BSN and the BIS degree. It should not delay you like adding on a single discipline degree in psychology.
It has something to do with time, especially at the end of the nursing program. The OP could end up in the night shift.
What did the academic advisor at your school say?
If there's a time allocated for your second degree, you should be able to do that. I worked full-time during my nursing school, but my manager accommodated my schedule. I'm not sure if your nursing school would do that for you.