Accreditation Issue...what would u do?

[KathyRN2B]

I posted this in Students forum....and figured I'd post here to get replies from

those already nursing.

Ok....here's the deal.

I will be applying to 2 schools.....School A (which I'm a current student as they

ARE SACS accredited) for fall and School B for Spring 2010.

School B was also my "plan B" incase I wasn't accepted to School A's program.

My plans for nursing are to further my education (these are both accelerated BSN

prog's) and get my MSN/NP.

School A is on my states BON site. It's a new program and the first class won't

graduate until 6 mos. before me (saying I go). They have applied for accreditation

but of course they are so new that their accreditation may not even be in by the

time I should graduate. This school is 15 mins from my house. Let me add that the

sister school to this one IS accredited w/CCNE.

School B is well established and is fully accredited by the CCNE and is on the BON

site (not accredited w/NLNAC). This school is 2hrs away, but close to my Mom's.

The distance is not an issue after talking w/my husband and Mom.

Would you still go through with applying to School A's program?

My plan was to apply to both anyways and decide from the results what to do. I

don't want any accreditation (or lack thereof) to cause any trouble later on.

[classicdame, MSN, EdD]

Schools have to meet certain criteria to even open their doors. It takes a few years to jump thru the loops and get approved to even begin the program. I would not worry about the accreditation.

[Whispera, MSN, RN]

I would not go to a school that isn't accredited. There are too many future implications if their intended accreditation doesn't happen.

While they surely do have to jump through some hoops to open, they still might fail accreditation requirements.

One thing you might do is talk to your state's BON to see what their position is on the situation....

[KathyRN2B]

Thank you both for your thoughts on the issue.

I will definitely get in touch with the BON today and see what their

take is on the school's accreditation.

Thanks again!