Online NP schools that accept MA residents

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I am currently in school for my BSN but actively looking at NP schools to attend when I am done with my bachelors.

I am finding a lot of online schools restrict residents from Massachusetts. Anyone know of a good online school that doesn't restrict people from this state??

Any help would be great!

Thank you

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Frontier?

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I'm not sure about the restrictions but look at university of Cincinnati.

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

I'm very curious......Why do they restrict students from MA?

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Specializes in ICU, step down, dialysis.
I'm very curious......Why do they restrict students from MA?

Some states have rules that require schools to be approved first, and most of these schools will post a list of states where they cannot enroll students from. Some are pretty strict like NY. That may be why.

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Specializes in ICU, CCL, Tele, Some Management, TNCC.

I know that my friend just started maryville last week... I was currently applying for a January start and got a call yesterday that said South Dakota just restricted maryville until further notice..... So it seems they can change frequently! I also saw chamberlain restricted Minnesota residents before an now the state was removed from the list online..... Odd

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I'm in MA. I contacted the BORN and DOE and was told that the only approved online program is Georgetown. May have changed since I asked.

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Specializes in Emergency.

SchoolRN1, I would double check that, as I know of many who have graduated from "online" NP programs and are currently practicing in MA. I think talking to the admissions folks at some of these schools, maybe also talking to some of their recent graduates from MA might clarify the issues/concerns.

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SchoolRN1, I would double check that, as I know of many who have graduated from "online" NP programs and are currently practicing in MA. I think talking to the admissions folks at some of these schools, maybe also talking to some of their recent graduates from MA might clarify the issues/concerns.

It's not that you cannot be approved to practice in MA - it has nothing to do with the BON, at least in New York. Essentially, the board of education has decided that an online program is practicing "in the state" if any of the learning takes place in the state. For an online NP program, doing clinicals locally constitutes some of the learning in the state, and thus requires the program to be approved by the Dept. of Education. This is costly and time consuming and some online programs just don't bother. You can practice as an NP in any state whether your program is online or not, you just can't legally do your clinicals in a state where your program isn't registered. So an MA student could do an online program if they commute to a nearby state for clinicals, but they CANNOT do clinicals in MA unless the program is registered. Once they graduate they can still register for NP license in MA.

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It's not that you cannot be approved to practice in MA - it has nothing to do with the BON, at least in New York. Essentially, the board of education has decided that an online program is practicing "in the state" if any of the learning takes place in the state. For an online NP program, doing clinicals locally constitutes some of the learning in the state, and thus requires the program to be approved by the Dept. of Education. This is costly and time consuming and some online programs just don't bother. You can practice as an NP in any state whether your program is online or not, you just can't legally do your clinicals in a state where your program isn't registered. So an MA student could do an online program if they commute to a nearby state for clinicals, but they CANNOT do clinicals in MA unless the program is registered. Once they graduate they can still register for NP license in MA.

If that is the case, then why is it that my school has numerous students who are able to study and do their clinicals in both of the states mentioned (MA & NY) without problems or incidents? I'm not from either of those states, and I didn't know of any issues with my program in my state when I was considering it, but I talked to recent (and not so recent) graduates from here as well as an adviser from the school to make sure I was as informed as I could be. It just seems like a prudent thing to do.

I also talked to other NPs from other programs as well as non-NP providers about not only my potential schools reputation, and how they perceive NPs in the workplace, how they get treated, positives and negatives of NP career and anything else I could obtain so I could make an educated decision.

Therefore, I will continue to suggest that the poster I responded to should do more research into the situation. A good way to do that research is to contact some of the schools that he/she is interested in, and ask about the issues he/she is concerned about. If still concerned, ask for a list of current students/recent graduates to contact. Another good way is to ask current practitioners in his/her community about schools they want to, and find out about their program as well as programs they would suggest be evaluated.

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I attended Frontier Nursing University and am pretty sure they are accepted in every state. Check with your BON.

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It's not that you cannot be approved to practice in MA - it has nothing to do with the BON at least in New York. Essentially, the board of education has decided that an online program is practicing "in the state" if any of the learning takes place in the state. For an online NP program, doing clinicals locally constitutes some of the learning in the state, and thus requires the program to be approved by the Dept. of Education. This is costly and time consuming and some online programs just don't bother. You can practice as an NP in any state whether your program is online or not, you just can't legally do your clinicals in a state where your program isn't registered. So an MA student could do an online program if they commute to a nearby state for clinicals, but they CANNOT do clinicals in MA unless the program is registered. Once they graduate they can still register for NP license in MA.[/quote']

Actually in MA you must have "Advanced nursing knowledge and clinical skills acquired through an Board recognized program" in order to be licensed as an APRN.

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