Tamucc eline bsn vs baylor accelerated bsn program

MandaLeigh210 · Feb 8, 2018

I am currently in my final semester in the TAMUCC eLine program.

My personal experience has been really good. Like all nursing programs, it is tough but absolutely doable.

I live in San Antonio and attend clinicals at University Hospital with a group of other students in the same cohort. It is a magnet and teaching hospital and has been a fantastic place to do rotations, very student friendly.

Most of us are 2nd degree students, many with kids and outside jobs.

The coursework is demanding but I know of at least 3 of us that will be graduating with 4.0 gpa's.

My advice would be to save the money. $60,000 is a lot and that's just for tuition! You can count on an additional few thousand dollars for books, uniforms, testing fees, etc.

Like most online programs, you will have to travel to campus a few times for orientation, skills check-offs in the first semester, and of course graduation.

One of the drawbacks of an online nursing program (for me at least) is the lack of a skills lab to practice in. Although the lab on campus is always available, it kind of defeats the purpose of distance learning to make that drive. Being forced to learn on actual patients is a little scary at first but it gives you real world experience that you can't get in a SIM lab.

The clinical instructors give you a lot of freedom to work and learn at your own pace in the hospital setting, and the nurses that you follow during clinicals are really helpful and eager to teach.

Our little group has become very close-knit and I have never felt alone in the program.

Hope this helps. Good luck to you!

ecantu79 · Apr 12, 2018

I am currently in my final semester in the TAMUCC eLine program.
My personal experience has been really good. Like all nursing programs, it is tough but absolutely doable.
I live in San Antonio and attend clinicals at University Hospital with a group of other students in the same cohort. It is a magnet and teaching hospital and has been a fantastic place to do rotations, very student friendly.
Most of us are 2nd degree students, many with kids and outside jobs.
The coursework is demanding but I know of at least 3 of us that will be graduating with 4.0 gpa's.
My advice would be to save the money. $60,000 is a lot and that's just for tuition! You can count on an additional few thousand dollars for books, uniforms, testing fees, etc.
Like most online programs, you will have to travel to campus a few times for orientation, skills check-offs in the first semester, and of course graduation.
One of the drawbacks of an online nursing program (for me at least) is the lack of a skills lab to practice in. Although the lab on campus is always available, it kind of defeats the purpose of distance learning to make that drive. Being forced to learn on actual patients is a little scary at first but it gives you real world experience that you can't get in a SIM lab.
The clinical instructors give you a lot of freedom to work and learn at your own pace in the hospital setting, and the nurses that you follow during clinicals are really helpful and eager to teach.
Our little group has become very close-knit and I have never felt alone in the program.
Hope this helps. Good luck to you!

Hi, I am currently working on my pre requisites for the e-line BSN with TAMUCC. However, i am getting nervous and thinking maybe i should go the step by step, LVN, RN and then BSN. I am not sure if it is harder to get a job if you are BSN graduate without experience. What are your thoughts on this? ... well, I am not sure what your background is or if you had medical field experience prior to entering the BSN online program. I am just trying to get some guidance or reassurance from someone already doing what I am planning to do.

MandaLeigh210 · Apr 12, 2018

I had no prior medical experience before nursing school. I'm a month from graduation and have gotten 4 job offers so far.

LVN to RN to BSN will likely take you at least 5 years and triple the tuition.

rkl1493 · Apr 19, 2018

Hello!

I am also currently between two programs. TAMUCC eline and UTA campus-based. I am currently waitlisted for UTA's AO online program and hoping to gain acceptance, but if I do not, I am very torn between these two. I am mainly concerned about clinical placement and what seems like the strong possibility of having to set up many of them on your own. I have a pretty wide network as I have been working in healthcare for over two years, but it just seems like an added source of stress. As eLine graduates, have you and your classmates been pretty satisfied with the program overall? Thanks in advance!