How to pick an online BSN program??

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I have my RN and I am looking to get my BSN but I am completely overwhelmed at how to pick an online BSN program...

Here's the things I am looking for:

~Reasonable tuition (I have found programs as high as $17,000! Too rich for my blood!)

~No clinicals (I have been a RN for a couple years and don't need to prove myself)

~100% online

~Accredited by: CCNE or NLNAC

Anyone have any advice? School recommendations? I really appreciate it :)

Specializes in burn ICU, SICU, ER, Trauma Rapid Response.

FWIW I know of two people in the unit I work with who have been accepted to CRNA programs after earning their BSN through . One is in school now and one will start this month.

Specializes in burn ICU, SICU, ER, Trauma Rapid Response.
I would love love love to go to WGU after I'm done with my ADN. However, the Master's program I want to go into requires a 3.2 in your BSN GPA. WGU is pass/fail so you finish with a 3.0 GPA. :/ major bummer for me...

I have never heard of a program that seperates your BSN GPA from your nursing school GPA. Weird. All the programs I have ever looked at considered the whole GPA, not just that of the RN to BSN.

Specializes in Emergency.

Have you considered Chamberlain? They are both Regionally and CCNE accredited, it takes 9 months and there are no clinicals. I've also heard good things about as well, they are a public non-profit with regional and CCNE accreditations as well.

I would love love love to go to WGU after I'm done with my ADN. However, the Master's program I want to go into requires a 3.2 in your BSN GPA. WGU is pass/fail so you finish with a 3.0 GPA. :/ major bummer for me...

I graduated my ADN with a 3.77 and BSN from with the standard 3.0 - my cumulative would be 3.38. WGU does have a masters program that can be done in as little as 1 year if you're well motivated.

SO you guys are saying ....is no different than any of the other BSN programs in terms of acceditations? My main issue is if I decide to further my education and become a NP...how will WGU look to other schools?

SO you guys are saying WGU....is no different than any of the other BSN programs in terms of acceditations? My main issue is if I decide to further my education and become a NP...how will WGU look to other schools?

GPA determines whether or not you are required to take the GRE for some master's programs.

Specializes in Emergency.
SO you guys are saying WGU....is no different than any of the other BSN programs in terms of acceditations? My main issue is if I decide to further my education and become a NP...how will WGU look to other schools?

WGU is CCNE accredited and regionally accredited

WGU Accreditation | Accredited Online University | Western Governors University Online

My advice about furthering your education is to make contact with the school you would like to get your NP done at and see what they think about and how their transfer policy works there.

I think that would be the best bet. The only thing that I see with WGU is that you cannot get any higher than a 3.0, which isn't a bad GPA, but if you want to be more competitive, I would choose a school with a traditional grading system and make sure you get really good grades.

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