are online MSN programs respected?

I am working on my MSN in nursing education through Excelsior. It is not an easy !!! Sometimes I just want to scream but I am still going .It is very intensive, you have support but well , you must do a lot on your own. I was also very afraid if this will be accepted and then I remebered my high school and small Comodores 64 that we had in our labs. That was something awsome. Nobody could predict this as it is today. So , I do predict that online schools will become centers in next 50 yrs . Just think about simple things as cleaning, heating, water, bathrooms , energy,gas, place, ... and you will see why it will go on that direction. So, do not worry . If you like to say few uhgrrrrr on your own - online is good choice. Those who look on it with scepticism well, lets talk about " Eppur se move!" I am ready to join Galileo in that fire. Good luck.

You may also want to consider Regis University, Denver, CO, which offers high quality MS degree programs. I finished my BSN there, and am continuing on with their MS degree in nursing with the education focus. When I was researching MS degrees for nursing education online, I decided to stay with Regis, since I'd already experienced success with them in my BSN program, and it is competitively priced, in comparison to other accredited online MS degree programs.

Hope this helps,
UnitRN01

Melissa, I am currently in the MSN program at IWU. I will graduate in March 2010. I have some questions I would like to ask you whenever you have the time. Thanks

I advise anyone doing online classes to find an accredited program that does not require having to go to the campus periodically.

Actually, the MSN program at TESC is NOT accredited yet. Only the BSN program is.


Thomas Edison State College is regionally accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. This prestigious accreditation is part of a national system of quality assurance which requires colleges and universities to reach a common understanding and agreement as to the standards of quality for American higher education.

The College’s RN-BSN degree program is accredited by the New Jersey Board of Nursing and the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission. Additionally, a letter of support from National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission to develop the RN-BSN/MSN program at Thomas Edison State College is on file.

My MSN in nursing ed is through UNM, all the classroom courses are online with the field work set up where you are, if the local college has a contract with UNM. Contracts are not hard to arrange, mine was already established. My local one is affiliated with UNM and has precepted quite a few grad students from UNM.

Being a night shifter and lifelong night owl, I really liked the freedom to do my online class work between 1 and 4 AM.

Since it is through a major university, I have the same professors as the on campus students, access to the online library at any time of day or night (save the once a week few hours for system update). Nowhere on my diploma will it say "online" or "lived on campus", lol.

Have you ever heard of Drexel University? I am about to enter a MSN program Jan 2009, and am researching a few different schools. Walden has popped up a few times and so has Drexel and Indiana Weslyean.
Thanks and Congrads on graduation.

I have an MSN - nursing education from Saint Joseph's College in Maine - it is an accredited online graduate school, and I have had no problems whatsoever finding a job
BTW, the NC BON requires that by 2010, nurse educators that teach in a program for initial licensure have preparation in adult teaching/learning principles, curriculum development, etc.; this requirement may be met in several ways - by 45 CEU hrs., a certificate in nursing education, 9 semester hours of education coursework. I just figured it would be easier just to go ahead and get my MSN in education

Thanks for the information. Do you teach now? As I get older, my RA gets the best of me when I am working at the bedside and the meds make me so weak.
I love teaching and just wish I would've went to back sooner. Thanks !!

I'm currently teaching at a rural community college and love it. I have taught at several schools and truly enjoy doing it. Just wish, like you, that I had done it sooner!
My advisor said, when I was first thinking about going back for my MSN, that no matter how long it took, I would still be getting older; better to be getting older working on my MSN than not.
Have you decided on a school yet?
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