Accredited overseas BSc and BSN courses

[Snoopynurse, LPN, LVN]

Is there a list of accredited BSc and BSN programs overseas?

I'm looking at "College of Health Sciences" in Bahrain (in Middle East). It is managed by the Ministry of Health, Bahrain. If I do a degree there, how can I know if it will be recognized by American and Canadian hospitals, CGFNS, and the licensing bodies?

Also, what's the difference between a BSN and a BSc in nursing?

[suzanne4, RN]

If you have already been approved to sit for the NCLEX-RN or the CGFNS exam; that is all that you need to worry about. They are interested in your initial training and if you have met the requirements for licensure in the US.

Getting the additional degree will not make any difference in the scheme of things if you have already been approved for one of the exams and that is what they will go by.

Don't you already have a BSN?

[Snoopynurse, LPN, LVN]

I don't have a BSN but I only have an RN license (from South Korea). I know that all I need to work in the US is NCLEX-RN. I'm planning to write the CGNFS Qualifying Exam this Fall. This, I hope, will warm me up for the dreaded NCLEX-RN (my 5th go at it!)

I want to get a BSN (1) if I decide to practice nursing in Canada, and (2) to get a good nursing job in the Persian Gulf, it looks good to have a BSN.

So...is there a list of accredited overseas BSN courses?

[suzanne4, RN]

Not per se, as long as you have approval to sit for the NCLEX exam, then it is not an issue where you get the BSN, as long as it is accredited by the country where you are going to attend.