Acceptable School if you want to enroll in the Navy Nurse Candidate Program

[rebka1010]

Hello all!!!!

Sentara's College of Health Sciences offers a BSN program (Sentara College of Health Sciences). Is that an acceptable program to enroll in, if my goal is to enroll in the Nurse Candidate Program? Or do I have to go the more tradition route and attend an University?

[SoldierNurse22, BSN, RN]

Check with an AMEDD recruiter. I think the school has to be accredited and that's it, but definitely check first.

[oaktown2]

The program needs to be NLNAC or CCNE accredited.

[nayscohs]

Agreed that you need to check with the Navy/people in charge of the nurse candidate program to see if the credits will be accepted.

[AshleyAce757]

Your best bet is to go the traditional route & attend a CCNE accredited nursing program to able to qualify for the Nurse Candidate Program. Go to the following website = American Association of Colleges of Nursing | Find Accredited Programs & look up the accredited programs in your state & narrow it down to the colleges/university's that are closest to you. Remember alot of these colleges/universities have articulation agreements with community colleges so you can always look into that. Sentara College of Health Sciences is accredited by ACICS which is not an eligible to participate in the NCP.