Filipino Citizen with H4 Visa to study in the U.S.

My friends fiance has an H1B visa. They are getting married as soon as she comes over here in NY and will try to get her the H4 visa as his dependent. She is currently in the Philippines studying at St. Ignatius. The school claims that their curriculum is similar to Fresno City College as they have some kind of affiliation with the school in California. Their school staff is assuring her that her nursing credits will be transfered. No one in her school has done what she's thinking of doing. I've read some threads here about St. Ignatius in the Philippines, about it being a little shady. My friend assured me that she had friends transfered over to Fresno City College last semester so I'm a bit halfway convinced about the schools claim.

I guess we'll see when she gets here in October.

Here's a few question my friend asked me....

My first question is: Am I allowed to study in the US with this visa?

Second: I have bursing classes taken at St. Ignatius in the Philippines and supposed to go on my last semester at Fresno City College. Some of my friends already left to go on their last semester. Will my nursing classes be credited?

Third: How can I go about applying? I'm still int he U.S. and my husband is fixing my papers for me to follow with my H4 Visa by the end of this semester which is Oct.

Lastly: Would an ADN degree that I will earn in the U.S. an an H4 visa holder be valid for NCLEX and employment?

I never said its a BSN...please read...its ADN...Associate...and its not my school...as I said, its my friends...I only go by what she tells me about it...also in my reply i said im also skeptical about it...specially how i stress myself out studying to get into Nursing Schools here in NY.

Anyway, I did call Fresno City College to confirm this school's claim. As soon as I mentioned the school in the Philippines, I was transfered to the Nursing Director. I guess I hit a sensitive issue. The Nursing Director did tell me that they do not have an affiliation with the school but an articulation that they will accept the students given they pass all the requirements as a regular transferee would. In short, no special treatment. When I asked about the nursing classes that a student might have already taken in St. Ignatius she said that they would accept it. I was kind of in a hurry (lunch break at work was over) so I did not get to elaborate on it. And I never thought I'd get an answer from the school beside "We do not know what you're talking about".

So have your friend ask their Nursing Director, maybe she'll get a better answer.