<p>There really is no scheduling conflict. You cannot take the NCLEX exam until after you graduate and have your Nursing degree. Some 4 year BSN Programs require senior Nursing students to take what is called the HESI exam. It is a pre-NCLEX exam and based on a student’s score it gives the odds that the student will pass the NCLEX exam. Some Programs require students to score at a certain level on the HESI exam before they will be given their BSN degree. The number of attempts allowed varies by the school. If you do not score high enough based upon the Program’s requirements you are not given your BSN degree (they award some other type of degree but it is not a BSN) so you cannot take the NCLEX exam and therefore cannot become licensed as an RN. Its basically 4 years of college down the drain. I would recommend that when students apply to 4 year BSN Nursing Programs that they inquire if the Program has such a requirement.</p>