Online Study

suzanne4, RN · May 21, 2008

Check out the distance learning forum that we have on this site.

University of Phoenix has excellent programs available.

Best of luck to you.

Am going to move your thread since you already have a nursing degree to where you will be able to get better responses as well.

yellow finch, BSN, RN · May 24, 2008

I've posted a lot on this topic, so I'm going to copy and paste some previous information. It's all up to date. If you have any detailed questions about online learning I'll be happy to answer them as I'm an Indiana State U student about to graduate in December!

Best of luck!

When it comes to graduate programs you have to be certain they are, at the minimum, regionally accredited. Doesn't hurt if they are NLNAC accredited as well. If they cover the regional bases you should be eligible to take your grad boards anywhere. Their online status should not have an impact on your future.

So far I have found:

Clarion University of Pennsylvania

East Carolina University

Allen College (although it's hard to figure out exactly if all courses are online because they aren't clear on this)

Clarkson College

Graceland University (this was one of my top 3 choices)

Montana State University

Northern Kentucky University

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

University of Missouri

Wright State University

Duquesne University (another one of my top 3 choices, but they require you to visit once a year before Thanksgiving - great school, however)

Vanderbilt University

University of Phoenix

University of Delaware (hard to say if FNP can be done completely online)

University of Southern Indiana (a friend of mine is finishing up her program there and did it all online)

Don't forget to search for programs at Petersons

Search available at US News and World Report

Tennessee Board of Regents Online Degree Program (RODP)

http://www.rodp.org/msn/default.htm

Another poster said this:

You may also want to consider Northern Arizona University. www.nau.edu. They have a distance FNP and I believe it is all online. Plus, they are pretty cheap. They are in Flagstaff and cater to rural northern Arizona, so the distance thing is not a big deal for them. They have locally helped me (I am about a couple hours drive from Flagstaff) find clinical experiences when necessary. I have had a good experience there in my BSN program.

There is also University of Utah. While they do require a campus visit (Salt Lake City) they consider Arizona to be "in state" for tuition and so it's only $3800 per semester, which is pretty good for grad school.

ivanh3 · Jun 6, 2008

I attend Graceland and love it. It is expensive (485/hr for graduate level courses) The biggest thing about distant MSN/FNP programs is you have to find your own clinical sites. This can be very daunting unless you have a lot of contacts. Compound that with once you find the site a contract has to be set up and that can take months.

Some of these programs still require campus visits. Graceland requires two. I can't speak for others. Each were for a week and you basically do some things that can't be done online. In my last campus session we did pelvic and prostate exams on live models.

Another program I have heard good things about is the University of South Alabama.

I would also check the schools in your area, although they don't always advertise it, many offer hybrid programs with limited campus visits (like for testing). This seems to becoming almost the norm now. Videotaped lessons that are available on the internet, with maybe 3 or so campus visits per semester.

DocHoliday · Sep 8, 2008

Awesome list by yellow finch.

Left off the Gonzaga University Master of Science in Nursing. My mother-in-law is attending and she loves it. You have to be an RN though to be able to enroll.

ERNurse752, RN · Sep 9, 2008

Ball State University has an online FNP program.

http://www.bsu.edu

allnurses Guide · Sep 10, 2008

It is expensive (485/hr for graduate level courses)

I'd love that price - my program is just under $1000/credit hour.

ivanh3 · Sep 11, 2008

I'd love that price - my program is just under $1000/credit hour.

Yeah it is really not that bad. Many state schools are starting to offer distance NP programs, but if you are out of state then their tuition is pretty much on par or more than some private schools.

BBFRN, BSN, PhD · Sep 11, 2008

I'd love that price - my program is just under $1000/credit hour.

:eek:

allnurses Guide · Sep 11, 2008

I count as out-of-state for another 6 months. It's around 700-800 for in-state though, so not much better! The good news is that a) it's a great program, and b) I have a previous masters, so I get credit for some courses.

BBFRN, BSN, PhD · Sep 12, 2008

I count as out-of-state for another 6 months. It's around 700-800 for in-state though, so not much better! The good news is that a) it's a great program, and b) I have a previous masters, so I get credit for some courses.

Wow- I hope that's for semester hours, and not quarter hours.

I hear you regarding paying more for a great education. I paid out the nose for my BSN (private institution), but it was totally worth it. Wouldn't change my experiences there for the world. I find I'm ahead of a lot of people I'm in grad school with now, because of the education I got there. :up:

ozark · Sep 16, 2008

Graceland was my 1st choice too. Unfortunately, I finished my BSN through University of Phoenix 3 days after the deadline to apply for January classes. Now I am hunting another school!! By the way, Univ of Phoenix does not offer the NP track for MSN. The NP program is strictly on campus. I would have gladly stayed with UoP if they had an online FNP program.