RN-BSN Online Programs

just want to wish you sorry not able to answer your question

Welcome to Allnurses!

I am 47 years old and doing an online RN to BSN program. I would say the majority of my fellow students are 40 plus, many in their 50's and one in her 60s. I hope to finish this June and in September start an MSN program in education. With my BSN I can teach a clinical group, with an MSN I can teach the class in the classroom or online.

I am loving the online experience. Check out this thread here where we are discussing RN to BSN programs. http://allnurses.com/forums/f125/rn-...ne-105380.html

Good luck!

Hi there. If being an instructor is your goal, I would look for a program that is ADN to MSN and skip the BSN. When I went back to school (age 44 in 2002), I knew that my ultimate goal was the MSN. I am very sorry that I went the BSN to MSN route because I could have saved myself some time and lots of $$$. I would look for this type of program.

Your age is not a deciding factor - I'm 48 now and I figure that I will be working for another 20 years (probably just paying off the student loans - lol). Seriously, my MSN gives me more options.

Take care and good luck.

No problem. I was very stupid and thought I wanted to go into management so I got an MSN with a concentration in management and leadership. however, 6 months later, I was like "oh oh, I hate management." So, I did a post-MSN CNS and have been much happier.

Here is a position paper from the AACN about ADN to MSN programs:

http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Media/FactS...letionProg.htm

And here is a list of schools that offer ADN to MSN online tracks:

Alabama Kentucky
Samford University Bellarmine University
The University of Alabama University of Kentucky
The University of Alabama in Huntsville Louisiana
University of Alabama at Birmingham Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
University of Mobile Maine
Arkansas Husson College
University of Central Arkansas Saint Joseph's College
California University of Southern Maine
California State University-Bakersfield Maryland
California State University-Fullerton University of Maryland
Loma Linda University Massachusetts
University of San Diego Boston College
Colorado MGH Institute of Health Professions
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Northeastern University
Connectict Regis College
Sacred Heart University Salem State College
Saint Joseph College Simmons College
University of Connecticut University of Massachusetts-Worcester
Delaware Michigan
University of Delaware Madonna University
Wesley College Saginaw Valley State University
Florida University of Detroit Mercy
Barry University University of Michigan-Flint
Florida Southern College University of Michigan
University of Central Florida Minnesota
University of Florida Augsburg College
University of North Florida Metropolitan State University
University of South Florida Winona State University
Georgia Mississippi
Armstrong Atlantic State University University of Mississippi Medical Center
Emory University University of Southern Mississippi
Georgia College & State University Missouri
Georgia Southern University Graceland University
Georgia State University Jewish Hospital College of Nursing
Medical College of Georgia Maryville University-St. Louis
Valdosta State University Saint Louis University
Hawaii University of Missouri-Kansas City
Hawaii Pacific University University of Missouri-St. Louis
Illinois Nevada
Loyola University Chicago University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Rush University Medical Center New Jersey
Indiana Monmouth University
Ball State University New York
Indiana University School of Nursing D'Youville College
Purdue University-Calumet Daemen College
University of Southern Indiana Excelsior College
Valparaiso University Long Island University
Iowa Molloy College
University of Iowa Pace University
Kansas SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome
University of Kansas SUNY/Stony Brook
Wichita State University University at Buffalo
University of Rochester
Schools Offering RN to Master's Programs, Fall 2004
SOURCE: American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Research and Data Center, 2005
AACN is not responsible for errors in reporting by respondent institutions.
North Carolina Virginia
East Carolina University Hampton University
Queens University of Charlotte Marymount University
The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Radford University
University of North Carolina-Charlotte Shenandoah University
University of North Carolina-Wilmington Virginia Commonwealth University
North Dakota Washington
University of Mary Gonzaga University
Ohio Pacific Lutheran University
Capital University Washington State University
Case Western Reserve University West Virginia
Medical College of Ohio West Virginia University
The University of Akron Wheeling Jesuit University
University of Cincinnati Wisconsin
Xavier University University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Oregon University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Oregon Health and Science University
Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg University
Carlow University
Clarion University
College Misericordia
DeSales University
Drexel University
Gannon University
Holy Family University
La Salle University
Neumann College
Pennsylvania State University
Thomas Jefferson University
University of Pittsburgh
University of Scranton
Waynesburg College
Wilkes University
South Carolina
Medical University of South Carolina
South Dakota
South Dakota State University
Tennessee
Southern Adventist University
University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Vanderbilt University
Texas
Baylor University
Midwestern State University
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Texas Christian University
Texas Woman's University
University of Texas-El Paso
University of Texas-Tyler
University of Texas Health Sciences Center-San Ant
Schools Offering RN to Master's Programs, Fall 2004
SOURCE: American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Research and Data Center, 2005
AACN is not responsible for errors in reporting by respondent institutions.

I'm going to FHCHS. http://onlinenursing.fhchs.edu/

Good idea about going ADN to MSN, that would save time/money and cut down on a couple of courses.

Good luck in whatever you do!

Hi Everyone,

I just joined Allnurses. I am also deciding between RN-BSN and RN-MSN, does anyone know how the online programs work? Also if anyone has done any RN-MSN program, how long did it take.

Thank you for all your help!!!

Try looking in the student forums. There is a distance learning forum there that should give you plenty of threads about these programs.