how do CRNA programs view online degrees? HELP!

soliant12 · Feb 20, 2006

Never even was asked where I got my nursing degree. My ASN was through Regents college and my BSN was through a stated university.

ok can anyone tell me how CRNA programs view online nursing degrees? Do they look down on online degrees as opposed to larger university degrees, or does it not matter as long as you have your BSN? please someone help! Thanks!

jenniek · Feb 21, 2006

Not an issue as long as it is an accredited BSN program.

91CRN · Feb 21, 2006

Never even was asked where I got my nursing degree. My ASN was through Regents college and my BSN was through a stated university.

Hi,

I'm just curious. How long ago did you go thru regents BSN program? It is now Excelsior College. I am doing their self paced RN to BSN program. Any thoughts or comments anyone? I fully researched whether or not the CRNA programs I mean to apply to accept Excelsior/Regents. The bottom line is, according to the schools I spoke with, if it is accredited, it is accepted. I am wondering what you all (if any) thought of the program. It recently won a NLN center of nursing excellence award. I have already done a lot of work so it's seemed the logical choice. Also I live in an area where commuting to the nearest RN to BSN program means a very hectic commute. Still, I wonder if I was going to SFSU or the like-- if the CRNA evaluators would rate that higher.

Paranoid,

91CRN

soliant12 · Feb 21, 2006

I did regents/excelsior back from May-2000 - January of 2001 for my ASN but my BSN came from a state accredited university.

Hi,
I'm just curious. How long ago did you go thru regents BSN program? It is now Excelsior College. I am doing their self paced RN to BSN program. Any thoughts or comments anyone? I fully researched whether or not the CRNA programs I mean to apply to accept Excelsior/Regents. The bottom line is, according to the schools I spoke with, if it is accredited, it is accepted. I am wondering what you all (if any) thought of the program. It recently won a NLN center of nursing excellence award. I have already done a lot of work so it's seemed the logical choice. Also I live in an area where commuting to the nearest RN to BSN program means a very hectic commute. Still, I wonder if I was going to SFSU or the like-- if the CRNA evaluators would rate that higher.
Paranoid,
91CRN

Sheri257 · Feb 23, 2006

Still, I wonder if I was going to SFSU or the like-- if the CRNA evaluators would rate that higher.
Paranoid,
91CRN

If you're talking about San Francisco State University ... I assume that means you live in California. But EC has a somewhat dicey reputation in Cali. The EC ADN is not accepted in California anymore, unless you enrolled by December 6, 2003. There was quite a bit of controversy about it at the time. I know you're only looking at the RN to BSN portion of the program, but last time I checked, it wasn't on the board's website list of approved ADN to BSN programs.

http://www.rn.ca.gov/schools/rnbsnprgms.htm

Even if that list is wrong and it is approved, I wouldn't risk it. Granted, the controversy focused on the ADN portion of the EC program, but it could raise doubts all the same. You can do an online ADN to BSN with CSU ... and I don't know how they would tell the difference between a CSU online degree versus the regular BSN so ... that's what I'm planning to do.

The odds are against you with the application process as it is, where the acceptance rate is less than 10 percent. At Kaiser, they only take 30 out of 400 applicants. USC only takes 16. Why risk even just one person raising any doubts that could spike the application.

It may not happen ... but you never know. Kaiser hospitals did oppose EC during the controversy, and the president of the BON at the time was a CRNA. So ... is it worth the chance, no matter how small, when there are other online alternatives. For me, the answer would be no ... but, of course, that's up to you.

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