RN to BSN online

I'm attending Florida Hospital College of Nursing and we have students from all over. We all pay the same tuition. It's about $220/hr. No clinicals except at the end you have to follow a manager/supervisor around. 100% online.

It's NLN approved.

http://www.onlinenursing.fhchs.edu/

Looking into this myself -- I don't wanna be flipping patients in bed when I'm 67, so I gotta do something else while I'm young enough.

I have a couple of friends doing UOP at work -- one I know for sure is doing the RN-BSN/MSN track, though I didn't see such a direct course (RN-MSN) on the main UOP site.

I'm trying to decide my best options, and my two main concerns are financial (which I'll have to figure out for myself) and "portability" -- I guess that's the word for it.

If I get my BSN, I definitely want to be able to get into grad school, especially if I don't get my MSN through them. I don't know how far I'll be able to go, but I'd like to have the option to go to any grad school -- up to PhD, if I have what it takes to make it that far.

Have UOP grads had any trouble getting into traditional grad schools for Master's or Doctorate's -- or, were they treated no differently? I know that UOP is regionally accredited (perhaps their most important accreditation), but I also know that alot of traditional universities are biased against online education.

I know that an MSN would help my career in the hospital, but what if I want to teach? What if I decide to be a nursing professor? Is that option out of reach with a UOP degree?

Hi everyone! Brand new nurse here, just graduated with my ASN and passed NCLEX approximately 1 mo. ago. I will be starting new job at a Tampa hospital on 7-15-05. By the way - love this website!!

I'm interested in furthering my career and want advice about online degrees. Is it better to do BSN or MSN? I see that you can do BSN online, can you do MSN online, also? Your advice greatly appreciated! Thanks.

Would anyone list the courses they are taking/had to take for their RN-BSN online program, & what school it is? (Especially the lower level courses!)

THANKS!!!!!!!!!

I hate that they require you to email them first prior then giving you the info. you need.

Here's where I go and the courses I need to take: http://www.onlinenursing.fhchs.edu/program/info.asp

It's a Christian School associated with the 7th Day Adventists, who know their stuff when it comes to hospitals and nursing education. They require two religion courses "Lessons in Living" which studies Christianity, and not their religion and "World Religions" (self-explanitory), otherwise religion is not really brought up, but they aren't afraid to pray, etc. So while they aren't on your list of demoninations you prefer, I don't think it's an issue.

Thanks Tweety, UOP.