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In preparation for getting a BSN, I am trying to gather information regarding online BSN programs. if you have links to what you feel is an affordable,:rolleyes: online, no residency requirement program, please post 'em here.

One program that I came across was at Thomas Edison State College. does anyone have any information regarding their program? I was hoping to find someone that has first hand (or second hand ? ) experience with the TESC RN to BSN program as it seems to be an affordable option, which, of course, is always a bonus. from reading the catalog on their site it appears that you can use some of the EC exams to satisfy the upper-level nursing courses.

The TESC program looks pretty decent but I am looking for some feedback to any online rn to BSN program. if anyone has links to what they feel is an affordable online rn/bsn program please post the link here.

Online Nursing Degree Programs at Thomas Edison State University

Specializes in NICU.
Slippery Rock charges $612 for a 3-credit class, plus fees. They require NO time on campus. My favorite part is that if you have at least 63 credits to transfer in, they don't require any liberal arts courses. Nope, no art, history, etc. Statistics and medical ethics are the only non-nursing courses they require. Accredited by NLN. I don't attend yet but am applying for fall.

http://www.sru.edu

Hmmmmmmmm I am currently enrolled in UoP online and am tired of paying $1243 for a 3 credit course not including fees or books. I wonder if I could transfer my credits at this point? I'm only 5 classes into this. Anyone know?

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Specializes in NICU.
I can tell you all you need to know about UOP

Jim, i have a question for you. My hospital encourages us to use UoP yet only offers $1500 /year P/T or $3,000 F/T. Obviously this doesn;t cover a class every 5 weeks. Any breaks for those of us that work at these hospitals that work with you?

Feel free to PM or email. Thanks.

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Specializes in Child/Adolescent Mental Health.
Please keep this thread in a sticky! I've got two yrs until I go for my RN-BSN and would like this info to be readily at my finger tips :D

I just pm'd one of the mods. Hopefully, someone will sticky the thread.

mona

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Trauma, Ortho, Neuro, Cardiac.
I just pm'd one of the mods. Hopefully, someone will sticky the thread.

mona

That was going to be my next question Mona..."did we think to pm the mods?". LOL

In the meantime...........buuuuuuuuuuuuuump

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

Let's see if I can sticky this?

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Trauma, Ortho, Neuro, Cardiac.
Let's see if I can sticky this?

Yeah, we got a sticky! Thanks!!

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Specializes in Child/Adolescent Mental Health.
Let's see if I can sticky this?

Thank you ;)

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Specializes in PeriOp, ICU, PICU, NICU.
Although you stated affordable, I did the University of Phoenix online BSN and now the MSN and I find it totally doable. I'm going from an ADN to BSN to MSN in 30 months.

Looked at Phx online and looked appealing. My friend just graduated and was looking for an ADN to BSN prog. Thanks for the info :)

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Do you find that any of these programs grant credits for having an RN license? How is clinical handled if required? On the average how long does it take to complete program? Thank for any responses.

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Trauma, Ortho, Neuro, Cardiac.

DNRS320 5 credits Adult Health Nursing III*

DNRS321 3 credits Leadership and Nursing Practice*

*Validated Nursing Credit - 8 Credit Hours

Upon successful completion of 10 Baccalaureate Degree Nursing credits, these 8 escrow credits will be applied toward the baccalaureate degree as credit by validation."

Florida Hospital College does the above. Which I believe is giving you credit for having your RN already. I don't know why you have to wait until completing 10 hours of credits though.

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Love this thread, I am looking for an RN-BSN or RN -BSN/MSN online and this thread had links of schools I had not even heard of. Who is NOT happy with their courses? It might help us weed out some of them. I have been looking at Jacksonville--any one enrolled? Now researching the ones listed here with much lower tuition. Tweety, how do you like yours? How is testing handled, etc. Thanks for the info in advance. MoNurse :flowersfo

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Trauma, Ortho, Neuro, Cardiac.

MOnurse, my course if study is going well. Hard work for sure. What I like is the support of the insturctors and fellow students. The instructors are very fair. We bombed a chemistry test and the next test was not only easier, but had 15 points extra credit available, which lifted my average way up. Also, another test in Research when most of us missed the same questions they thew them out. I've also been able to call by phone and get an instructor very easily. My research class the instructor is very literal in grading, if you include what is asked in your essays and postings, etc. he says you get a 100 without much nitpicking. The same for Statistics I made a lot of 100's in that class.

They are a Christian school, so they have some co-reqs I need to take, like two Religion courses. One is "Lessons in Living" and the other is "World Religions". I think they will be interesting and I don't mind that aspect it of at all. It's kind of nice to begin a class with prayer, and have Christian principals incorporated into it. But that's not only a tiny part of the program.

Good luck.

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