[mona b RN]

Originally Posted by Tweety

Just wanted to shout out to anyone currently attending or has completed an online program getting their Masters in Education.

Where are you going?

Are you liking it? (As much as you can like it because I hate school).

Is there a "clinical" component?

Any other comments would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Hi Tweety,
I am not currently attending this program but I thought I would share info with you anyway. TESC @ www.tesc.edu has developed a program for BSN/MSN with a track in nurse education. The MSN portion has 36 credits so it may be worth checking out. The tuition is 400 per credit hour for grad level courses.

[MarkRN]

Hello everyone. I will be starting my online MSN in Nursing Education at the University of Phoenix Online next month. I decided to go this route (distance learning) because there are no colleges/universities in my area that offer a masters program in nursing education. Furthermore, UOP's program is set up in a modular format that is very similar to the BSN program that I completed last December, and I can complete it in as little as 18 months. This is great, as I plan on going into a Ph.D program shortly thereafter.

BTW, is anyone here attending this particular UOP program? If so, what are your thoughts on the program and do you have any helpful hints to a UOP newbie?

[srknurse]

Hi, everyone.....I am starting my MSN in Nursing Education next month at Indiana Wesleyan University....all online. It's $9,000 per year. I can't wait!

srknurse

[imenid37]

Hi I am doing perinatal nurse educator. I go to St. Louis University online. I also take only one class at a time. It does have a practicum. Check out Mansfield University in PA www.mansfield.edu. It is TOTALLY online, they may do a practicum which you arrange locally (I am not certain). No GRE or MAT. I wanted perinatal ,so I didn't go w/ them. I am taking one course there this summmer. Also there is the University of Wyoming. The cost is fantastic, but you must do the GRE www.uwyo.edu Good luck.

[JaneyW]

I am finishing my first semester in the MSN in education program at Cal State Dominguez Hills on-line program. I LOVE it. It is user friendly and the staff are very nice and accessible. I have an ADN and a BA in Psychology. They have a pathway program for people like me and I am also taking some BSN courses. It should take around 3 and 1/2 years doing 6 units a semester with summers. There are clinical hours (student teaching) during the last two semesters with the role development courses. I am a California resident so it is costing me about $3,000 a year plus books. The program is available nationwide for $220 a unit. If you already have a BSN it wouldn't take as long!

My favorite part so far is all of the research I have had to do about becoming faculty and knowing I am looking forward to it!

[LPNtoBSNstudent]

I am starting a distance education program for MSN in nursing education at St. Joseph's College of Maine. There is a 2 week summer residency requirement at some point during the program. I am at the beginning of my first class! Theoretical Basis for Nursing. Good luck tweety

[wolfpack]

Tweety, I'm glad to know that you are thinking of going back to school, good luck. I am presently enrolled at Northern Arizona University MSN- Nurse Practioner Track. I am taking 6 credits a semester (2 courses) while working full time and it works just fine, it will take me 3 years to complete the program. Tuition is about $250 a credit hour. I will start my third year in Janurary and will be doing nothing but clinical for the last year, 800 hours. I really enjoy the program and I have not found it difficult at all, I have a 4.0 GPA at this time. Again good luck.

[intra-aortic]

Hey JaneW, Like you I'm about to start MSN in Nursing Education at CSUDH this summer. I have ADN and BS in biology. I would like to get in touch with you. Honestly I am quite lost on how the course will be conducted. Can you private me?...I would love to hear from someone who is doing the same type of program. Thanks

[krisssy]

Originally Posted by Tweety

Just wanted to shout out to anyone currently attending or has completed an online program getting their Masters in Education.

Where are you going?

Are you liking it? (As much as you can like it because I hate school).

Is there a "clinical" component?

Any other comments would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Hi Tweety,

I just finished my first semester at the University of Missouri at Columbia Sinclair School of Nursing-online part. They have an on campus school too. I just loved it. I took Theory, and we worked in small online groups reading and talking about what we read just like we do at allnurses except, we had to read first. I met wonderful people, I loved the nurse theorests I read about, we wrote a letter to a journal re. an article that we picked, and we had to write a concept analysis on whatever we picked. There is a clinical component, but it doesn't start until you have taken a certain amt. of courses. The only problem is that if they have a contract with a facility, you are set. But if they don't have a contract with a facility in your area, you have to find a place to do your clinicals, and I am not sure how easy or difficult that will be. I have checked with nurses from my area on allnurses, and they gave me some ideas that were helpful re. who to contact etc.

I didn't like undergraduate school either, but I love this. I was feeling sorry for a student on allnurses who was hating taking undergraduate theory because of multiple choice tests. My course was nothing like that. It was just reading and discussing, and I loved it. I lf you are interested, let me know, and i will tell you who to get in touch with to talk to. Oh also, they had a great technical and library staff to help you. In fact, if you have AOL online, they have a service where you can IM for library HELP ANYTIME YOU WANT. TO HAVE aol ONLINE, YOU don't need to have aol service-in fact i have yahoo. They were so helpfull with my paper. Good luck with whatever you do, but I am happy you are going to do it.

Krisssy

[nicolentony]

This is a great thread! Keep the good posts coming. I'm writing all these schools down!