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Well, the ADN program *IS* accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and is approved by the state BON. It's just not NLNAC or CCNE accredited. And after completion of the ADN you are eligible to sit for the NCLEX-RN. From what I'm understanding from the RN to BSN programs websites (from fully accredited schools), your credits from the ADN program transfer into them. All in all it would appear to me that these BSN programs essentially "claim" the transferred in classes and your BSN is what's going to matter when you apply for CRNA school. I emailed the BON to ask them about this situation but haven't heard back yet. If I don't hear anything back by mid next week I'm going to try and call them. From what I understand (a lot from the allnurses forum) many people have jobs while they're in nursing school. Some cut back to part time, but most are still employed. My aunt who is working for her BSN is employed (and at the same company that I'm about to start at). I am trying to take as many pre-reqs as possible before I actually start the nursing program so that it makes it easier when I am actually in the program. I'm hoping to knock out the psych, A&P I/II, microbiology, med terminology, etc in the next year and then I will only have the core nursing classes once in the nursing program. I know that CRNA schools do not allow students to work and you end up taking out additional loans to cover the cost of living but I'm no where near that close to that point in my life. Thank you for all your advice though - I really appreciate your input :)

I keep trying to find internet info on the subject but nothing is really answering my question specifically. I can find all sorts of information regarding what the accreditation means and so forth and so on but nothing as to whether or not the accredited BSN program will override my non-accredited ADN program...

Hello all! I'm new to the forum (as a registered member anyway) but have really enjoyed being able to learn about various aspects of nursing through here! Everyone seems so helpful! I hope someone can help me with my question :) So I am planning on going into a nursing program for the Fall 2010 (hopefully) semester. I already have a BFA (graduated 2008) so thankfully I'm able to get a 2nd degree a little faster than the first one. I want to get an ADN/RN license through the local community college and then do the RN -> BSN program online or through the health college nearby. This is really the only way I'd be able to go back to school and work full time as well. Here's my question though... The community college is not NLNAC or CCNE accredited - it is (verbatim per the program catalog) "approved by the Virginia Board of Nursing and is a member of the National League of Nursing...accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and School (SACS)...does not participate in voluntary NLNAC accreditation". Based on the research I've done, once I have an RN license, the fact that my school is not NLNAC/CCNE accredited means I can't practice nursing outside of my own state. However, if I went to a school that *IS* NLNAC/CCNE certified for my BSN program, would that change my license status so that I could practice outside of VA? My biggest concern is for getting into CRNA school eventually. That really what I want to do with my career and I would hate to mess up my chances of getting into CRNA school this early on! Any advice at all would be fantastic!